These are usually about two inches above and two inches below where the edge begins to round up at the tip.

Ski tuning diy. Over the christmas break the wife and i went up to mammoth lakes ski resort for some local skiing. This is especially true if. A full wax and edge tune at a shop is somewhere in the the $30's plus tax.

I built my set up on a portable. An alpine/snowboard bench usually consists of two padded upright supports with a notch cut in the center of each. This can be easily be made at home in about 20 minutes with a saw, hammer and screw gun.

Most professional ski shops will have a special machine to do this, but there are plenty of diy. 1) identify the contact points. Knife — for clean­ing out any.

You want to start off with the base and the. A base wax and machine finish (without edge tune) has got to be at least $20. The main body of the ski that contacts the snow is called the base, the edges are the metal strip along the edge (obviously).

One of the most important aspects of ski tuning is a process known as edge sharpening. At ski haus, tunings include base repair, edgework & waxing. First test if it has cooled down enough by gently touching a corner with your scraper.

Paper tow­els — for clean­ing the bases beforehand. If your ski days per. My favorite diy ski tuning bench requires a couple pieces of 2×6 lumber and a few old bicycle inner tubes.