Best practice for DIY anti-snow plates?

Hi all,

A little bit of Googling quickly told me that Petzl's M10 anti-snow plates are terrible. I've got a DIY set almost done, but a big question is looming - what's the best way to shape the front of the plates? I've cut a basic design that covers all of the bits and pieces pretty cleanly, including the bottom fangs, but now I'm worried that it sticks out too far and is going to get caught on stuff. What do you think is the best way to shape it for maximum coverage and durability?

How will they attach? I used an old plastic dog food tray and it lasted about a season. The place where it broke was the inside corner of the cuts. I recommend taking a drill bit and making sure that all of the ends of your slots are perfectly round.

That was on flat crampons though. I think with the cookie cutter, the big problem will be the amount of space between the plate and the sole of your boot. One sharp rock taking all of your weight will poke up through it or at least bend it a fair bit.

I use duct tape, once per season, and it seems to work fine without the freezing and cracking prone in the homemades from plastic jugs. I have noticed with the jug ones once they crack snow works inside the anti-bot and then balls up where you have a hard time getting the snow out. I have the m-10's as well and have not had a major issue with the duct tape.
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I'm with Josh. Cover the bottom in duct tape - its easier and works better.

Ditto on the duct tape. I use it on my older crampons that I use for alpine. I've seen the plastic from the orange juice rig before. you can use bailing wire to attach.

Does anyone have a photo of an M10 with the duct tape in place? I'm curious where and how to connect it for the best effect, and whether I should wrap it over the top to create an enclosed space within the cookie cutter frame.

Thanks for the advice

Has anyone tried this stuff from Stubai? youtube.com/watch?v=RKTuT3f…

I have had Tide/generic laundry detergent bottles on the bottom of my crampons for several years without fail.There are a variety of colors to choose from at your local grocery.
The key is to use the thick bottom part of a 1 galon jug.Cut to fit crampons with inside of jug facing down/away from boot. Cut several small slits in the plate and attach to your crampons with industrial (metal tab where the end threads trough)zip ties. The zip ties can be found in the electrical department at home depot or the like. Cost $5

The problem with gallon jug and zip-tie emthod is that they only gonna work for flat crampons, not the cookie cutter types! The zip-tie will not hold the plastic sheet at the lowest part of the cookie cutter, so when you step on snow for a while, the snow will push the plastic plate upward, and creating a cavity which the snow will accumulate again. Correct me if that's not accurate!