What do I need to buy to tune my edges?

[a_pla5tic_bag]

Some hardness of gummy stone, a file, a sharpener? Swix stuff I presume.

 

[Casey]

I have a dakine side edge tool, it's just a file on a guide. It doesn't do base edge though, but swix has a base edge tool also for that. The problem with your standard edging tool is that it relies on the base to be flat in order to work right. But for casual tuning it's a good place to start.

 

[search4freshies]

buy a car and drive your skis to the local shop to have a professional tune them.

 

[DominatorJacques]

Some hardness of gummy stone, a file, a sharpener? Swix stuff I presume.

You need a lot of stuff. https://the-raceplace.com/collectio...east-elite-ski-tuning-kit?variant=27673056263

 

[The.Fish]

if this is for park skis, don’t even bother besides buying a rough file and detuning underfoot for 20 minutes a ski

 

[DominatorJacques]

if this is for park skis, don’t even bother besides buying a rough file and detuning underfoot for 20 minutes a ski

For a Park Ski you need all that. Then go to town on that puppy for about 5 hours before it ever hits a rail!

[VIDEO]https://youtu.be/N_aWiX_fekI[/VIDEO]

 

[The.Fish]

For a Park Ski you need all that. Then go to town on that puppy for about 5 hours before it ever hits a rail!

[video]https://youtu.be/N_aWiX_fekI[/video]

I personally see no point in this because edges crack and fall out anyway. I am sure that is great for a tuning enthusiast like yourself, but edge tuning is basically useless if you are slamming your skis into metal rails 100 times a day.

 

[DominatorJacques]

If it's not a park ski just start here.

 

[DominatorJacques]

I personally see no point in this because edges crack and fall out anyway. I am sure that is great for a tuning enthusiast like yourself, but edge tuning is basically useless if you are slamming your skis into metal rails 100 times a day.

I will respectfully disagree. The life of the edges can be drastically improved if you do it right BEFORE you hit a rail.

Sure after some point they will fail. That's the nature of hammering steel.