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Heating/bending skis to give them tuned up tails
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Yeah so I posted this in gear talk and didn't find quite what i was looking for so i figured i'd give this a shot
basically i want information from people with experience or that have done this. if anybody has, lemme know. thank you/
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god, bringing back memories of the K2 forums. We actually had a good discussion about it, and this was prior to the rockered skis (hellbent and the like). A few people tried it with good results, including myself. I'll post up a tutorial when I finish rocker'ing a pair of old silencers..
But basically, you'll need to heat and bend in steps. Start out with your skis clamped together at the bindings. Then you'll want to slide some wood blocks between the tips and tails (start out with small pieces). Heat up the ski SLOWLY with a heatgun (aka Hairdryer), then let it cool and sit for a day or two. You can push the blocks in further or use bigger blocks and keep repeating until you get the rocker that you desire.
WARNING- The base, topsheet, core and edges are susceptible to warping. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR SKIS, BINDINGS, OR YOURSELF.
Enjoy.
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i think he wants to make a non twin tip into a twin tip, not rocker a ski. sorry but i cant help you out. i am intersested to see tho.
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fucking sweet, id try rockering my old silencers sometime for sure, i got some not using them, itd be cool to see what they do
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why is this in the build a jib cult? anyways i don't think it will work
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thanks for the info, but would you happen to have any experience literally tuning up tails? i don't need to rocker, but now that i think about it that may just work......anyways i posted this in here because i figured people who build shit are the ones who would try shit like this. any help is appreciated. again, any info on tuning up tails, not on rockers.
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