 Poster: A snowHead
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when is a base grind needed?
And how many can you expect to get out of a board or ski during it's 120 life cycle (roughly speaking)...
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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'd say, hardly ever for us punters.
The last I had done was on a pair of second hand skis to get the base angle back to 0 so I could file it to 1*.
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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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GordonFreeman, do you mean base (the metal sharp bit at the edge) or base (the plastic waxy bit between the two metal bits)?
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GordonFreeman, If you mean plastic, it's whenever the base ceases to be flat - you can check this with a straight edge. For holiday use this means rarely. If you have your skis serviced by machine, they'll get ground each time, which may not be required.
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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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| ski wrote: |
| GordonFreeman, If you mean plastic, it's whenever the base ceases to be flat - you can check this with a straight edge. For holiday use this means rarely. If you have your skis serviced by machine, they'll get ground each time, which may not be required. |
what he said, though I'll add...........
if you see a whiteish tone to your black bases(assuming your bases are black) and they no longer retain wax when they are waxed, then you are due for a grind.
I recently bought a pair of BlueHouse skis, that needed a base grind when they were new, out of the wrapper, because they were a tad rough to the touch, and "base high" by that I mean that the bases were actually higher than the edges.
Took them to the shop and they were sweeeet!
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| ski wrote: |
| GordonFreeman, If you mean plastic, it's whenever the base ceases to be flat - you can check this with a straight edge. For holiday use this means rarely. If you have your skis serviced by machine, they'll get ground each time, which may not be required. |
Although.........I've been told that a slightly concave base makes for a faster ski. VooDoo magic!
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