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Ski Base Grind \ Restructure in the UK
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Is there a ski service centre in the UK that you'd recommend to do a ski base grind (structure) ?

Plenty will push your skis across a belt, auto sharpen your edges, and slap on some wax but its a restructure that I may require soon.

I'm more than capable of hand tuning edges and waxing but a grind \ restructure is beyond that scope and can make or break your skis. Having also been on a Ski Tech course i've seen and heard what little work service shops sometimes try to get away with. Having played on a Wintersteiger machine, and supposidly able to use one, i'm now concerned what really goes on when I leave my skis.

If I have to spend money in the UK i'd rather have a good job done.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

BMF_Skier, Lockwoods in Leamington have done a couple of base grinds for me and have done an excellent job on both occasions. The guy (who's name escapes me, the guy who is tall, 6ft+) took his time sorting out the bases and getting plenty of structure in them. A couple of times he popped out of the workshop and asked "Is that enough, or do you want me to go a little heavier?" so definiteley not a 'that'll do attitude'. Even did a couple of p-tex repairs FOC. A real good service and not expensive either
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

BMF_Skier, Ski Bartlett & Lockwoods will do a grind only for you while u wait if you book in advance. Cost should be £8-£10.

If your bases are flat & the base edge angles are in reasonable nick then just structure them by hand with a riler or Kunzmann structure cutter.
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Thanks for the info.
I'm looking ahead to having a base grind maybe at the end this season. The imperfections are building up. I do have the hand structure tool, but it gets no where near the quality ground finish. I'll probably give Lockwoods a call.
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