Ski Tuning

Thanks for all your help guys.

Any recommendations where to get all this from?

I will give Jon an email any case.

A good way to work without a bench and ski vices is to work on an offcut of carpet about 1 x 2 metres. It stops the skis sliding around, captures metal filings and wax scrapings, and can be rolled up and stored easily.

Ski brakes can be held up with a short piece of electrical wire (solid and 2.5 mm2). Twist a loop in one end, hook the brake up on one side, over the top of the binding and wrap the wire around the brake on the other side. Very secure and fast.

For new skis and for the pre-season deep wax, put the skis in the airing cupboard overnight with a heavy coat of wax on. Works like a hot box.

Trencher

Pablo Escobar wrote:Thanks for all your help guys.

Any recommendations where to get all this from?

I will give Jon an email any case.

Try your mate Ross, and tell us what you have done with him.....

Sometimes you can get good bundles of wax off eBay.
For blue, green and red diamond files, go on building trade websites.
If you buy a ski specific one its about £23, if you buy a building trade one (exactly the same) they are about £12 each.

Trencher wrote:A good way to work without a bench and ski vices is to work on an offcut of carpet about 1 x 2 metres. It stops the skis sliding around, captures metal filings and wax scrapings, and can be rolled up and stored easily.

Ski brakes can be held up with a short piece of electrical wire (solid and 2.5 mm2). Twist a loop in one end, hook the brake up on one side, over the top of the binding and wrap the wire around the brake on the other side. Very secure and fast.

For new skis and for the pre-season deep wax, put the skis in the airing cupboard overnight with a heavy coat of wax on. Works like a hot box.

Trencher

Good practical points. Of course, if you have a bit too much carpet........!!

smirnoff_skier wrote:Sometimes you can get good bundles of wax off eBay.
For blue, green and red diamond files, go on building trade websites.
If you buy a ski specific one its about £23, if you buy a building trade one (exactly the same) they are about £12 each.

did a search found this......,,,any good?
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Diamond-Tools

daved wrote:did a search found this......,,,any good?
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Diamond-Tools

Wow, now they are some bargins!
The 'Diamond Stone 1"x3"x1/4" #320 - Vee Groove' would work well as a rough one and then you would need another with a higher grit count (600 usually).

The ones that are 1 inch wide would fit well in branded edge guides (Toko, Swix etc) but if you are just using a normal clamp then i would think any width would do.

At that price you could afford to have a bit of trial and error to find which ones are easiest and best to use. Good find.

if I order some do you need any? save on carriage!