 Poster: A snowHead
|
Can anyone recommend a good ski service kit?
I would like wax, a wax iron, an edging tool etc.
Certain reviews I have read of a couple of kits say that one thing in the kit is good, and something else is bad.
So my question is what kit do you people recommend and persoanlly use?
Thanks!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
Neil, Spyderjon has some good kits available. Check out his website or PM him - he's a very nice chap who will honestly answer your queries about his products.
I have a Toko 8 digital iron, very quick to heat and maintains heat well throughout.
I already had a huge number of clamps and workbench tools with rubberised edges, but others swear by the 'Jaws' vice.
A good iron and an effective vice / clamp set up are the foundation purchases imo.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
As fr0sty says, mosey your way over to spyderjon, who does a cracking "teach in" session at his home if you can get to Nottingham. It's well worth the trip IMHO.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
another vote for spyderjon.
Haven;t had a chance to use the new iron yet ( purchased this year), but the rest of the kit i've had for a couple of years, and its good, . V. good.
And the biscuits at Nottingham are fine.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
Great looks like I will be making some purchases from him then if you lot speak so highly of him!
Anyone got any links and or pictures of his stuff?!
thanks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ta!
Really want an edgin tool, wax and iron. Is there anything else I should invest in? I already have a small portable ski screw driver
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
| Neil wrote: |
Ta!
Really want an edgin tool, wax and iron. Is there anything else I should invest in? I already have a small portable ski screw driver |
Edge tool with some diamond stones, wax, iron, scraper & brake retainer are probably fine for starting out
You could add to that a metal scraper, some repair candles for dings, a brush for final finishing....
spyderjon has a kit with most of that in it....click here
cheers,
greg
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Put a metal file on your list. And a clamp.
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
| Mosha Marc wrote: |
| Put a metal file on your list. And a clamp. |
Why Marc? I've not used a metal file for years.....
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
kitenski, you should only need it once per pair.
First job on any skis; set the edge angles as desired - even if they're the same as the factory settings. Those factory edge settings ca be a little variable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whats the clamp used for?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
Neil, I assume Mosha Marc means a vice. Or the clamp that holds the file to the guide. But probably the vice.....
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
| Neil wrote: |
| Whats the clamp used for? |
Holding the file/stone against the guide while you work.
But Jon.L is right, a vice is a nice bit of kit to get too. Once you start, you won't stop growing that kit. (so says the lazy begger who just bought a rotobrush)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
| Mosha Marc wrote: |
kitenski, you should only need it once per pair.
First job on any skis; set the edge angles as desired - even if they're the same as the factory settings. Those factory edge settings ca be a little variable. |
*never* done that on any of the pairs I've owned (apart from the last where I got a man that can to set them to 3 degree's)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
| Quote: |
He would not claim to be the cheapest
|
In my experiences, for the kit he sells he usually is the cheapest. Same products elsewhere are usually more expensive.
The kit he sells is all good stuff too.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
This thread has made me think of what cheaper options there are, and whether their cheapness comes at a price (if you see what I mean!).
e.g. I have used cheapo budget supermarket irons. They get the job done, but take a lot more effort, a lot longer, and are less reliable over all imo. I traded up for a Toko Iron and inifinitely prefer it - worth the cost imo.
what else is out there in this same vein?
buy a branded file from a ski shop and pay £4-5, the same file from a budget diy place is £1...
brushes - a nylon brush from a ski shop is £10+, the same brush (?) from a normal shop is £2...
anyone else?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
When I started I used a workmate bench, travel iron (no holes) etc etc.
Didn't take long to upgrade though, looking back I should have saved time, effort and money and just bought the proper stuff straight away.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I would actually vote for normal "home" iron. I have been using it for years, including few years on WC (when we were stuck with Swix irons, which were totally unusable). Sure my favorite one is Toko iron, and it works better, and what is most important, it has better temperature control which is important with fluoro waxes, but much much less important with non-fluoro waxes, which I would say are most common with normal people. On the other side Swix irons (at least those from few years back) are everything but great. They have, ok I rather say they had, since I don't know how current one works, so weak heater, that it was pretty much impossible to hold right temperature. And that thing costs about 300eur in store. So compared to that, I'm all for 10eur supermarket iron.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
Chances are he will spot this thread,though you can always PM him for more specific advice.He would not claim to be the cheapest,but the kit he sells will do the job properly,and keep your ski's in fine fettle.Lots of us use his stuff...you need any further recommendation 
so the garage is always a mess with Mini parts and engines!