Can anyone recommend a good edger/file guide?

[dipstik]

badly need to replace my swix xactor...the thing is a piece.

I've been looking around and haven't seen anything I like. "The Beast" looks good, but not that good. I need something for the side and base (doesn't have to be a multi-tuner).


This is the only thing I've found so far that I think might be worth the money. Anybody ever use one?



"Precision stone polishing with progressive grits, varying from 220, 320, 400 and 600 grits. Stainless steel base plate prevents electrostasis in ski base while protecting it. Will give racer a winning finish in 1/10 the time. Works great with secret sauce"


Only problem is that it doesn't hold a file (not a big deal) and that its at a set angle.

[Alkasquawlik]

The tools at Sun Valley Ski Tools (SVST) are friggin bomber. You're gonna pay for it though. Don't buy Beast products, it's not that they're all that bad it's just I know the guy who owns them and he's a douche bag.

[Laps]

SVST is the way to go. They are expensive, but that is all my boss uses (he tuned skis on the WC circuit for 7 years) and all we use in the shop. Multi tools usually do everything alright, but nothing well.

[dewey]

Let me offer this:
LAPS does NOT know what he is talking about.

[Laps]

Dipstik, I didn't see that picture at first, but i have used those and they do work well. Good for polishing/knocking down rough edges and rock damage. They don't cut as well as a file (obviously) but can smooth out the edge after filing well enough.


Oh yeah, and Dewey tunes skis like the young girls he tries to lure into his white, windowless van.

[dipstik]

Originally posted by Laps
Dipstik, I didn't see that picture at first, but i have used those and they do work well. Good for polishing/knocking down rough edges and rock damage. They don't cut as well as a file (obviously) but can smooth out the edge after filing well enough.

I usually get my skis ground at the begininng of the season and then tune them after about 2-3 days of skiing. I do my best to avoid a file (use it very rarely) and usually just go at the edges with diamond stones. Do you think this would be a good replacement for the diamond stones or good just for regular maitenance?

The tool I posted a picture of is on sale for $50, marked down from $85, so I think I may spring for it and ditch the diamond stones?


edit: crap, they are sold out.

sorry for beating a dead horse, but what if I just bought a stone kit (like the one in the pic below) and then used a run of the mill guide? This seems like the simplest and probably best way to go...

[Alkasquawlik]

Buy the kit for sure. Multi-fangled tools don't always get the job done. They're cool looking and attractive but don't really work all that well. (Hence why they're dropping the price) It's like a chef using a swiss army knife to chop mis-en-place.

[phUnk]

"Oh shit. It's busted. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A SWASTIKA?"

Phew.

[Laps]

That stone kit works well. If you don't use a file that much, then that kit should keep your edges nice and smooth. I think that kit is pretty expensive, but it sounds like for what you want to do it should be perfect.