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Grind down ski edges ???

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AKyooper
Posts: 60 - Karma: 43
I have some new skis and the edges are very sharp on them... i got a snowboard file from a buddy and will that work to grind them down? otherwise what is the best way to grind down the edges?
Jan 27 2006 7:12PM
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bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
no of course not. you can absolutly NEVER use a snowboard tool and skis. haha of course itll work. any file will. hell if your feeling ghetto use a rock.
Jan 27 2006 7:21PM
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illwillcox
Posts: 304 - Karma: 12
yea some concrete stairs and ledges work pretty well. good luck detuning.
Jan 27 2006 7:25PM
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BillyGoteMan
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dont use a file use a gummi stone
Jan 27 2006 7:29PM
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illwillcox
Posts: 304 - Karma: 12
yea doing like a hardcore detuning you might want to do like a negative side level and a 5 or 6 base level. if thats posible. and if you have the file holder then a panser file might do the trick.
Jan 27 2006 7:32PM
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BillyGoteMan
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 12
u dont want bevels just hit the shit at a 45 degree angle w/ a gummi stone and u'll b set
Jan 27 2006 7:37PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
I just file and then gummi it to a nice smooth round edge. not really an edge, more of a curve. I like to detune the whole ski, I can still hole somewhat of an edge but I can spin it around too, and in pow it doesnt really effect me. (06 fujis)
Jan 27 2006 7:51PM
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$tezzyStu
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just detune it at a 45 * angle underneth the whole binding, and you could use a rock if you really wanted to =^)
Jan 27 2006 7:54PM
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j.bird
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why would you do that? how often do you slide anywhere but underfoot? Just de-tune them underfoot, where the rails would be. Kids are silly these days. round off your whole ski, then say it doesn't effect your ski... yeah....
Jan 27 2006 8:07PM
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Liam.
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hahah jea
Jan 27 2006 8:08PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
Well for one butters seem to work a little easier, as well as nose presses and tail presses. if a box is wide it couldnt help either. You are ignorant and pathetic to only slide underfoot. I'm sorry, but you just suck at skiing
Jan 27 2006 8:16PM
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TheQuailman
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i have a regular stone and i used that, does that work as well as a gummy stone?
Jan 27 2006 10:02PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
couldnt hurt*
Jan 27 2006 10:14PM
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bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
i dont detune any where but under foot and i do alot of nose and tail presses.

i would rather have an edge for butters, but thats kind of a prefference thing too. but i ski outside of the park almost as much as im in the park. i might consider more detuning if i had a pair of skis just for park.
Jan 27 2006 10:30PM
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lastxlight
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 10
Two centimetes before and after underfoot, with a soft stone, then smooth those out for about 1cm past with a soft stone

as in whetstones, not pebbles or anything


this way it will be smooth, and slide well
Jan 28 2006 12:53AM
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bhill2.0
Posts: 6573 - Karma: 197
does it matter that much?

just took a metal file and just made my edges rounded underfoot and i can ski whole mountain and slide wood and shit
Jan 28 2006 12:20PM
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oakleyaaa
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i love cock inside my butt
Jan 28 2006 7:30PM
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easson19
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^^^^ me too
Jan 28 2006 7:37PM
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poofartpee
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just leave them how they are i did rails on my brand new skis first day and did not catch once plus its nice too have sharp edges for turning once a while
Jan 28 2006 8:53PM
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