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Should I dull my edges for my new park skis and why?
I dull mine immediately before riding them, but that's just personal preference. I hate the catchy feel of sharp edges even in normal riding--rather than just park. In my advice I'd say dull them marginally, and let the natural everyday riding do the rest.
RAVAGENice, I'll make sure to slit your throat too when I see your gaper ass on the hill #youjustgotroasted
Thats premeditated murder and will cost you an extra 3-5 years.
You should if anything sharpen them more from factory. If you sharpen, then when you hit a rail you will be able to use the angle of the edge to even out and will provide overall more options on the rail, like spinning out as well as just riding out.
I've never dulled edges on new skis before and I was fine. The risk is that you can catch an edge and fall real bad or have a bump on the rail tear out some of your skis edge, which is why a lot of people dull them. If you do, make sure to only dull the underfoot area where the ski will be in contact with the rail so that you dont lose your whole ability to turn for no reason. So if you are going to ski kinda mellow and think you're ok, go for it, but if you want to prevent the chance of faceplants and edge tearouts then dull your edges
I would say don't bother unless you seem to be extra hard on edges. I never have, and none of the many many skis I have skied rails have edge cracks or issues of any sort because of it (I did dent one edge really badly on a rock the other day, but it's still not cracked). Just let them wear down underfoot. Also, if you're like my buddy and you take the skis down a mellow first run, don't hit any park features, and by the bottom the edge is ripped out of the tip, it might somehow, very unlikely, make for warranty issues if it were to come up.
RAVAGEyea so should I dull my edges on my new al dentes for rails?
Detuned underfoot + tuned contact points
You will be less likely to catch on rails and hitting a rail with sharp edges can really damage them so it's best to keep them duller. But you also will be able to carve and deal with icy conditions because the rest of your ski is tuned!
in all seriousness park skiers often dull their edges maybe an inch or two from the heel of the binding and the toe of the binding, they do this because if your edges are sharp you can catch and edge on the rail. You can also do this just simply by sliding the rails but it takes awhile and can be sketchy at first. It wont really affect your riding or atleast it didnt for me because your contact points or main contact points ar usually higher up towards the tip and tail of your ski. So its up to you whether you want to or not but i would say its not a bad idea. Although if you do take off as little metal as possible on your edge just enough to round it down a bit.
You will be less likely to catch on rails and hitting a rail with sharp edges can really damage them so it's best to keep them duller. But you also will be able to carve and deal with icy conditions because the rest of your ski is tuned!
tommyk141Usually I dull my edges under foot just to prevent edge cracks but eventually your edges will turn paper thin over time if you hit lots of rails
Ya, this is what I do when I get new skis. It helps.
If your a die hard park skier than yea....dull your edges a little bit under foot. I would leave the tip/tail regular so you can have some turning capabilities.
RAVAGEIf you know what a gummy stone is would that work?
don't use just a gummy, it won't do much.
either
1) use a file (don't be gentle with it)
2) use a gummy stone, make sure to wet it when in use (be a little more gentle)
3) use a soft gummy stone, maybe medium-soft to get small burs out
1)use a file
2)use a gummy stone'
1)use a hard gummy stone
2) use a soft gummy stone
1) go to shop and wait
I recommend the first 2 options, the best being the first option. If you can do those to id just take it to a shop
1) use a file (don't be gentle with it)
2) use a gummy stone, make sure to wet it when in use (be a little more gentle)
3) use a soft gummy stone, maybe medium-soft to get small burs out
1)use a file
2)use a gummy stone'
1)use a hard gummy stone
2) use a soft gummy stone
1) go to shop and wait
I recommend the first 2 options, the best being the first option. If you can do those to id just take it to a shop
I just used my gummy stone by itself bc I didn't want to shave off too much with the file and it worked great thanks! I haver every tool you can think of because i also ski race, so I got my own shop which is pretty cool.
RAVAGEI just used my gummy stone by itself bc I didn't want to shave off too much with the file and it worked great thanks! I haver every tool you can think of because i also ski race, so I got my own shop which is pretty cool.
was it a soft gummy? Gummy stones on them own, especially soft don't do a lot. Don't be afraid to dull your edges, its for the better
Dang, that won't do a whole lot, atleast you won't have any burrs. I usually detune for a solid 5 minutes straight on the file, then about 3 minutes of a diamond then about 2 minutes of a gummy. I sometimes do it twice, depends how hard i go on the filing.
I would detune at least a little bit underfoot. Personall one of those people that will go pretty hard on the edge rounding action. But even just a little bit to take it down underfoot goes a long way.
Most park skiers detune from the front of the toe piece to the back of the heel piece. I used a round chainsaw sharpener to dull my skis. Leave the tips and tails so you can still turn on icy crap.
Swandog7Dang, that won't do a whole lot, atleast you won't have any burrs. I usually detune for a solid 5 minutes straight on the file, then about 3 minutes of a diamond then about 2 minutes of a gummy. I sometimes do it twice, depends how hard i go on the filing.
Wtf, if I took to an edge for 5 minutes with a full-blown file there wouldn't be an edge any more, just sidewall.
rozboonWtf, if I took to an edge for 5 minutes with a full-blown file there wouldn't be an edge any more, just sidewall.
Not for me. IEan I'm being really careful. I hit 3 rails every 60 seconds tho cuz of a tow rope so I hit 300-400 rails a day or so. I need really dull edges
RAVAGEI just used my gummy stone by itself bc I didn't want to shave off too much with the file and it worked great thanks! I haver every tool you can think of because i also ski race, so I got my own shop which is pretty cool.
Its apparent we have different definition of dull, speed racer. Unless you really went to town on those things, its probably not going to help much. Theres a reason everyone else is saying use a file or diamond file.
like others have said, detune underfoot! I usually go for close to a full radius, but thats just me. It REALLLLLY helps prevent cracks and edge pull out, and makes them way smoother. Just work up to what feels good if your nervous, maybe ski with the file in your boot for a few runs for on hill adjustment. smoothly transition from sharp to dull so they dont do weird shit.
