 Poster: A snowHead
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How quickly can you tune, wax and general service a pair of ski's? What I mean is, will I be able to wait around for you to finish the service? Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hornster, not sure how long he takes, but I normally allow at least an hour for a service where I don't need to fill the base.
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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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Hornster, Depends on whether you want the one, two or three beer tune 
Yes, you're welcome to stay, chat & watch. Here's your choices:
#1 TUNE - Sharpen edges to existing angles, polish & deburr. Brass brush to clean structure, hot wax with Dominator Zoom Lime universal wax, cool & scrape, polish with brass, horsehair & nylon brushes. Approx 1 hour.
#2 TUNE - Sharpen edges to existing angles, polish & deburr. Hot wax / scrape base to clean, brass brush to open structure, hot wax with Dominator Zoom Lime universal wax, cool & scrape, polish with brass, horsehair & nylon brushes. Approx 90 mins.
#3 TUNE - Sharpen edges to existing angles, polish & deburr. Hot wax / scrape base to clean, brass brush to open structure, hot wax with Dominator Zoom Graphite Renew base prep wax, cool & scrape, brass brush, hot wax with Dominator Zoom Lime universal wax, cool & scrape, polish with brass, horsehair & nylon brushes. Approx 2 hours.
Add another 15-30 mins for base repairs & top sheet deburring etc. Add another 15-30 mins for sidewall removal if required.
Add another 30-60 mins if you want to learn to do it yourself as you'll be doing half the work under my instruction/supervision.
And obviously slalom skis are quicker than Line Prophet's 
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Hornster, I would highly recomend Spyderjons service. He did a new ski tune on my B2's the other week and after using them on the glacier at Solden I could'nt believe how well they glide!
By the way spyderjon, do you think they will need anything before I head to Les Gets for the week in Feb? They have done 3 days since you had 'em.
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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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spyderjon, damn, I'm going to have to pay you a visit with mine and the wife's ski's one of these days and have you show me how to apply the art! It's just such a pity that you are up in the midlands(?) and i'm all the way down in Surrey. Still, it will be worth the journey. I'll be in touch.
I'm going skiing over xmas for a week and then again for another week at the end of Jan. Would you suggest getting another service after the xmas weeks skiing? (I have just had them serviced for the xmas week)
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marc gledhill, but I do mine right first time
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Didn't want to start an unnecessary new thread but wanted to make a quick post recommending spyderjon for ski servicing and tools.
Jon supplied me with a wax iron/wax/brushes about a month ago and yesterday I visited him to get a 2degree side angle setup on 2 pairs of skis.
Yesterday I also picked up the tools to maintain a good edge myself now Jon's set them up correctly.
Jon's willingness to give advice/help and his enthusiasm are unbeatable and I'd recommend anyone considering waxing/tuning their own skis to get in touch with him.
Thanks again for your time yesterday Spyderjon and please thank Debs for the coffee and cake 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Frosty the Snowman,
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I could not find my razor this morning so shaved with the Fischers you serviced recently instead.
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Frosty the Snowman,
I made a cut in my ski jacket coming back from Val T and EOSB by packing my ski jacket in with my ski's, looks like I sharpened the edges too much 
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You know it makes sense.
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Linds, Can the edges really be made 'that' sharp?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Megamum, Certainly can but a bugger to do the fiddly bits around the ankle bone
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Poster: A snowHead
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Frosty the Snowman,
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a bug to do the fiddly bits around the ankle bone
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Frosty the Snowman, Thats where you use the wax 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'll exercise a little more care when picking them up without gloves on I think!!
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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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Do it carefully with gloves on as well, very easy to shred a pair in no time at all.
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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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From the looks of the news on the telly tonight maybe a move into water skis is in order spyderjon?
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FenlandSkier, I've been working in Newcastle for a couple of days & got back tonight & couldn't get in to the village. Two foot of water down Main St again & Deb had to walk across the village to meet me as we had booked movie tickets etc. Got back a few hours later & luckily all the water's gone. Looks like a few houses were hit again.
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