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Do you tune?

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B.Aussie
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So I stay with this racer and he tunes everynight. I was wondering if you ever tune  your skiis? If so how often and what do you do? Hot Wax, edges, diamond, petex etc..
Sep 1 2008 11:43PM
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Balto
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i wax every night according to the weather of the next day. i de-tune me edges but make sure they are still intact
Sep 3 2008 12:25AM
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aurora.
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word. it is, dont worry.
Sep 3 2008 2:22AM
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SHastatahoe
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I wax every few times I ski any ski, it varies though.

As far as tuning edges, I still have a few race skis that have edges on them, and they probably get an edge tune once a year. But I only ride them a couple times a year.







all twin tipped skis get ridden their first time out without touching the edges, then I decide I dont like it so I file them down, nice and round.   
If you hit rails or anything, I wouldnt suggest sharpening your edges.  I would suggest rounding them down.  It seems to reduce wear and tear.  Its also a little more forgiving for a lot of stuff.  and obviously butters. 







Sep 3 2008 2:28AM
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JaySkier107
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i raced for six years before switching to free skiing so tuning is kind of in my blood. I dont sharpen my edges because i hit rails but i do debur them. I wax my skis at least once every two weeks to avoid base burn. PTex is a must
Sep 3 2008 10:15PM
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TimmyK
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whenever i get new skis i tune them for hours before i ride them.  begin wit a good base flattening then stone grind with a fine cross structure since i'm east coast and sharpen the edges to a side bevel of 3 degrees and a base bevel of 1 degree.  with good bevels i can still have a fairly sharp ski and still slide smoothly on rails.  then i go back with a heavy detune.  then comes many many coats of ch8.
Sep 4 2008 3:49PM
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skiP.E.I.
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I hot wax my skis pretty regularly and I Ptex them if I get a really deep gouge or core shot I do a lot of rails so I don't tune the edges, but if there's a burr, I might file it off. I wax and P tex other peoples skis and boards too.
Sep 4 2008 7:51PM
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Jmanski
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i wax 2 times a month. but i have access to free unlimited amounts of wax so i may start to tune after every weekend that i ski
Sep 4 2008 7:55PM
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no_steeze
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i tune my race skis like once or twice a week depending on how much i'm using them and i tune my other skis about once a month
Sep 4 2008 7:58PM
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skiP.E.I.
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sorry to clutter up this thread, but I wonder what it would be like tuning the lib tech 'NAS' skis with the 'magnetraction' (wavy edge), if it would be any harder. Nor really related to the topic either I guess
Sep 4 2008 8:13PM
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neon1peace
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yeah that would be crazy, I dont know if you could use a normal edge file on that or not
Sep 5 2008 10:01PM
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