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The Voile Split Kit is the economical splitboard remedy for the do-it-yourself backcountry nut.

If you don't have the dinero to throw towards a factory-assembled splitboard and you have confidence in your carpentry skills, the Do-It-Yourself Voile Split Kit is for you. Turn any snowboard into a backcountry gem with the Voile Split Kit. This package includes all the hardware, Universal Slider Tracks and Slider Pins, and step by step instructions to safely split your board—you provide the saw, cajones, and ingenuity. The Split Kit works with nearly any binding and board combination. Enough of boot packing and snowshoes. Get up to speed with the Voile Split Decision Kit.

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5 5

Christopher Columbo

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Made in the USA! Both the hardware and my split that is. Voile continues to crank out amazing gear. As they say - Simple. Solid. Backcountry. Hard to argue with any of that. The kit was relatively easy to install, and though I had doubts my DIY would stay in one piece in ride mode, it has been out for half a season and held up great. Easy to put together in the field, and surprisingly quick transitions from up to down mode (2-3 minutes?). In my mind this is the best system out there. The slider plates plus standard bindings are a little heavy, and I may someday switch to a split-specific binding, but for now they do the job.

A couple of construction hints:
-Drill a very small pilot hole for each hole through the deck
-When drilling the countersink holes for the t-nuts, drill a small pilot hole from the top, flip the board and drill out the countersink, then flip over again and drill out the top hole to full size. This helps keep the larger bit aligned and makes the countersunk holes well centered.
-If you can, use a forstner bit to countersink the base-side holes rather than a paddle bit, provides more control.
-Cover all bare wood with marine epoxy while mounting hardware to keep moisture out

Voile instructions in the box are ok, but also found some great descriptions here:
http://www.splitboardoregon.com/make-your-own-split/

Would also check out these videos from Voile prior to starting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPSAGraCXgc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8X9JMw0Ldk

5 5

Matthew Van Wagner

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Sure, a factory split will be more "perfect" and "refined," but it's also going to cost more than your '91 Outback. If you want a way into the fresh backcountry goods, without breaking the bank, the Voile DIY is your ticket. Plus, you'll be rockin a one-of-a-kind set-up that'll make all those factory split sell-outs look like a bunch of generic, lazy suckers.

Like anything DIY, the more patient and clean you are the better it will come out - be careful with the wood paddle bit! My biggest complaint with this particular kit is the parts list. It calls for a 19/64 drill bit, which barely exists (just use a 5/16 and some epoxy) and an unnecessary ball pein hammer. Really look through the instructions to see what you'll need, and make sure you have everything before you get started, nothing worse than having to make multiples trip to the hardware store.

To seal the inside edges (the cut edges) I use Spar Urethane, then coat them with epoxy (sanded down for a nice straight, plastic-like edge)

5 5

gco5978765

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This kit is awesome! It was pretty easy to put together and the board came out great. Check out the intraweb for some video's before you give it a shot yourself.

5 5

Chase Skidmore

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  • Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer

This kit has everything you need and the instructions are very good. It does take a lot of time and dedication to make sure your board turns out right. Slaying pow on a home made split is definitely worth it though! It is pretty nerve racking to take the saw to the board so it might be worth practicing on a very old board if you have one available(I didn't, I just went for it). This video is very helpful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7vsVFt44Cc

I've had the board split for two seasons now and everything is working great!

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Hello first sorry for my english, i have...

miguel latorre

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Hello first sorry for my english, i have a problem with my tail hook of the burton free bird. when i ride it the hook of the tail start to move and at the end its open. what can i do or i can send in garanty. thanks alot.

Hi. i have an old Burton motion '00. is...

Lars

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Hi. i have an old Burton motion '00. is it possible to use it as a splitboard?

best regards,
Lars

Nick Whitesel

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Contact Burton directly, they'll be happy to answer that for you. I have an old Burton Frontier '00 and they confirmed it is good to go within 24 hours of me contacting them.

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way4008829

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I bought my Split Decision kit from backcountry.com in fall 2010, but due to moving twice and doing a home reno since then, I didn't finish it and ride it until today. I read most reviews out there and watched as many online videos as I could find.

I wanted to do it right, and in the end I spent well over 50 hours on the conversion, not including reading, research and buying upgrade parts and tools. I consider myself pretty handy based on working on my own house and cars. I upgraded the kit's wood screws to T-nuts (McMaster.com), covered over the T-nut holes with P-Tex discs cut out of P-Tex sheet (Tognar.com) and glued using G/flex epoxy. Other than throwing away the wood screws, the kit was very well thought out and built, and everything fit together nicely. The instructions were out of order in some places, but I eventually figured them out. If I didn't do the T-nut upgrade, I think I could have down the conversion in about 5 hours.

I borrowed a friend's Makita portable table saw to cut my old Lamar beginner/intermediate board in half. This made it much easier than cutting with a circular saw. By far the hardest part of my conversion was drilling out the T-nut holes with a wood hole drill bit on a hand drill, because the drill bit dulled quickly from cutting the fiberglass and I had to regularly sharpen the bit with a file. Next time I will borrow a drill press and see if that might help minimize drill bit wear and bit walking. The drilling process took about 10 hours mostly because of the T-nut upgrade.

The second hardest challenge was blending the P-Tex discs with the base. This took another 10+ hours. I decided to glue P-Tex over the T-nuts so they won't get pulled off by the climbing skins. I cut out the P-Tex discs using a hollow punch (Ebay) and an arbor press (work). The P-Tex was much too hard/durable to file down with a hand file, metal scraper, the Stanley Surform tool, or even a belt sander. I eventually found that a rotary Dremel sanding drum worked best at medium speed. Next time I will just fill the T-nut wells with P-Tex repair rod using an iron.

I used the splitboard on a lift-serviced resort today as a shakeout. The binding plates were a snug fit when I first mounted them 12 months ago, but now they're a very tight fit. I wonder how I'll be able to slide them off in the backcountry to convert to climbing mode. The blocks and interlocking hooks do a great job of securing the split board together; the board felt much stiffer under foot than before the split. But I found the tip clips often unclipped themselves after riding through glades and bumps. The blocks also worked very well as elevators, as I was carving better than I ever have on packed snow and groomers.

Since we didn't get much snow in the northeast this year, I'll have to wait until next season to try the climbing skins (climbingskinsdirect.com).

A lot of work to get it right, but worth the effort
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jamie

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Voile split kit is smart and stylish but and it's a big but, I'm a trades person and still found the instructions very hard to read ! They are very basic and under worded , if not for they videos online I'm not sure I'd have finished it on my own , also the philips head screws can be temperamental when tightening them , I cut my 2010 libtech banana magic it looks amazing and can't wait to make another !

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adam parslow

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This kit is extremely easy to use. Go to this Youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7vsVFt44Cc. This Guy has a couple great videos that are very helpful.

so my buddy gave me a mint condition 167...

followmear2201386

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so my buddy gave me a mint condition 167 Burton FL project and told me I could split it. I know the FL was the top of the line model about a decade ago. I don't know about the core and how well it will split, although if I remember, the FL project had some carbon stringers and a weird hybrid core. Any ideas on if this board will split well? Just found out it is from the year 2000.

Dean Whitehead

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Hey there, I am not exactly sure about that model/year but I have split many snowboards over the years, www.mnttechnologies.com, and can say that if it does have a strange hybrid core, it probably has foam... this just needs to be taken into consideration when cutting/drilling/etc as you need to adjust pressure for the softer foam... you also might have to get creative with some epoxies... check us out if you would rather have someone else split it...

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