carvin29 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 I want to add some dampness to my softboot setup. I've got Burton C02 bindings, I was thinking about adding an 1/8" piece of rubber under each one, would be interested to hear suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvin29 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Nobody? I thought you guys would be all over this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110/220V Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 use pamper or cloth for the baby dampering, ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futahaguro Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 use pamper or cloth for the baby dampering, ok? I think that would deteriorate:) I have never made anything myself but the Bomber plte bindings use an elastomer and many snowboards use rubber in the board so just slap it on and ride! Just make sure your screws engage with enough threads since you are increasing the thickness. My $.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvingchef Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 not home-made but i know there are enough people waiting for Fin to make this available http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30507 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvin29 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks guys- Chef that is cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowest Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Try dynamat... You know the car audio stuff. Its about an 1/8" thick, rubbery, and reduces vibration. I used it on the tips of my slalom skis to keep the topsheet from getting beat up from the gates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvin29 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'll check it out- one thing I want to make sure of is it's firm enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvin29 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Do you guys think this is worth trying? I'm wondering if the bolts will simply transfer the energy anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 get a bag, put tungsten shot in it, also seen sand, water and more viscous liquids as well. locate these bags near the tips. it works but at the expense of adding weight. there were couple commercial products that were/are exactly what I described above, not a original idea in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 The difficulty is that when you compress the dampening sheet, the screws near the area of most compression lose tension and can loosen. After a few cycles of this you may have loose bindings. Even if the screws don't fall out, you are allowing all sorts of forces to act on the inserts and screws. The Bomber approach is to have the center disk locked down. The center disk does not rigidly attach to the binding, though; instead it simply compresses the baseplate/cant disk against the dampening material. Maybe you could get longer screws by whatever the thickness of the dampening sheet, then cut out a hole for the center disk. Then make up a shim of that thickness to go below the center disk (like the TD2 suspension kit shim). Maybe UHMWPE would work for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvin29 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thinking about 1/8" sorbothane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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