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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Many thanks for the link... I think i have found my answer. Appreciated.
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spud, That is all I use, a 20 yr old workmate. I have made up a wooden former that suits our various boot sizes, so with the former in the bindings (holding the brakes up out of the way), I can clamp the former into the workmate and it works fine. If the ends need heavy work or are flexing too much, I also have some tresles that perfectly match the ski height. This allows me to fold everything out of the way when not working on skis.
Noisey
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Cheers for that. I've just ordered Spyderjons 'Beast' Clamp set. So will either attach it to a workbench or tressles. Either way, i'm looking forward to getting stuck in soon, and prepping my skis before i fly out for the season.
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spud, ..I also use The Beast in almost exactly the same setup - but I use a slightly longer piece of board and two Stanley plastic trestles instead of a workmate. I have used a workmate setup like yours but now use trestles since (i) they are a bit higher which helps my back; (ii) give a longer setup which is a bit more stable when working the ends of the skis; and (iii) pack away more swiftly and with less space. But this is just a small refinement on your entirely sensible setup.
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spud, your right hand support vice is the wrong way round - spin it around 180 degrees so the prongs align with the left have support. I've got four sets of Beast vices in my shop & they all have the three components spaced at 50cm centres which accomodates any ski length without having to move them. With blades or kids skis I just use one 'half'.
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using the 'C' clamps provided with the set
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Being pedantic, I think those are 'G' clamps.
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beequin, right on both counts,
Yes G clamps
And yes pedantic
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Also use gloves, if you don't, you might end up with this:
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RobW, ...ah...(ouch)....the familiar 'edge thumb' - a nasty case, mind, so you have my sympathy - last Christmas I took off my glove after an evening of sharpening the family and 'guests' skis and my small one's instructor said 'ah...edge thumb...and held out his own hand with a similar cut...' at that point over fifty percent of the assembled instructors whipped their gloves off, held their thumbs in the air and laughed, all nursing fresh, semi-fresh and healed cuts.
The worst thing is doing it, cursing, mopping up the blood, being careful for five days and then doing it again in EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE....aaaaaaaaaaargh......
I find gloves kill my ability to do the sensitive stuff, so it's a question of just being more skilled over time (thank you, Darwin)....
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You know it makes sense.
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valais2 wrote: |
spud, ..I also use The Beast in almost exactly the same setup - but I use a slightly longer piece of board and two Stanley plastic trestles instead of a workmate. I have used a workmate setup like yours but now use trestles since (i) they are a bit higher which helps my back; (ii) give a longer setup which is a bit more stable when working the ends of the skis; and (iii) pack away more swiftly and with less space. But this is just a small refinement on your entirely sensible setup. |
valais2 sounds like a good solution, dont suppose you have a picture? as I need a higher bench than the workmate, so you have two trestles at 90 deg to a piece of wood about 6' long are the trestle about 4' apart with "The Beast" ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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I am going to purloin my brother's metal working bench when I want to do some and just put the clamps on that - I haven't told him yet
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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valais2, Not me fortunately!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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maccaa, sorry no picture since it's all in the chalet in CH - but it's two of these:
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/130905257222?var=gv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=65
and then a 120cm by 50cm piece of 18mm ply laid lengthways with the Beast clamps placed on it along the front edge. Packs away to very narrow load of gear. It's also got a holmenkol perspex scraper sharpener (40gbp) screwed to it (my christmas present from my partner last year) which is an excellent piece of kit.
note I use 120cm by 50cm but that's mainly because most of our skis are 160cm or below - if I had longer offpiste planks I'd simply use a 150cm or 160cm length of ply or conti-board.
Conti-board is good since wax splashes just chip off easily.
You can get higher stanley trestles but they are quite a bit more expensive.
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Scraping can be heavy work so set your bench height (allowing for the height of your vices) so that when the ski is held for scraping it's height is half way between your wrist & elbow to ensure good posture & no back strain etc.
I reckon I've done close to 2000 hand services & I don't wear a glove & I've never cut myself. If you cut yourself you're doing something wrong - which is usually too much pressure &/or applied in the wrong direction.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Second Jon on the no injuries bit and I've been using a cobbled together vice arrangement attached to screwed together double thickness of 2440x500x18mm pine board fitted to three of the big galvanised shelf brackets from Entrepot de Bricolage. I can sit my 14 Stone carcass on this with little deflection and the height is set just for me. The bench is long enough to take a couple of clamp on Anglepoise lamps, one at each end. Must get round to getting a proper vice set though and perhaps partaking of Jon's expert tuition.
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spyderjon, that's reassuring I think I'd find a glove clumsy so can see me being a barehanded tuner. I'll take on board the advice about bench height - I was concerned about this. If my brother's bench is not right 'll make a bench on the side of my garage with a couple of right angle clamps and a length of board at exactly the right height. I've got a mind to do the skis under my car port if I need to build my own area - I can get power from the garage through the window with an extension lead. mcspreader, I did the course some years ago - it is a good day.
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I cut myself once brushing wax off a ski.
My health and safety review concluded that in future I must;
1. Only do it when sober,
2. Not get a bit carried away.
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Hahah good advice!
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valais2 wrote: |
maccaa, sorry no picture since it's all in the chalet in CH - but it's two of these:
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/130905257222?var=gv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=65
and then a 120cm by 50cm piece of 18mm ply laid lengthways with the Beast clamps placed on it along the front edge. Packs away to very narrow load of gear. It's also got a holmenkol perspex scraper sharpener (40gbp) screwed to it (my christmas present from my partner last year) which is an excellent piece of kit.
note I use 120cm by 50cm but that's mainly because most of our skis are 160cm or below - if I had longer offpiste planks I'd simply use a 150cm or 160cm length of ply or conti-board.
Conti-board is good since wax splashes just chip off easily.
You can get higher stanley trestles but they are quite a bit more expensive. |
Thanks valais2, ver much appreciate the advice, I think thats the way I will go, but may have to look at the higher trestles as I'm 6'6".
Thanks
Maccaa
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maccaa, The Sealey trestles have adjustable legs.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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beequin wrote: |
maccaa, The Sealey trestles have adjustable legs. |
Thanks beequin, will check the adjustable height.
Maccaa
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Why does the diamond file need to be wet?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Layne wrote: |
Why does the diamond file need to be wet? |
Not sure it applies to all forms of diamond file, but I know with some the diamond grit is embedded in a silver solder. Using it dry causes just enough heat to soften the solder such that the diamond can shift or even come out. Wet filing keeps it cool so that doesn't happen
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Layne wrote: |
Why does the diamond file need to be wet? |
Greatly reduces the clogging of the file/stone & increases the cutting/polishing action. Longevity is also noticeably increased. feef's explanation is also correct but most light application diamond files these days are bonded in epoxy that doesn't have the cooling requirement however once you get in to motorised tooling it's still really important.
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spud, A bench you flash Bastward! Take up ski racing & everything in your accomadation will be a potential bench, Bath Tubs, balconies, tables
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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