Do you really need a gummy stone to detune edges?

[Aznavalanche]

caz all i have is a file...

is there another way to tune them down with file, but without the gummy stone?

 

[EMK]

yeah, file them... like just do it, how detuned do you want them? if you want them pretty blunt then a file is def the way to go. Its what id do.

 

[Yung_Gnarley]

use the file

 

[unchyll]

the gummy stone is deff better for your edges but files still do the job

 

[Aznavalanche]

wait...then what's the gummy stone for then?

 

[connoroh]

I normally use whatever is laying around.

screwdrivers, files, anything metal.

 

[Mead]

Use your teeth

 

[heFF]

 

[JahJahBinks]

 

[skithesprings]

you can use a rock if you want, theyre park skis, so it doesnt really matter.

when i take new skis in the park i just hit the handrails for a solid half day or so before i hit any boxes. detunes them just fine.

 

[B.L.A.K.E]

De-burring

 

[.peter]

No, just ski on them for a couple days (especially if there's ice)or you can just use any old rock. just be careful with it.

 

[SteezyOhio]

ya, whatever happened to naturally breaking in your skis, not this tune them shit, go hit some rails and ride your edges heavy, break them in FORREAL

 

[no_steeze]

also for racers who suck it's used for detuning the tip and tail edges slightly so slide turns easier, it's for people who can't handle a course being on edge the whole time and who bank on washing out tips and tails

i usually do my edges and then run a gummy stone in the reverse direction from my filing to pull off shavings and burrs

 

[jasontheredhead]

power dremal... gets the job done

 

[The_Oakley_Kid]

file then stone

 

[van_ski]

 

[ski_cartel]

nothing detunes a edge like savagely beating it on concrete, but seriously if all you want to use the skis for is rails take them to a shop and ask a tech to run then over the brown belt at a 45deg angle, after that you wont catch on pretty much anything

 

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[Static]

be a man use a rock

 

[Candy]

hahahahahahahaha NICE!
POWER TOOLS FTW.

 

[Ben.]

hahaha first thing i thought of when i saw this thread. i was watching that movie one day and my dad was like WTF IS HE DOING

 

[RAWLAN]

best way to do it.

 

[EastCoast315]

I prefer detuned edges in the backcountry, not sure why

 

[dandougherty]

file yo, dont spend money

 

[Casey]

just rip your edges out you dont need em anyway

 

[YooperSteeze]

Hacksaw that shit.

 

[bobs]

If a ski is properly filed / gummy stoned before you start hitting rails, the edges are less likely to crack, will last longer, and are easier to tune once they've been significantly worn down.

 

[CTD]

i was just gonna say the exact same thing. dont bitch about edges pulling out if you dont detune them and deburr um every once in a while. it helps a ton. files work, but i really like using coarse belt sander belts (without the sander if you dont want your edges overheating hardcore)

 

[gnarmada]

my dad just looked at the screen and shook his head

 

[weley]

i honestly would never detune them. however detuned they get from hitting rails is as detuned as they need to be