Excellent vid on the topic. Each time I watch I pick up something new. Previously I've not had much joy trying to sharpen edges however I invested in the recommended tools, used the methods outlined and got a great result on my wife's and my skis.
@misterfunnybones7 жыл бұрын
Hello Guy. Spoke with you on the Solar Coaster the other day after recognizing you from these vids. Have a great season!
@Benzknees7 жыл бұрын
Good basics, but you omitted the important steps of lifting the ski brake up with strong rubber bands, protecting the boot bindings (from the metal filings & wax) with tape, filling any gouges in the base with ptex, structuring the base with a stiff brush, and removing dirt particles with an initial hot wax scrape (prior to the final cold wax scrape). Plus avoiding the wife for a few days, after leaving a mess in her kitchen and gumming up her iron with wax.
@Federer9356 жыл бұрын
Ha Ha - you too!
@fernandog.aguirre27917 жыл бұрын
Simple and very helpful. Thanks Guy! Aloha from Maui!
@Isonya7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you saved my money. Very important advices.
@tandyroyal85137 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate you taking time to do this tutorial.
@AlltracksAcademy7 жыл бұрын
tandy royal thanks for the comment, I'm glad you got something out of this video! Stay tuned for more to be released his winter. Happy skiing!
@rafaburdzy4494 жыл бұрын
Helpful video and tools not expensive witch is great!
@AlltracksAcademy4 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@Finn.Target7 жыл бұрын
Cheers Guy!! Great tips 👌👍⛷
@AlltracksAcademy7 жыл бұрын
Finn Target thanks mate, good luck with the 4 this year!!!
@ashleyjones85867 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@AlltracksAcademy7 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ash....I promise I did not steal your ideas :)
@ollysevern59127 жыл бұрын
Very helpful!
@perrymacklin1647 жыл бұрын
It’s been a long time since I raced and tuned my own skis. Long and skinny they were and we used to de-tune the tip and tail. Is this step not necessary with these fancy new style skis? p.s. to the guy who says don’t do this if you need to watch this video to know what to do I say baloney. It’s a simple process and the best way to learn is to do. If you do really screw up then you might have to go and pay for the shop tune you would have had to pay for any way. Bah humbug.
@ken64747 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Questions: What is the gap space you cut into the blocks? 1/2"? And you've mounted them to a long board that is then clamped to your bench? Spacing for the blocks (space between the blocks)? The adjustable file guide comes with the file as well usually? I have a small file guide that came with a file, about 2 1/2" long (pre set to 88 or 90 degrees). How close to the tips/tales do you edge? I find my file binds as I near the tips due to the side cut. How do you mount the ski to the blocks when the base is facing up? When removing the wax at the tip how is the ski tail not pivoting up and off of the end block? I've done some tuning but never used the diamond stone or bevelled the bottom edge. I can do better! Thanks.
@daesikchoi99387 жыл бұрын
Thanks Guy. I made my own ski vice made of wood trashed out. It works great and I enjoy tuning time of my ski. One question is how do you fix your ski to the vice when you scraping wax? When I pressure on tip or tail of the ski to scrape wax the other side of the ski lifted or rattled on the vice. Thanks for the all ski tips you presented.
@AlltracksAcademy7 жыл бұрын
Hi Daesik, thanks for the comment - I usually just shift the ski back or forward a little so the area which I am scraping lay over the vice itself. If you tape some non slip rubber mesh over the vice it should hold it steady. It works best with a dry ski. Hope that helps, cheers! Guy
@augustinmeignan7 жыл бұрын
you can also put a vice between your two diy ski vices and clamp you ski binding in the vice
@jeanfourcade6 жыл бұрын
or you can cough up a few dollars and invest in proper tools that WORK and avoid all accidents to your equipment.
@mrnoodle435 жыл бұрын
Best tool to remove a burr is a soapstone. Diamond stone polishes the edge after filing.
