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Home Made Ski Vice, Cost Nothing

 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
I have been contemplating buying a pair of ski vices, however the cost is extortionate. So I just thought sod itI will see what is in the garage that will do.

All you need is a piece of 2" x 1", some of those plastic corner blocks and some of those cramps as shown in the photos below. All of these I had in my garage.
http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10543/ppuser/989
http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10543/ppuser/989

Place the corner blocks together, so that they will hold the back of the cramps in place and screw down securely to your workbench


http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10544/ppuser/989
http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10544/ppuser/989

You can now hold you skis securely in a position to enable you to use an edging tool

http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10545/ppuser/989
http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10545/ppuser/989

Put the clamps closer together and you can now use them to clamp onto the bindings and you can then work on the bases.

http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10546/ppuser/989
http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10546/ppuser/989

http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10547/ppuser/989
http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/10547/ppuser/989

Ok its not as good as the world cup ski vices that TOKO make and i don't expect Ellis Brighams will be using this in there workshops either, but it works and it cost me nowt.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Spot on that. I used to use a work mate or now, I have a breakfast bar just at the right length in the centre of the kitchen, so with some of that non slip rubber stuff, I can lay my ski's out and work on em.
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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?
My skis have the bindings on a rail system so I whip them off first, it makes it much easier to hold the ski down on top of 2 trestles. I did look at the proper bench vices but they're just too expensive for the amount of use I'd get from them.
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And I live 10 minutes away from spyderjon Little Angel
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johnDUB wrote:
Spot on that. I used to use a work mate or now, I have a breakfast bar just at the right length in the centre of the kitchen, so with some of that non slip rubber stuff, I can lay my ski's out and work on em.


Cant see the wife letting me wax the skis in the kitchen somehow Embarassed Embarassed , however she will expect them them to be waxed and edged every time she unpacks them from her ski bag Razz Razz
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Have a partner now, she's cool as long as I clean up after.

Got rid of the wife Razz
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
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Kel, I just use my workmate.

It seems to do the job.
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 After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
Kel, Fantastic ! - but tidy your garage - its a disgrace, old lucazade bottles etc. Twisted Evil
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