Seattle source for Pozidrive bits

I should have known! I've been meaning to buy a proper Pozidrive bit for binding screws, but the prices I found on line put me off. Today I was down at Hardwicks ( www.ehardwicks.com/ ) on Roosevelt Way just north of 42nd, and jokingly asked Lloyd if they had Pozidrive bits. They have just about everything else, but I thought I'd stump him on that. Oh no. "Do you want screwdrivers or bits?" They have sizes 1, 2 and 3 of each. Short as well as long bits. ~80 cents for the short #3 bit, $1.50 for the long. I splurged and bought both.  :D

Number 3 screwdrivers were ~$9 Such a deal!

Larry

Hi Larry,

having been in the ski industry for years...and now out of it for years...i've learned to be a bit krafty now that i'm without a shop.

I have found (flat bottom P#3 bits) work for all my recent Tele mounts. Flat bottom has been winner.

you may already have one as, as some multi-bit drivers come with one... or...may be worth the .25cents from you local hardware store to try one.

good luck.

I have a pozi-drive bit in my tool kit already, I think.

My question: Do you know where I can get replacement screws for my bindings? What I'd really like are some oversized ones that I can (hopefully) use in the field in the event of a binding rip-out.

Suggestions? Is this a workable idea? Should I carry glue also? What works well?

I carry a few extra screws for my Dynafit bindings in my repair kit along with the small packets of epoxy. Marmot has extra screws and probably some oversized ones.

Larry and Lowell,

Mitch at TT.com has a good and lengthly field Binding/screw fix idea of using a golf T' and epoxy. Like you I have been fond of the toothpics, more than one...maybee three pieces. In the old foam Karhu's I would always twist up little "doobies" of steel wool and insert them too...probably for good faith in those old Foamies.

Pozzi screws. Check with the "shaggiest" ski mechanic buddy. He will have the motherload...coffee cans full of old pozi screws. I had pilfered a handfull of assorted screws when I left a midwestern shop years ago. With the advent of lifters/risers and snoboard paraphanalia There are many different lengths available. Again, check with the the shaggiest mechanic you know. PS, local beer goes a long way when talking to these guys.

T-nuts: FYI and better to have at home: another thing I've used quite a bit is/are T-nuts of all sizes. These are the kind of nuts/bolts that hold everything from your boot cuff to your lower as well as all the buckles and straps on a snowboard binding. Located in the back room, each shop will have a "burton issued" parts bin/case. On Rock skis you can thrubolt/thrunut your bindings if needed "remember those old karhu "foamies" as well as the tip and tail delams. Kinda makes you feel good to have some good exposed hardware on our skis.

good luck.

Chris O'

Before I acquired a fleet of various-length pozidrive bits, I did successfully manage to use a phillips, but that's taking a significant risk of stripping the screw head.

Anyway, for long tours I always bring with me (among other things...):
> extended-length pozidrive bit
> steel wool
> crazy glue
> assorted-length binding screws

I have dozens of random ski binding screws that I acquired mainly during my ski race coaching years from various discarded bindings and what not.
And as noted above, friendly ski shop mechanics are another good source.
Otherwise, the only source I know of for new binding screws is:
www.cantco.net/
(As they wrote to me in an email: “You need to call out the head type (2 kinds) pan head, like a frying pan, or the fillester head, triangular shape. We measure from the bottom of the head, where the shaft starts, in mm. We have over 90 lengths and head styles, so let us know what you are looking for. They are .50 each.”)