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 Poster: A snowHead
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I bought my first pair of skis last year but the edges could do with a sharpen.Is it economical and practical for me to do them myself,or is it better to take them to a ski shop in resort.I've heard that they put them on the machine which tends to remove a lot of material so not keen if this is the case.What is the minimum kit that I need for this and how much will it cost?Also,they are Nordica Gransports which have 0.5,1.5 angles.Do I need to touch the base angle at all?Do I need to remove side wall?
I think I would get them to wax in resort.I am a fairly practical type.
Iain
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

yanto, if you're lucky, you will shortly get a reply from spyderjon, Snowheads' resident expert and professional ski tuner.... he can tell you everything, sell you what you need (at good prices) and, though it's a long way from Orkney, even give you a lesson on how to do it in his workshop in the Midlands (thoroughly recommended).

have a look at his website http://www.jonsskituning.co.uk/

It's not really economic to get the gear just for a once-a-year tune up, though. If you take them to a good shop they shouldn't blast them through a machine if they don't need it.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

pam w, spoken like a true pro Cool

yanto, my Basic Kit, which will give you all the gear to do edge, wax & basic repair work, is £95 (excludes pucka vices & a pucka iron) so you'd get your money back in 4/5 shop services without excessive removal of base or edge material. You don't need to do anything to the base edge angle other than dress down any rock dings which is why my Basic Kit does not include a base edge guide. There isn't a 1.5 degree side edge angle on the market so I'd tune 'em to 2/88. On the Gransports you should get a couple of light tunes on the side edge (ie, diamond stone only with no file use) as the skis come from the factory but after that you'll need to trim down the sidewall. I usually tune most of my customer's skis to 3 degrees but that would definately need the sidewall sorting. I offer a v.good American tuning DVD for those that can't make it to Nottm for tea & biccies.
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spyderjon wrote:
pam w, spoken like a true pro Cool

yanto, my Basic Kit, which will give you all the gear to do edge, wax & basic repair work, is £95 (excludes pucka vices & a pucka iron) so you'd get your money back in 4/5 shop services without excessive removal of base or edge material. You don't need to do anything to the base edge angle other than dress down any rock dings which is why my Basic Kit does not include a base edge guide. There isn't a 1.5 degree side edge angle on the market so I'd tune 'em to 2/88. On the Gransports you should get a couple of light tunes on the side edge (ie, diamond stone only with no file use) as the skis come from the factory but after that you'll need to trim down the sidewall. I usually tune most of my customer's skis to 3 degrees but that would definately need the sidewall sorting. I offer a v.good American tuning DVD for those that can't make it to Nottm for tea & biccies.


Another recommendation for Spyderjon and his tution/tuning gear!

It's not a very difficult and involved thing to tune your own skis, especially after the way Sypderjon explains it so well

And I can vouch that Mrs Spyderjon does an excellent job on the tea and biccies front too! wink
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Would definitely recommend spyderjon - haven't had the pleasure of one of his courses but 'know a man who has'. I tune my son's skis and got pretty much all of the kit from him. Had a good chat with him at the Birmingham Ski Show a few weeks ago - top bloke!
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Also recommend spyderjon for all your tuning needs. Been tuning my own skis for a few years now and it's not difficult if you have the right gear. I do my own hot waxing too, which is also very easy. There does come a point when you need to get the bases re-ground with a fresh base bevel, but hand tuning keeps the skis in far better shape for much longer.
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