 Poster: A snowHead
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Anyone know when you use a SWIX or TOKO edge tool how you tell which angle you are using, should the number on the tool face the ski base or should it be visible.
Thanks advance.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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bruisedskier, A good question. I would also like to know the answer.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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radar, thanks but I'm talking about the handy pocket tool, this has got 89 and 88 on it.
should the number face the ski or not.
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the file part goes against the side edge, the other part goes agains the base. have you got the skis out to use it as it then becomes more obvious.
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radar,  Yeah, I know.
I know how the tool sit against the ski edge and abse, but there are two sides to the tool.
One for 89 and then another for 88.
If I want to use the 89 does that number sit against the base of the ski, or should the 88 sit agianst the ski base ?
There seems to be some suggestion in a Swix video I saw that the number should sit against the base, but I'm asking because it is not clear, and there is nothing on the packaging or else where to clarify this.
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bruisedskier, FWIW I don't have the answer, but from just your description above I perceive the problem - there are two edges to the tool one will an 88 edge and the other the 89 - it would seem to me that you want to know how to work out which way round you need to hold it in order to apply the correct angle to the ski edge, i.e to get the 88 rather than the 89 - yes? - from what you say I can see the potential problem even if the others can't. 
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bruisedskier,
I've got a cheapo version that is similar, and the number of the desired angle goes against the ski base. I don't use it any more as I have bought some decent file guides.
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musher, Great, that was what I suspected, but thought the Snowheads great and good would put me right.
Thought I got off relatively lightly in terms of the ribbing about this
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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bruisedskier,
It's a bit easier to tell with my cheapo version. It's 88 & 90 so you can actually see the difference.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Assuming you've already used the guide on the skis just put some black marker pen on the edge then see which angle takes it off fully across the width.
If you've got a choice of either 89 or 88 degrees then go with the 88 for better ice/hard snow grip. If you've got Whitedot, Fischer or Atomic skis then you need an 87 guide otherwise you'll be potentially loosing grip but you'll also loose material/life from your edge when you reduce the angle.
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Sorry, I didn't realise it had a variable angle 
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You know it makes sense.
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