Ski Waxing Setup

topic:Fancy_Latte said:
Mine consists of newspaper, a few stacked 2x4s and back pain cause I do it on the floor.

What does yours consist of?

Tips?

I'm considering building this thing:https://www.rei.com/blog/snowsports/diy-how-to-build-a-portable-ski-or-snowboard-waxing-table as I have little storage space, and seems like a decent way to save some wax
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That is a good idea. I like how it catches the wax. That is the thing about ski wax, the second it touches your floor it will be super slippery for at least a week nomatter how many times you scrub it.
 
I actually built that REI box/table, it works great. Some tips though:

1. Fix some D-rings to the outside and use mini bungees to fix tupperware over the handles to catch wax scrapings

2. Put tape over the centre hinge gap before you start, again to catch wax scrapings.

3. Add a hook on the inside to thread the wax iron cable through and keep it out of the way

4. Pipe insulation is way easier than a bike tube as padding if you're not bothered about edging (I might add this at a later stage)

5. Spend the extra time rounding off the edges, just makes the whole thing nicer to work with and handle

Took me about a day to build including getting a store to do all the cuts (and some extra hours spent rounding the edges with a hand file and sand paper), might be quicker if you've got more space to build than I did, my apartment hallway was awkward as hell to work in.

Worth doing for sure though!
 
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/964371/ips-781B7136-6223-4FB9-9D53-47FA62B6DE93-mp4[/video]

Forgive me for taking a video instead of a photo but this is what I did at an airbnb last season. Snowbank wax tables are nice since there's like no clean up, but don't really work when it's cold as fuck cause the wax doesn't soak into the base very well. This was taken when it was like 40º F.
 
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