Hello, i'm looking to start tuning my own skis next season.
can anyone let me know every thing i will need to get and wheres the best place to buy?
Any info will be glaldy received
kevindonkleywood, Thanks for that but I live a helluva long way from Nottingham!
Only 50mile from cairngorm
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Go see the ski shops in Aviemore.
They will have everything you need for a basic tune up kit.
- Edge stone (remove burrs from the edge)
- Edge file (then sharpen the edges)
- Ptex candle (now fill any holes from those scottish rocks!)
- Ski Wax
- Cork (polish up the wax)
- Plastic Scrapper (remove any excess wax)
- Metal Scrapper (remove excess ptex)
That is about all you need, plus an old iron from a charity shop to apply the wax.
Complete kit will cost about the same price as a single shop service.
(you probably already have stuff around the house that will do job of the last 3 items!).
There is plenty of videos on you tube.
People get over anal about skiing servicing.
But a quick tune up is simple, easy and cheap.
kevindonkleywood, Thanks for that but I live a helluva long way from Nottingham!
Only 50mile from cairngorm
ignoring the course bit, jon sells all the stuff on line and is probably a fair bit cheaper than any shop in aviemore
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
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ignoring the course bit, jon sells all the stuff on line and is probably a fair bit cheaper than any shop in aviemore
^ I am sure Jons stuff is excellent value, and it looks like a good web site with loads of fantastic info.
Though I don't agree that 'a basic tuning kit is going to cost about £200-£250'
If we all bought everything online then there wont be any local ski shops.
Which is great until you the day you need a pair of ski boots, base grind, or binding mount ?
After all it is free
After all it is free
I did prepare a list for club purposes to provide a cheap intro.
It mixed up a few offers from Jon's site and others.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
Haggis_Trap wrote:
.....I am sure Jons stuff is excellent value, and it looks like a good web site with loads of fantastic info.
Though I don't agree that 'a basic tuning kit is going to cost about £200-£250'.....
My Basic Kit is actually £105 & unlike every other kit on the market it does include all the bits you need to fully maintain your skis. For dryslope use I'll swap out the Dominator Zoom wax for Datawax PolarX. If there's any item you don't want it can be deducted from the kit with a corresponding price reduction.
Before you buy (from anywhere) have read of my online guide to suss out & understand the use for each of the tools - for example you should be removing edge burrs with an alu-oxide before metal filing/diamond filing as the hard burrs will quickly blunt your files - but you don't have an alu-oxide stone on your shopping list.
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To make no mistake I am happy to say I have happily bought several more items from spyderjon than are listed, including those alu-oxide stones , and his guides are second to none.
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, and his guides are second to none.
good to see you get the answers you are looking for