 Poster: A snowHead
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what's happened to the old £5 travel irons without steam that were perfect for waxing.. they seem to all have been replaced by £10 travel irons with steam holes..
Anyone got a source of decent cheap wax-suitable irons, fleabay doesn't seem to be much better unless you want to pay £10 for something made in the 60s...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Have you tried Freecycle?
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True but it's a bit of a monster 
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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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i got one for about a tenner from Robert Dyas - simple electric iron with no steam holes
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bertie bassett, actually it did seem to work fine depite the lumps! We replaced it because we were worried that there might be a sudden catastrophic loss of the base.
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Mine has got steam holes. I've just studiously ignored them.
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Nick L, sorry mate but I laughed out loud when I clicked on your photo. Might print it off and put it over my work bench as an aid to concentration. Just what was the reaction of Mrs L?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Arno wrote: |
| i got one for about a tenner from Robert Dyas - simple electric iron with no steam holes |
Thanks Arno, job done!
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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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| jbob wrote: |
| Nick L, sorry mate but I laughed out loud when I clicked on your photo. Might print it off and put it over my work bench as an aid to concentration. Just what was the reaction of Mrs L? |
That's a result he's got to get me some new ski's 
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Am I missing something here, I just use an old steam iron (obviously without any water in it ) Ground the Teflon plate off with a belt sander, work's a treat. Too big to take on hols but I just supplement a well waxed base with Notwax.
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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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 use my wife's encaustic art iron.
It is designed for melting wax, even if a slightly different compound to what we use on skis.
She isn't too keen on the fact that the ski edges tend to scratch te base of the iron a little though  '
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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 are supposed to melt the wax onto the ski, not vice versa. 
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Those skis do look sad. I have now found a hole-less iron (from the back of a neighbour's attic). You could also make friends with someone who runs a charity shop - they can't sell electricals, and get stuff like that brought in. A friend from a SCF shop gave me one, so now I have two - but both in France. Until I got one I used one with holes, with no problem. The holes get a bit clogged with wax, but that's OK. You do have to watch the temperature - I've sort of got the hang of how fast the wax melts. Too fast and I turn the iron down, too slow and I turn it up. High - tech stuff. 