@KaloqnBankov6 жыл бұрын
May I ask from where did you get your blue Rossi jacket/shell ? :)
@ken64747 жыл бұрын
And what grit for the diamond stone? There seems to be several choices. And I came across an edger that holds both the file and the diamond edger. So for the side edge you use diamond stone, then the file in the adjustable edger, then finish again with the diamond stone. Are you putting the diamond stone in the adjustable edger to maintain the 89 degrees? Are you using the diamond stone on the base edge before the axe file? Thanks again.
@jeanfourcade6 жыл бұрын
Use 2 diamond stones. A 400 for removing burrs, and an 800 for smoothing. Better to use your edge tuner for the last step (smotthing) if your d.stones adapt to it, but you can do without it for de-burring.
@limoric17 жыл бұрын
Hi Guy, it looks like you're working on a GS ski...any chance you can comment on why you prefer a 89 degree side edge angle? I would have thought you'd be at least 88. Is it because you find yourself in soft snow more often??
@AlltracksAcademy7 жыл бұрын
HI Eric, I find that 88 can feel a little grabby. If 89 is sharp, it works just fine. Cheers, Guy.
@limoric17 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for that answer...I'm prepping for my level 3 and wondered if maybe I'm handicapping myself with aggressive angles. BTW, I searched the internet for hours trying to find how many wraps of tape on a file, before buying some fancy file guides from a high end tool company in Whistler...LOL! I'm enjoying your video's...Cheers!
@davidramsay61427 жыл бұрын
Good practical demonstration of servicing ones skis with a payback of 2 shop service.
@AlltracksAcademy7 жыл бұрын
Thanks David, more videos on the way this season, stay tuned!
@jimmyrebel20105 жыл бұрын
Step number 1 - never tune your skis in your kitchen
@paulsuomi5266 жыл бұрын
6 raps of hockey tape on base edge? that is probably 3 degrees of base bevel. check your references. regular irons? no, terrible.
@jeanfourcade6 жыл бұрын
Agree. Horrendous approximation. for what? Save the $35 to $50 for a top multi-angle edge tuner, which you'll use for the next 10 or 15 seasons???
@ralfoeldi7 жыл бұрын
Hmmm.... anybody that needs this video shouldn't be messing up their skis. And having it done professionally isn't all that expensive. In Switzerland - not the cheapest place on earth - a complete ski service costs you 59 Swiss Francs, about $61. That's in a ski resort.
@AlltracksAcademy7 жыл бұрын
Rainer Alföldi From my experience people enjoy the idea of developing new skill and abilities, and those who do deserve a starting point. Once these skills are developed, the act of tuning ones skis becomes an important and enjoyable ritual....to drink a beer, tune your skis, and then go out and experience your own handy work on the hill. In time you can adjust your tuning technique to suite what feels good under foot. Hand tuning your own skis is something that brings out the spirit of this great sport so much more than handing them to your local ski tech who feeds them into a robot and spits them out the other end. Happy Skiing, Guy
@ninapesner34347 жыл бұрын
Too expensive in my view!
@ninapesner34347 жыл бұрын
By expensive, I meant the cost of the pro shop. Love this video!
@ralphpurtcher7 жыл бұрын
Assuming that ski maintenance takes half an hour of your time, not everyone earns 59 Francs (after tax) for each half hour of their working day. Travelling to your ski shop, queuing to deposit your skis, then picking them up again, paying and travelling home might take you over half an hour of your time. If half an hour of your time is worth more than 59 Francs after tax, then you are earning 220 * 8 * 2 *59 = 207,000 Francs per year AFTER tax. The average salary for a doctor in Switzerland is 109,000 Francs before tax. A surgeon earns just under 200,000 Francs before tax. Clearly you don't value the time you spend going to the Ski store, and as far as your personal time is concerned, you earn substantially more than a surgeon. I suspect your advice isn't for the average person?
@DavidSkis6 жыл бұрын
I ski 60 days a year, mostly on hardpack/ice. A tune lasts around 2-3 days max. If I went to the shop for all my tunes, I would spend over $1200/year! In the time it takes me to travel to the shop and back twice, I can tune my skis at home. Hmm, this is a no-brainer!