jishaq Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 I've always preferred Bomber TD's for their simplicity. I got all dialed in with my bombers, and I want to translate my cant/lift settings directly to my Catek step-ins on my other board. Anybody who has a pair of Cateks knows that this is a very difficult task, involving counting # of screw turns, rather than just slapping on a 6 degree plate. :) I came across Catek's Tilt Calculator , which lets you enter a desired cant and lift (in degrees), and tells you exactly how many turns each of the four lift screws require to dial in. Stoked! Now I just need some help deriving these two values from my TDs, because the cant and lift provided by the TD plates varies with respect to the binding angle. I need formulae that yield cant and lift of a TD plate, in degrees, given the binding angle and plate degree (0, 3, 6) as an input. Specifically, I have a 3 degree (toe lift) cant plate on my front binding, with a 65 degree binding angle. I have a 6 degree (heel lift) cant plate on my rear binding, with a 60 degree binding angle. What are my actual lift and cant settings, in degrees? Thanks folks. Happy carving! -Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 hmm, not sure I should help ;) but here are the equations for determining degrees of lift/cant for a TD1 disc: lift = (disc angle) * sin(binding angle) cant = (disc angle) * cos(binding angle) disc angle = 3 or 6 binding angle = 90 for straight inline with the board, 0 for straight across the board. While you're at it, you should experiment with using pure lift on either or both feet. I like pure heel lift on my back foot, and the TD1 style cant/lift blend on my front foot. -Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jishaq Posted January 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Originally posted by Jack Michaud hmm, not sure I should help ;) but here are the equations for determining degrees of lift/cant for a TD1 disc: lift = (disc angle) * sin(binding angle) cant = (disc angle) * cos(binding angle) disc angle = 3 or 6 binding angle = 90 for straight inline with the board, 0 for straight across the board. Thanks Jack! -Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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