Sometimes things go wrong.
I like a light setup. Even down to the toe stops I use. I prefer the Sure Gip RX toe stops because they have a hollow stem. This makes them a bit lighter than the other toe stops out there. They also last longer than the other ones I used to use, so win for me.
For a long time I ran my stops all the way up. The stems on the RX stops are a bit long, so I cut them down. Great. Now they're where I want them AND they're lighter!
After watching video of myself doing sprints off skates, I decided I would want to have my feet in a similar position when I'm toe stop running on skates. So I lowered them. This happened:
Pretty sure this was a product of not enough thread engagement. Only three threads were in the plate. The rule for steel threads into steel is at least the with of the fastener. Steel into aluminum is at least 1.5 times the width of the fastener. Three threads isn't even half the width of this fastener (toe stop stem)
The practice before my local team, the Glenmore Reservoir Dogs was to travel to Loveland, Colorado for Mayday Mayhem. Not only is the stop ruined, the boss in the plate was damaged as well
You can see the damaged threads. What to do????
Behold! The mighty 5/8" NF hand tap. Not to be confused with the taper or bottoming variety. The Hand tap is less tapered than the taper and more tapered than the bottoming. $35 plus tax at the local tool supply company. All toe stops with the exception of Roll Line stuff are a 5/8"NF thread.
The Snyder Advantage plate is 7000 series aluminum alloy and much harder than the toe stop stem. So there was very little actual damage to the boss. Mostly sheared off material from the stem
I was able to chase the threads using just my hand to turn the tap. No wrench needed.
All fixed.
