Riveting Skates

[kovalchuk71 212]

Whats the maximum amount of times you can change the holder on a skate before there are too many holes in the outsole?

[MDE3 0]

To get the maximum transfer of energy to the chassis from the boot I think probably no more than twice(more than that will tend to weaken the integrity of the outsoles to where you will lose push through the outsole flexing too much)...And in addition, any more than that and the holes begin to overlap in too many places anyway to insure a tight fit of the holder or chassis to the boot. Not to say you could not do it a third time, but there are certainly significant risks.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

What if you don't need to drill new holes and are using the same rivet pattern?

[2048 0]

Hate to be mean, but you probably don't weigh enough for it to make a difference. What are you, 120 skating in top end skates?

[kovalchuk71 212]

Yah, Im like 122 lol.....So it really wouldn't make a difference how many times I got them riveted?

[2048 0]

I'm sure at a certain point it'd get soft, but I really doubt you'd be able to tourque it enough to notice, especially after only two rivet jobs. Again, I'm no expert but it just seems like common sense because those skates aren't built with guys your weight in mind.

[kovalchuk71 212]

lol, the only reason I got the skates was because I got them for a steal,

[thunderbirds_are_go 0]

Regardless of weight, if you do have to drill new holes, then pretty soon the holes will overlap, as MDE said, and you won't be able to get the rivets to hold properly. If you don't have to drill new holes, there shouldn't be any problems.