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Detune skis???

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Shoey-Ski
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I just got a new pair of skis do they need detuned be ore i can hit a rail and how do i detune them???
Nov 20 2013 4:16PM
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jacksonschor
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Just take a file to the adge, if not then youll have to ride them for a couple days to dull them down, might be a bit sketchy though
Nov 20 2013 4:18PM
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werd.
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get a diamond file and detune your edges, i recommend only doing it underfoot if they're not solely park skis. pretty sure andy parry made a video on it
Nov 20 2013 4:19PM
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Catbug
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Do not take a file to the edge. Thats how you crack your edges. Just ride on em and hit features like you normally would and it will get progressively get easier to hit rails without catching as time goes on.
Nov 20 2013 4:20PM
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Shoey-Ski
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This is my first year skiing park and my first set of twins
Nov 20 2013 4:22PM
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TimRiley
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You can use a gummy stone. Don't use a file. Try the search bar for multiple threads on this.
Nov 20 2013 4:33PM
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-WZ-
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electric sander and go at it on a 45 degree angle!
boom no more catching edges
Nov 20 2013 4:41PM
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theabortionator
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What are you smoking?

If you want to be able to slay the park take a file to them. How much depends on you. If these are park skis and you want them to be sick for rails take a file at a 45 and go to town. Underfoot especially. You DO NOT want sharp edges on rails.


If you don't detune your park skis you're gonna have a bad time.

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Nov 20 2013 4:45PM
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Tremblantskier
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Have a few beers and file away with a bastard file
Nov 20 2013 5:30PM
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shitpoop
Posts: 667 - Karma: 1,479
45 degree angle with a file or edge sharperner type tool. dont grind away too much u have limited amounts of edge material
Nov 20 2013 5:52PM
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GeorgiaJibber
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U crack edges when you don't detune... There is even a possibility of the base pulling up if they catch hard enough, just take a hard stone and go at it underfoot.
Nov 20 2013 6:15PM
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amoney
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I've skied a lot of park my last 6 years and have never fucked with my edges I just let them do there thing naturally. your choice your skis though
Nov 20 2013 7:12PM
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BWalmer
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It's actually how you help PREVENT cracks on edges.

The goal is to round out the edges underfoot, this will allow the edges to go smoother on rails and prevent catching. The smoother your skis are on the rails, the less cracks you'll have.

You don't HAVE to use a file, a gummy stone also works, but it can certainly make things go faster. When I detune my edges I go from toe piece to heel piece with a file, while constantly changing the angle of the file to make them round (not only at a 45 degree angle which just adds another corner), once I've rounded out the edge I use a gummy stone tip to tail to smooth everything out.
Nov 20 2013 7:21PM
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Catbug
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My bad. I had shit information on detuning.
Nov 20 2013 7:43PM
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greene
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I feel like in the ski maintenance sticky everyone consistently says not to take a file to your edges,just use a gummy stone, but maybe I'm wrong. Might be worth your time to check the sticky though. This subject is mentioned often
Nov 20 2013 9:37PM
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[BoatsNHoes]
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I made my edges underfoot completely round using a file pretty aggressively and I don't have any cracks
Nov 21 2013 12:11AM
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