Sliding axle isolation plates - what softbooters need to know
@wild-cherry hey James - I watched the super technical video - really well put together.
my idea is probably not unique - multiple thin shims stacked together (anti-rotation grooves like F2 would keep them in orbit place) 2.5 deg cant wedges and 3 degree lift wedges - able to stack 4 wedges for a cant of 5 degrees and lift of 6 degrees. Each wedge has the exact same perimeter shape - something that would fit fit most softboot bindings. Probably the thinnest edge would have to be 1/8” - so the stack of 4 would be 1/2” in one corner. Material would be non-structural plastic. Mounting is the tricky part - I envision using lugs that go into the inserts through 4 curved slots in the wedges - these would allow biding rotation - there would be some blackout angles though. The lugs are load pass though and would come in different lengths (color coded) and would have threaded inserts in them. Tightening them to the board via a wide flat screwdriver.
can you get a vision of this system? The idea would be to package in pairs and not make them too heavy or rigid - do you think there should be more options on the angles?
@rocketman69 Yeah, I think I get the picture.
Question: how do the lugs work across different cant and lift angles? Once you add any cant or lift the binding baseplate is no longer parallel to the board's topsheet and so the binding mounting screws aren't in line with the board's inserts anymore. So how do you account for the change in angle and how do you make one set of lugs work for different cant and lift options?
Your profile has you occupation listed as "aerospace engineer" so I'm sure you've considered this, I'm just not seeing it in your description. So will your design work with any binding or are the wedges part of a whole new binding design?
I'm just slaying...
@wild-cherry possibly would require a unique disk with curved pockets for the ball screws to rotate in - this may be impractical if different binding manufacturers have different disk insert sizes.
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