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ski base grind

  1. D

    Cra-cra bottom bevel situation

    I have a pair of skis I bought sight unseen and they have an unbelievable bottom bevel of 7, yes 7 degrees. Is there a fix to get them to 1?
  2. K

    New to tuning my edges & having a weird edge issue

    Hi folks! I've been reading these forums for a couple seasons & finally decided I need to make an account. I've recently started tuning my own edges & I've run into an issue someone here might be able to diagnose. It's somewhat hard to describe, but I'll give it a shot. I started with my older...
  3. chilehed

    How much base removal is too much?

    I’ve been trying to get my 2014 Head Rev 85 Pros set to a 1/2 degree base, but can’t seem to get any shops around here to do it - looks like they give it a couple of passes on the grinder and use whatever base guide is handy. This time I said “just grind the base until the edges are flat”, and...
  4. Shawn C.

    Dumb Question (ski shop tune)

    I started waxing last year and found it immensely enjoyable. However, I now need a shop tune to grind the bases on several pairs of mine and my wife's skis. You folks are always talking abut setting base and side edge angles. You'll say something like 2/1 tune (or whatever) and I honestly...
  5. Talking Monkey

    What causes a base to become convex?

    I was just scraping wax off my Fischer Motive 86 Tis last night and noticed that a relatively small section of one of them has become convex near the heel piece. What would cause this? Did I overheat this section during waxing or does it just happen over time through normal use? Never had...
  6. LKLA

    Ski Tune Cost

    Is $150 for the season for basic tuning a good deal? The alternative is $45 per basic tune. I guess the better question is how much “should” a basic tuning cost? I just paid $55 for a full tuning and was offered the $150 for unlimited basic tunings (based on $45 per basic tuning). Thnx
  7. B

    Base damage on newly bought demos

    Hi All, Been lurking here since last year doing my homework and I recently pulled the trigger on some demo model 2017 RTM 84s I found for a great deal (~$480 shipped). I'm totally fine with the condition given the price, but when talking to the company they failed to mention some repairs that...
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