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Cheap tune kit.

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sbark
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This is a quick list for reference for setting up a cheap effective wax/ tune for private skis.

petex for gouges--- plastic 6 pack beer ring
wax--- get on sale use and remelt scrapings to use again
aprasion pad---get one that they sell for cleaning dishes
wax scraper--- any hard plastic item that is flat and wide enough to cover full width of ski(recomended but not needed)- such as a stiff plastic dust pan
file--- cheap file used to file metal
iron--- old iron with no steam holes- look at secondhand stores or garage sales
screw driver--- garage sales or second hand stores

I still sugest that you get skis/board tuned by a good reliable shop. Take into mind that it takes practice to get good at tuning, may have to redo tune multipletimes.

If there is anythng I missed feel free to post it.
Jan 20 2007 1:32AM
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unchyll
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AHAHAH waaaaaaaat
who teh fuck is seriously that cheap to melt a 6 pack plastic thing into their skis
stingy muther fuckers
Jan 20 2007 1:41AM
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sbark
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Hey it is proven....a few years back my (old)skis were qouged extremely. I heated up my iron and melted the rings, the pro tuners still havent noticed the difference
Jan 20 2007 1:43AM
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unchyll
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ahahah thats awsome
Jan 20 2007 1:50AM
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sbark
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Got it from the parents , they had a friend teach it to them in Austria about 25-30 years ago! I love ski bum techniques!
Jan 20 2007 1:52AM
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humbleSage
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The oldschool can reuse anything.
Jan 20 2007 2:00AM
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sbark
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Props to them I would have never thought of it.
Jan 20 2007 2:30AM
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humbleSage
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Considering the way ski bases flex, they're probably made of the same polymer. The US has pretty much done away with use of those ring things though.
Jan 20 2007 2:32AM
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Holte
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Sounds about like my tune kit. Oh the joys of being in college. Linoleum countertop pieces work really well as wax scrapers too. You can make a cheap pozidriv screwdriver pretty easily by grinding down the tip of a phillips driver a little bit.
Jan 20 2007 2:44AM
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sbark
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Never thought of linolium
Jan 20 2007 10:32PM
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