how many times can you change chassis on the same boots?

[hilz47 0]

I bought some bauer vapor ice skates and converted to the hummer roller chassis- I know want to try some sprungs.

is that too many holes in the bottom of the skate?

[Chadd 916]

When the holes start to overlap, you're going to start having problems.

[Bender 0]

You can use a good epoxy to fill old holes up to help the sole strengthen back up a bit. It isn't as good as new but it should give you some more peice of mind if your worried

[ncbrock 0]

you could always order a carbon fiber sheet from uscomposites and put a layer on top and on bottom with epoxy resin if your worried about strength. that wil solve the problem.

[titand19 0]

You can use a good epoxy to fill old holes up to help the sole strengthen back up a bit. It isn't as good as new but it should give you some more peice of mind if your worried

I agree, a harder epoxy should be fine. How much do you weight? That could have a bearing on the strength also.

[hilz47 0]

about 205 pds

[TLR156 0]

you could always order a carbon fiber sheet from uscomposites and put a layer on top and on bottom with epoxy resin if your worried about strength. that wil solve the problem.

If your new mounting holes do overlap the old ones you could make what amounts to a giant "washer" or plate for both the front & rear mounting points out of some 20 gauge (about 1/32" thick) aluminum or stainless plate, which you should be able to find at most big-box hardware stores for cheap. I'd use metal rather than carbon, as it's cheaper & will provide more strength with less thickness.

With the way the sprung chassis is made, you would only need the metal on the inside of the boot (which would be under your insoles).

Also, I would definitely use t-nuts instead of rivets, as you can always tighten them up if necessary.

[skooled 0]

I have a "test" pair going for this actual question right now. full carbon outsole, and we are up to the fourth different mount (to be tried out monday) so far they are all good, and NO holes have been epoxied up as yet...

[hilz47 0]

please post photos I am curious