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How soon do you need them? I have some, but they may be being used soon as a template for mounting some inserts/adapter plates, but then the will be free after that. They will probably not be available until mid-July.

I've got a few very specific handles I would like to see if anyone has, and would like to sell. Where should I put "want to buy" stuff? I want to make sure it goes in the right place.

No, those newer plates (with an attached foot bed) are a more recent/current type of adapter plate which requires disassembling all the base screws in the entire baseplate of a freeMAX, xMAX, or Stance binding, and will NOT work with the vMax. The specific vMax adapters I am looking for just attach to the binding with two flanged nuts screwed onto the two M6 metric posts sticking up from the adapter plate. The plates I am looking for (does anyone have any of these to sell?) can be seen here: https://westmarine.com/buy/ho-sports--vmax-front-adapter-plate--17258450

I talked to D3 today and interestingly enough their inserts are not stainless steel or brass, as are mostly talked about in this thread. One thing that came up on my phone call is of course what the insert is being put into. If it is going into foam, as stated above, it would probably need some reinforcement. Is the reference to "JB Weld" really meant to mean any 2-part epoxy? Is there any concern that certain types of re-enforcing resin (polyester or epoxy) might react with the foam used inside, let's say, a 20-year old Connelly wide-body ski?

Oh, that is interesting, I did not know D3 made inserts. These are the ones, correct?: http://www.d3skis.com/product-p/16270.htm I would be excited to specifically support a ski company, especially if it’s something they’ve tested, and customers are already happy with. Does anyone know if those D3 inserts require some sort of retention plate under the fiberglass, or if they will be OK just going in to glass and foam?

Ok great, thanks @skialex ! That narrows it down to these three models: http://www.ezlok.com/ezknife-insert-400-008 http://www.ezlok.com/ezhex-insert-900832-10 http://www.ezlok.com/ezhex-insert-800832-10 which are all slightly different (first is for hardwood, the others are for soft wood; and the soft wood ones either have a flange or not.) Which one of these types of inserts are people talking about when discussing putting an insert into an old ski that originally didn’t have any inserts?

I am looking for 2x of these HO Direct Connect adapter plates for the rear boot (specifically the type pictured above) with the two small M6 theaded posts sticking up. Does anyone have 2 rear plates they might want to part with, or know of any shops that might have some still in stock? These are incredibly hard to find, so thanks if anyone can help me out!

I read this entire thread to try to decide what type of inserts to use, and I think I am going to go with Brass, because my old ski (to be retrofitted with a new hole pattern) might see some saltwater. I'm wondering what exact type of E-Z LOK insert I should be using: http://www.ezlok.com/threaded-inserts-for-plastic Threaded inserts for metal or wood, even though it is going into neither of those? Inserts that are non-threaded for going into plastic? I'm having a hard time telling what to do here. I am going to be attempting to put a modern hole pattern into a few old Connelly wide-body skis. Also, I know that when drilling Alpine and Cross Country snow skis for a certain hole pattern, a jig is typically used. (I did a whole bunch of snow skis some time ago, so I just purchased the jig.) Does anyone make a jig with the modern front waterski binding hole pattern, or a jig with the modern rear Connelly binding hole pattern? thanks in advance!