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Waxing skis? Vice?

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brandonloos_21
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What can I use besides a vice?
Oct 25 2013 10:06AM
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Juicy-J
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Teeth
Oct 25 2013 10:08AM
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oil.
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a vice
seriously, there really isn't much of an alternative. vices are awesome and they make the job a lot easier.
Oct 25 2013 10:09AM
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Mr.Huck
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This. < $60. You could probably get one off of craigslist for $30.

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Oct 25 2013 10:18AM
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skithedirt
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two saw horses is what I've used when I didnt have a vice
Oct 25 2013 10:35AM
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last_tango
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two chairs, corner of a railing, two beefy logs waiting to be split, two kinky bitches asses.
Oct 25 2013 10:38AM
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LC.
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Blocks of wood. Cost: $10-15. Time: 1 hour.

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Oct 25 2013 10:40AM
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Faction
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2 blocks of woods would definitely work. But as it's been said before : vices will make your life much easier !
Oct 25 2013 10:59AM
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CKpolicy
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get your rubber band game tight.
Oct 25 2013 11:02AM
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GrahamGould
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I just use a chop saw stand, and I haven't had any problems. Vices seem super expensive, so your probably better off just using wood blocks
Oct 25 2013 11:08AM
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SFB
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that is exactly what i use, works great.
Oct 25 2013 1:48PM
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gingaskier
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I use one of those too. they work pretty good but sometimes my ski slips out when I'm scraping the wax off.
Oct 25 2013 2:49PM
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cydwhit
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Buy an old boot for cheap, cut off the bottom and screw on a block of wood, stick the binding on the boot and wax away,

Disclaimer: I have not done this but I think it should work
Oct 25 2013 2:52PM
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ThaLorax
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All you need is a lot of newspaper and two flat objects of even height that can elevate the ski off the ground.
Oct 25 2013 2:56PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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brilliant. I'm gonna make this for our dorm floor wax room.
Oct 25 2013 3:03PM
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does everyone have the same boot size?
Oct 25 2013 3:32PM
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sNaubi
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unless you're rocking bindings like fks, you can adjust the heel piece, duuuuh
Oct 25 2013 3:52PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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good point. adjusting bindings constantly would be a pain.

unless you could adjust it somehow. like cut boot in half, and put the toe on one piece of the sawhorse and the heel on another, and use the screws to move the pieces to the right size.
Oct 25 2013 6:07PM
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cydwhit
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How many skis do you guys wax? I mean I just do mine and my friends so one size fits all, another option is just to make a wood stand for the boot so you can just use a boot that fits the ski
Oct 25 2013 6:13PM
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joe_dirt
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get a job at a ski shop.
Oct 25 2013 8:29PM
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No.Quarter
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can someone post pics of this in use? I don't really get how you would secure the skis
Oct 25 2013 9:45PM
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broto
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just place the two pieces of wood far enough apart so that the binding fall under and the skis lay flat. put some rubber on the wood and skis will not move

i made a table for $0 using wood i already had and some eyeballing. the thing is rickety and the two platforms aren't completely flat but it's close enough. i stapled part of an old blanket to the tops to prevent the skis from sliding and it works well enough.

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Oct 25 2013 10:04PM
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No.Quarter
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ski parallel or perpendicular to the wood?
Oct 25 2013 10:08PM
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broto
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i believe he means perpendicular. correct me if i'm wrong
Oct 25 2013 10:11PM
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Skibumsmith
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Oct 25 2013 10:28PM
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hokkanee
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I lay a ladder down on a table and jam my heel pieces into a ladder rung. It's not ideal but it gets the job done
Oct 25 2013 11:16PM
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Iliveinutah
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this ^ i work as a ski tech and its simple quick and just works.
Oct 25 2013 11:20PM
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