Member of the Month

PartyBullshiit
March, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Dulling edges...

profile picture
GayWolf420
Posts: 36687 - Karma: 110,612
I am going skiing friday and I need to somewhat dull the underfoot of my new skis. The factory-sharp edges I am fearing will catch onto boxes and make me eat shit. I also have a file and I can't really remember what the proper way is to dull edges.
Nov 10 2010 11:39AM
0 0
profile picture
Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
threads i need to do this with my new lines
Nov 10 2010 12:14PM
0 0
profile picture
LMPJibbin
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 17
are these new skis? i just go at the edge with a file but idk about a brand new ski.

____\
| The right angle is the edge. i just take the file to it diagonally.
Nov 10 2010 12:18PM
0 0
profile picture
LMPJibbin
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 17
______\
............|

ok. kinda fixed it.
Nov 10 2010 12:21PM
0 0
profile picture
Twig
Posts: 6336 - Karma: 57,070
if you overdo it you can kiss good bye to turning properly on hard snow/ice
Nov 10 2010 12:37PM
0 0
profile picture
JStrathern
Posts: 8747 - Karma: 1,536
yeah I was wondering the same thing. Just got my new skis mounted and I might go skiing tomorrow and hit boxes and I don't want to catch an edge and die
Nov 10 2010 12:37PM
0 0
profile picture
GayWolf420
Posts: 36687 - Karma: 110,612
seeing as I live in utah, theres really no ice or hard snow here.
Nov 10 2010 12:39PM
0 0
profile picture
JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
take a file, file at a rounded motion, then take a gummy stone and slide it where u filed ur edges on, it will smooth out any rough spots from the file, if u do not have gummy stone, cork will work just not as good
Nov 10 2010 1:28PM
0 0
profile picture
reverendwrong
Posts: 3145 - Karma: 142
I usually do like 2-3 passes with a file underfoot, then usea gummy stone to smooth it out, or if i forget i just rub the ski on a rail, that works too.

Another thing I have heard of is changing the base bevel to 2 degrees, so you have a decently sharp edge and it doesn't catch as much...Idk if it really works but its just something I've heard
Nov 10 2010 1:47PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4)