Do you tune your own gear?

[Greg]

Nope. Bring them to the shop twice a year and I'm good.

 

[bvibert]

Nope. Bring them to the shop twice a year and I'm good.

I'll give you a free tune, if you don't mind me experimenting with your skis...

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

i tune all our skis and my buddies skis..(he tunes the bikes)

I love it, once everyone goes to sleep, i head to the basement with a bottle of Cabernet or some beers, have the TV on and just goto town....very relaxing and great sense of satisfaction...easy to do, yes, it'll cost a bit up front, but will cost less in the long run and your skis will always be ready to go...

 

[snowmonster]

Yes. I try to do everything myself but mount and adjust bindings. It's relaxing and gives me something skiing related to do during the week. In the long run, it will save me money too. I got really deep and long coreshots on both my skis last weekend. My local ski shop prices coreshot repairs by the inch. Judging from what I got, I probably would have paid more than $100. Needless to say, I spent much less than that.

Been looking at that SkiVisions tool for a while now. Glad to hear good reviews.

 

[trtaylor]

I do my waxing and edge work at home but any base structure work is done at the shop. My skis may see a stone grinder once a year, the rest is done by hand. I don't see the need for the home tuner to mess around with structure...find a shop with a good machine...on a solid floor.

Same here.

 

[Marc]

I'm sure Austin was somehow involved...

BTW - I hear asphalt works really well for structuring, even better than the partially frozen dirt that I usually use.

As I was noticing the rooster tail of sparks out of the corner of my eye, I was thinking that Austin would probably be laughing had he been with us, but that was the extend of his involvement I think.


I think the frozen dirt works better myself. It's a more natural structure when you get right down to it.

 

[Euler]

Do any of you have recommendations for a really simple tool to use just to give a quick touch up to the edges between the 2X a year trips to the ski shop my skis get? I'm thinking of the ski equivalent of the sharpening steel that is used on knives. Good kitchen knives get sharpened on a stone relatively infrequently, but they get run over a steel to touch up an already sharp edge very often. Is there an inexpensive, easy to use equivalent for skis?

 

[Marc]

Good knives need a honing steel, which straightens a bent, but sharp edge.

A diamond stone would be the equivalent of that I think, which removes burrs on what could be a sharp ski edge.

 

[migs 01]

Do any of you have recommendations for a really simple tool to use just to give a quick touch up to the edges between the 2X a year trips to the ski shop my skis get? I'm thinking of the ski equivalent of the sharpening steel that is used on knives. Good kitchen knives get sharpened on a stone relatively infrequently, but they get run over a steel to touch up an already sharp edge very often. Is there an inexpensive, easy to use equivalent for skis?

http://www.edgetune.com/

it's pricey but is perfect for touch ups.

 

[bvibert]

As I was noticing the rooster tail of sparks out of the corner of my eye, I was thinking that Austin would probably be laughing had he been with us, but that was the extend of his involvement I think.


I think the frozen dirt works better myself. It's a more natural structure when you get right down to it.

The thing about frozen dirt is the unevenness. Asphalt, while not perfectly flat, is usually much flatter than dirt, giving you a more even finish on the skis. I'm thinking that concrete would be even better still. I'll have to try that this year.

 

[drjeff]

Do any of you have recommendations for a really simple tool to use just to give a quick touch up to the edges between the 2X a year trips to the ski shop my skis get? I'm thinking of the ski equivalent of the sharpening steel that is used on knives. Good kitchen knives get sharpened on a stone relatively infrequently, but they get run over a steel to touch up an already sharp edge very often. Is there an inexpensive, easy to use equivalent for skis?

This is a nice, simple, easy to use, adjustable device that hits both the base and side edges at the same time

http://www.reliableracing.com/detail.cfm?edp=10112688

I've had one for a long time, does a more than adequate job for daily use and has a nice assortment of various stone/file inserts! Will it give you as precise a base/side bevel as some good 'ol file guides and files/stones, nope, but for about 99+% of skiers out there, it will give you a nice, sharp, clean edge with a couple of passes

 

[Greg]

Why is it every time I see this thread title, I think it says, " Do you OWN your own gear?"...

 

[bvibert]

Why is it every time I see this thread title, I think it says, " Do you OWN your own gear?"...

I dunno, been drinking too much stuff from Bud lately??

 

[drjeff]

Why is it every time I see this thread title, I think it says, " Do you OWN your own gear?"...

I dunno, been drinking too much stuff from Bud lately??

Tuning gear for some of us is like moguls for others, an obsession

 

[migs 01]

Tuning gear for some of us is like moguls for others, an obsession

so true.

 

[Greg]

Tuning gear for some of us is like moguls for others, an obsession

I'd rather be ripping bumps than waxing my skis, but to each his own... :razz:

 

[Glenn]

This is a nice, simple, easy to use, adjustable device that hits both the base and side edges at the same time

http://www.reliableracing.com/detail.cfm?edp=10112688

I've had one for a long time, does a more than adequate job for daily use and has a nice assortment of various stone/file inserts! Will it give you as precise a base/side bevel as some good 'ol file guides and files/stones, nope, but for about 99+% of skiers out there, it will give you a nice, sharp, clean edge with a couple of passes

I had that tool back in the day. Worked awesome. 8)

 

[drjeff]

I had that tool back in the day. Worked awesome. 8)

Ski Visions makes some nice, easy to use, quick tuning products that for about 99% of the skiing population will give a more than adequate tune and increase their level of onhill enjoyment

The only problem I have with their products is it make the entire process almost too efficient. Between my base flattener, my ski sharp and then the Swix basic iron I have (another 2 thumbs up product in my book), I barely have enough time to finish 1 beer per pair of skis without having to do some chugging!

 

[RootDKJ]

This is a nice, simple, easy to use, adjustable device that hits both the base and side edges at the same time

http://www.reliableracing.com/detail.cfm?edp=10112688

I've had one for a long time, does a more than adequate job for daily use and has a nice assortment of various stone/file inserts! Will it give you as precise a base/side bevel as some good 'ol file guides and files/stones, nope, but for about 99+% of skiers out there, it will give you a nice, sharp, clean edge with a couple of passes

I've stopped by Reliable Racing on my way home from K. Nice guys, they will take the time to show you how to use any tool properly.

 

[BeanoNYC]

I got one. I think it's great. It structures and flattens in a jiffy. Real easy to use.