Alpine skiing is a rather expensive type of extreme recreation. With proper care, they will last you more than one season. It is very important to correctly prepare the skis for storage during the summer period. In particular, take care of their sharpening in advance.
It is necessary
- - skiing;
- - glue;
- - emery stone;
- - abrasive stone.
Instructions
Step 1
Poorly sharpened skis don't reach their full potential. In general, you can be happy with everything while riding. But if you sharpen your skis, you will be surprised how much easier and more agile skiing becomes. There may be another situation when you are not satisfied with the way your skis move. Many skiers decide to buy a new pair. But sharpening is much cheaper than new sports equipment. In doing so, she can eliminate all aspects that you were unhappy with. Although even a number of professional instructors believe that sharpening is not necessary at all. Don't take this point of view.
Step 2
There are three options for sharpening skis. You can take your equipment to a professional workshop. There, experienced specialists will carry out a full recovery cycle for your skis. This procedure is very effective but expensive. Therefore, you can order only rough turning from the master, and do the finishing touches yourself. Or you can take over the whole process of sharpening skis.
Step 3
Before starting the actual sharpening process, prepare the ski sliding surface. Make sure there are no bumps or dimples on it. Eliminate irregularities, if any. Fill the holes with special glue or epoxy. Grind the bumps with an emery stone. It is better to do this in the workshop and not only after the season, but at least once during it. This will remove the metal that has been scratched and damaged by the stones.
Step 4
Usually the edges on new skis are well sharpened at a 90 ° angle. This is quite enough for amateur riding. You can change the sharpening angle from 0.5 ° to 5 °, depending on what professional riding style you prefer.
Step 5
Lock the ski in an upright position with the sliding surface away from you. Use a continuous file guide to cut the entire surface of both edges. Polish your skis with a diamond file or abrasive stone. In non-working areas, it is better to round off the edging with a soft abrasive bar. Then the skis will not cling to the snow.
