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Do you really need a gummy stone to detune edges?

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Aznavalanche
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caz all i have is a file...

is there another way to tune them down with file, but without the gummy stone?
Oct 8 2009 6:28PM
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EMK
Posts: 1632 - Karma: 669
yeah, file them... like just do it, how detuned do you want them? if you want them pretty blunt then a file is def the way to go. Its what id do.
Oct 8 2009 6:37PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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use the file
Oct 8 2009 6:38PM
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unchyll
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the gummy stone is deff better for your edges but files still do the job
Oct 8 2009 6:41PM
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Aznavalanche
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wait...then what's the gummy stone for then?
Oct 8 2009 6:45PM
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connoroh
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I normally use whatever is laying around.

screwdrivers, files, anything metal.
Oct 8 2009 6:45PM
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Mead
Posts: 285 - Karma: 42
Use your teeth
Oct 8 2009 9:16PM
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heFF
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Oct 8 2009 9:24PM
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JahJahBinks
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Oct 8 2009 9:27PM
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skithesprings
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you can use a rock if you want, theyre park skis, so it doesnt really matter.

when i take new skis in the park i just hit the handrails for a solid half day or so before i hit any boxes. detunes them just fine.

Oct 8 2009 9:27PM
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B.L.A.K.E
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De-burring
Oct 8 2009 10:34PM
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.peter
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No, just ski on them for a couple days (especially if there's ice)
or you can just use any old rock. just be careful with it.
Oct 8 2009 10:48PM
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SteezyOhio
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ya, whatever happened to naturally breaking in your skis, not this tune them shit, go hit some rails and ride your edges heavy, break them in FORREAL
Oct 8 2009 10:49PM
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no_steeze
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also for racers who suck it's used for detuning the tip and tail edges slightly so slide turns easier, it's for people who can't handle a course being on edge the whole time and who bank on washing out tips and tails

i usually do my edges and then run a gummy stone in the reverse direction from my filing to pull off shavings and burrs
Oct 8 2009 10:50PM
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jasontheredhead
Posts: 955 - Karma: 243
power dremal... gets the job done
Oct 8 2009 10:51PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
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file then stone
Oct 8 2009 11:33PM
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van_ski
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Oct 8 2009 11:37PM
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ski_cartel
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nothing detunes a edge like savagely beating it on concrete, but seriously if all you want to use the skis for is rails take them to a shop and ask a tech to run then over the brown belt at a 45deg angle, after that you wont catch on pretty much anything
Oct 8 2009 11:49PM
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[MEGAMO]
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0:33
Oct 9 2009 1:35AM
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Static
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be a man use a rock
Oct 9 2009 1:37AM
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Candy
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hahahahahahahaha NICE!

POWER TOOLS FTW.
Oct 9 2009 1:45AM
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Ben.
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hahaha first thing i thought of when i saw this thread. i was watching that movie one day and my dad was like WTF IS HE DOING
Oct 9 2009 1:48AM
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RAWLAN
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best way to do it.
Oct 9 2009 5:34AM
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EastCoast315
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I prefer detuned edges in the backcountry, not sure why
Oct 9 2009 6:45AM
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dandougherty
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file yo, dont spend money
Oct 9 2009 8:37AM
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Casey
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just rip your edges out you dont need em anyway
Oct 9 2009 11:08AM
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YooperSteeze
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Hacksaw that shit.
Oct 9 2009 3:20PM
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bobs
Posts: 4801 - Karma: 868
If a ski is properly filed / gummy stoned before you start hitting rails, the edges are less likely to crack, will last longer, and are easier to tune once they've been significantly worn down.
Oct 9 2009 3:42PM
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CTD
Posts: 6301 - Karma: 350
i was just gonna say the exact same thing. dont bitch about edges pulling out if you dont detune them and deburr um every once in a while. it helps a ton. files work, but i really like using coarse belt sander belts (without the sander if you dont want your edges overheating hardcore)
Oct 9 2009 4:09PM
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gnarmada
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my dad just looked at the screen and shook his head
Dec 14 2009 8:35PM
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weley
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i honestly would never detune them.  however detuned they get from hitting rails is as detuned as they need to be
Dec 14 2009 9:48PM
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