Base Flattening

Placing a true bar (flatness tester) across ski or snowboard base and edges we can check its flatness. As long as edges are higher than a base, the base is so called concave, your ski (snowboard) tends to catch unxpectedly and the gear is hard to handle. On the contrary, the base which is higher than edges, so called convex base , causes that we have to struggle to carve.
We might flatten a concave base with the help of a special file flattener tailored to cut through metal and plastic quickly.
A convex base is flattened by a hard aluminum oxide stone of different grit (ski base flattener). Then we switch over to a hardened steel bar which shaves off unwnated p-tex hairs or microhairs or removes oxidized p-tex areas. To complete this job it is convenient to polish the base with the fine (orange) fibertex. This abrasive nylon pad is the handy tool for gentle deburring or refreshing the bases as well as for treating new pair skis or a snowboard.

 

  • Ski Base Flattener & Structure Tool
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