 Poster: A snowHead
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Been servicing my board and my wife's ski's for years now. She is on Atomics with 87 degree side edge, I've had my board on an 87 side for some years now.
For the first time this season I purchased kit the kids.
The eldest snowboard is on a K2 vandal. I'm assuming like most other boards that will have an 1 deg base and 1 deg side, so i'll need to use the 89 degree guide for the sides.
My youngest is on Fischer Stunner SLR2 131 kids skis but I can't seem to find edge data for them. Adult Fisher skis I think (having looked it up on Spyderjons helpful page  are factory set at 87 degree side, so I assumed the stunners would be the same, but the shop seemed to think as they are kids skis they'd be 1 degree/ie. 89 edges.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Gazzza, cant answer for the Fischer’s but certainly the Salamons I got for my youngest I was expected 2 degrees based Spyderjons site but when I started using the 88 degree edge tool realised they were 89. So came to the conclusion they are obviously different on kids skis.
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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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Thanks @NickyJ.
Interestingly K2 have just replied to say the vandal has a 2 degree side bevel (and 1 degree base). Good job I checked as I'd assumed it was 1 and 1.
Fischer still haven't replied about the Stunners.
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@Gazzza, ...I always do a big internet dig to find the sheets....but in the case of uncertain intel I just mark the entire edge with a black marker and then do a first file with the angle I think it is, and adjust if the impact on the marked edge is not what it should be....there you go....
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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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If you have one of those 30 quid USB microscopes, I find that a really effective way of checking the effect of a file on the edge. I've used it a few times to check angles and the effect of my filing, and it's a bit depressing how much of the wear is on the base edge rather than side edge.
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| valais2 wrote: |
| @Gazzza, ...I always do a big internet dig to find the sheets....but in the case of uncertain intel I just mark the entire edge with a black marker and then do a first file with the angle I think it is, and adjust if the impact on the marked edge is not what it should be....there you go.... |
The ones I was expecting to be 88 but were 89, were second hand and had a lot of rust on the edges, which saved me having to use a marker pen
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@NickyJ, excellent ... that’s the way to do it ...
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@Gazzza, does it matter what the factory settings are?
I do all ski's and boards for me, the missus and the kids at 87.
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Thanks all.
Both myn and my wifes are 87. I guess the kids got on well with theirs as they were, so I figured if it's not broken, don't fix it.
I guess I could just tune them all to 87 and see how they get on.
Re. the marker pen checking, which file do you use to check - one of the less course diamond files I assume ?
I assume you don't want your course steel file in for the purposes of a checking pass ? Is it blindingly obvious after the first pass of the file if they are out ?
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Thanks all.
Both myn and my wifes are 87. I guess the kids got on well with theirs as they were, so I figured if it's not broken, don't fix it.
I guess I could just tune them all to 87 and see how they get on.
Re. the marker pen checking, which file do you use to check - one of the less course diamond files I assume ?
I assume you don't want your course steel file in for the purposes of a checking pass ? Is it blindingly obvious after the first pass of the file if they are out ?
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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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| Gazzza wrote: |
| .....I guess I could just tune them all to 87 and see how they get on...... |
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| Gazzza wrote: |
| .....Re. the marker pen checking, which file do you use to check - one of the less course diamond files I assume ?...... |
Yep, a medium to fine diamond file is perfect.
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Thanks @spyderjon,
Moving form 89 or 88 to 87 side, how many passes of the coarse steel file do you typically do before I go through the diamond file passes ?
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