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ski tuning tools

  1. 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...
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    • base bevel is too low burrs ski base grind ski base is concave ski tuning ski tuning tools skis skied poorly after self tuning sks multi-tool file guide from racewax worked in only the tip to tail direction
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Tuning Techniques and Tool Information by Toko
  2. D

    IGOSKI - has anyone used these file guides?

    I'm needing to get a tuning kit and am working on a very limited budget. Looking online, there are the usual brands and retailers however, I have seen a few Chinese brands pop up online that are far cheaper than any of the US or Euro gear and I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with...
  3. TheArchitect

    Never tuned a ski and I'm thinking of starting

    As I was dropping off 3 pairs of skis at the local shop for tuning and binding adjustment Saturday I thought to myself "it sure would be nice to be able to sharpen and wax these things myself". Then I remembered reading about good tunes and bad tunes affecting performance and wondered whether I...
    • TheArchitect
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    • mike desantis sharpening skis ski tuning ski tuning discussion ski tuning tools ski wax ski waxing iron skimd start haus ski tuning start haus ski tuning videos tuning your own skis waxing skis
    • Replies: 319
    • Forum: Tuning Techniques and Tool Information by Toko
  4. Dwight

    Tuning season begins

    And so it begins.
  5. DavidSkis

    Best edge tuning tool(s) (OR: help fix my tuning process)

    Hi all, I suck at tuning. I used to think I was good, as my tunes came out better than the job from the local shop. But then I got my skis tuned at Sports Alpin at the bottom of Mont-Sainte-Anne; you could shave with these skis. They used the Wintersteiger machine on them at 3 side, 0.75 base...
  6. Kbat117

    Starter tune kit

    So I'm looking to start turning my own skis. I'm not sure how crazy I want to get with it. I have waxed before and cleaned up edges with a gummi stone at my work but want to do more on my own. Suggestions for a kit for a budget minded recreational skier? Would like an iron, scraper, brushes...
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    • beast pro ski tuning kit dakine deluxe tune kit gummi stone for skis items needed to tune skis p-tex ski base repair scrapers for skis side edge file guide ski files ski iron ski tuning ski tuning tools ski vise tuning your own skis vixen file waxing skis
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Tuning Techniques and Tool Information by Toko
  7. M

    Basics for edging and waxing?

    Hello I posted a couple of months ago the thread about is it worth it to wax kids skis. So I ordered a big bar of purl (purple all temp wax). Now I need to get an iron and some tools. I am a hands on do it your selfer and will just be edging and waxing my and my kids skis, we are just...
  8. oswaldr2

    Base Scrape/Gouge Question - Craigslist Purchase

    I was on Craigslist tonight and found a pair of Salomon QST 106 w/ Salomon STH WTR 13 bindings mounted exactly to my BSL/Mondo length for $350. So I panicked and bought them within 3 hours of them being posted....lol Skis are literally like new, the guy probably only skied them 5 times...
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