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Looking for a basic ski tuning kit, can anyone recommend one?
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http://thepisteoffice.com/index.php/the-piste-office-store/tuning-equipment-kits.html
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Thanks, it's a bit over my budget though. I was hoping to only spend around £60. Is there anything cheaper that would be alright for the job.
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Demon and Dakine both do home/travel kits, (got the Dakine one) Places like JibTuning sell those and their own kits, like @spyderjon, albeit less comprehensive.
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@bendiddley, buy once buy right!
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Black Friday offer on ebay, £73

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ski-Snowboard-Tuning-Universal-Tuning-Kit-Wax-Base-Edge-Wax-Iron-/331469113966?_trkparms=%26rpp_cid%3D563e66c1e4b0d4fbbb0c6a70%26rpp_icid%3D563e66c1e4b0d4fbbb0c6a68
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spyderjon wrote:
@bendiddley, buy once buy right!


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spyderjon wrote:
@bendiddley, buy once buy right!


Yup. I bought some cheap stuff a year or so ago but soon realised that I needed better kit. I've boosted Jon's Christmas fund a bit recently and most of the original stuff I bought is now just gathering dust in my shed.
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bendiddley wrote:
Thanks, it's a bit over my budget though. I was hoping to only spend around £60. Is there anything cheaper that would be alright for the job.


It depends on what you want. If you need vices then even the cheapest seat will use up all your budget. I had a pair of Vola Hobby Vice (c.£60) that I replaced with a 3 piece HOLMENKOL Super Pro Plus. Those are much better than the Vola but they are £90.
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This was my order from Jon. You might not need the base prep wax or Zardoz but even taking those out of the equation you are still looking at £90 plus the cost of the vices. You may then need to add a bench to that if you don't have something already:-


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@bendiddley, Have you tried the usual discounters? Glisshop, Ekosport etc. Those two have an extra 20%, Glisshop until tonight and Ekosport until Friday
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@Gaza, The sidewall stripper is the first thing to loose if you are on a strict budget. You would generally only need it on skis where the edges have been thinned considerably.
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PowderAdict wrote:
@Gaza, The sidewall stripper is the first thing to loose if you are on a strict budget. You would generally only need it on skis where the edges have been thinned considerably.

That's not true. Many skis these days are shipped with their sidewalls flush with the side edge meaning that they have to be trimmed prior to the first edge tune.
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@spyderjon, My mistake, I bow to your infinitely greater knowledge.
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PowderAdict wrote:
@Gaza, The sidewall stripper is the first thing to loose if you are on a strict budget. You would generally only need it on skis where the edges have been thinned considerably.

Speaking as a mechanical engineer, the first thing I'd lose is the diamond file lube. Next the base edge guide (in 35 years I've never done them with a file), then [possibly] the sidewall stripper.
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hmm. Regarding the diamond file lube - is this necessary? Does this clean the files and well as lubricate them? I have never actually cleaned my files, is this the best way?
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The sidewall stripping thing still confuses me (although I have one and use it having been told by spyderjon that I needed to!).

Sidewalls are materially softer than a metal or diamond file. Why doesn't the action of filing the (hard) metal edge remove the right amount of soft plastic sidewall? If I were to file 2 different woods, or a composite item with wood and metal, the biggest problem is not over-filing the softer component.
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@snowdave, the softer sidewall material simply clogs the file & it won't. A big gnarly file like a milled file in a 7 degree side edge guide will usually cut it but it'll leave a pretty rough surface. Most shops will machine the edges & the machines are powerful enough to take off the sidewall material at the same time so they don't need to remove it first.
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I found myself in need of a sidewall stripper last winter, but that was after many services on a particular pair of skis. I couldn't find one anywhere in Chamonix – either shops had never had them or heard of them, or had only ever had maybe 3, and had sold them all. Everyone just told me to take the skis to Concept Pro and stick them through the machine, which would have been a temporary fix at best.

In the end the guys at Sole had one and did the sidewalls for me – top blokes Smile I won’t have need of one again for ages – I wouldn't say it’s a commonly used tool, but when you need it, you need it.

For me it was pretty obvious that my files were getting clogged up with sidewall material, and it was hampering my work. It just made everything a lot slower and less efficient.

(Fyi, all my servicing kit is from @spyderjon, and it’s top notch. I got some extracleaning wax from him again this year as I’d run out, but everything else is still going strong. Getting a sidewall plane from him at the same time would have saved a bit of hassle NehNeh)
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Y'know, I've never needed a sidewall plane, but now I'm sure that I want one more than anything I've ever wanted before!
This is the spirit of Black Friday!
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@Lilledonmarco, diamond files should always be used wet/lubricated. In general engineering an oil based cutting fluid is the norm however an oil based lube would penetrate the p-tex base & it can't be removed, inhibiting wax absorption. Anything wet & non oil based will do, ie water, snow, spit, beer etc. The best non oil cutting fluid is alcohol based - mine is 50% denatured alcohol, 49% distilled water & 1% rust inhibitor Cool
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regarding the sidewall stripper - as donmarco jr is racing, I have used mine a bit already. Also on my skis...especially when I went from 88 degrees to 87 degrees on some of my skis. Its fun to use Happy
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Depending on what you want try:
http://www.jibtuning.co.uk/tuning-shop/tuning-kits/complete-servicing-kit.html
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@spyderjon, thanks , that makes sense now!
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+1 on the quality of tools that @spyderjon sells.
All top notch.

I got the advanced kit off Jon + some extra bits n bobs including a sidewall planer (he does 2 different ones; I went for the pro version) but, alas, I forgot to order the ba5tard file! Embarassed
And I need to change the side edge angles on 2 pairs of skis...

So I'll be getting the big, bad, ba5tard file of ya @spyderjon, when I see ya on Tue for the QK! snowHead
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