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Ceramic Disc Hand held Edger

post #1 of 14
3/2/06 at 9:57pm
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Has anybody seen or used one of these?

www.edgetune.com
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post #2 of 14
3/2/06 at 10:15pm
what do you think of it?the partof removing less material for same gains sounds worthy.
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post #3 of 14
3/3/06 at 4:08am
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread...hlight=ceramic
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post #4 of 14
3/7/06 at 8:23pm
ceramics can be tricky because of speed control. Too fast and it can case harden you edge (because it can generate a ton of heat) and too slow and it won't cut right and can damage the ceramic.

There was also some very good info in the other thread.
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post #5 of 14
3/9/06 at 4:35am
When he paused at mid ski during the demo video .... I froze .... you have to wonder about how much material was taken off at that one spot?
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post #6 of 14
3/9/06 at 9:57pm
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Originally Posted by Atomicman
Has anybody seen or used one of these?

www.edgetune.com
I posted a little bit about this under the other thread. i just ordered one, and I'm getting it tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.
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post #7 of 14
3/11/06 at 12:04pm
I just tuned a pair of skis with this thing. I used an old pair of skis, which was fortunate. I gouged the crap out of a portion of the edge of one of the skis. It takes a while to get the feel of the tool, but once you get it, it's incredibly easy and fast. The second ski turned out great. All you have to do is let the Dremel and tool guide do the work. There was no heat buildup, and in fact, the tool goes over the area so quickly and lightly (once you get the hang of it) that there is little chance of heat buildup.

I'm going to do another pair, and I'll ski on them tomorrow.
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post #8 of 14
3/11/06 at 8:33pm
If your tuning a pair of skis you bought at a yard sale that haven't been sharpened in years I can see it being useful. If you sharpening you own skis on a regular basis, it only takes a few minutes by hand with a stone and guide.
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post #9 of 14
3/12/06 at 11:23am
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Originally Posted by Ghost
If your tuning a pair of skis you bought at a yard sale that haven't been sharpened in years I can see it being useful. If you sharpening you own skis on a regular basis, it only takes a few minutes by hand with a stone and guide.
Yeah, that is my thought too. I usually do minor stuff to my skis after each use, so I don't really need to do anything major. I just love gadgets!
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post #10 of 14
3/12/06 at 11:30am
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Convenience really wasn't the focal point of my interest. All skis come from the factory (excluding some race stock, which have no bevels) with a machine applied ceramic disc grind on the edges, which IMHO is far superior in smoothness and edge grip (read skiability) to anything I have been able to duplicate with files and diamond stones.
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post #11 of 14
3/13/06 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by Atomicman
Convenience really wasn't the focal point of my interest. All skis come from the factory (excluding some race stock, which have no bevels) with a machine applied ceramic disc grind on the edges, which IMHO is far superior in smoothness and edge grip (read skiability) to anything I have been able to duplicate with files and diamond stones.
I was pretty impressed with the tune that this thing did. Nice and smooth, with little effort. I think it would be very easy to add or change a bevel with this thing. I'll be testing the skis in the morning, so I'll let you know how it goes. I'm anticipating some good things though, hopefully as good as the ski feels when I actually file them (as opposed to stoning them....filing just makes them feel new again). The edges are nice and clean, and I didn't have to deburr as much as I normally do.

We'll see.
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post #12 of 14
3/13/06 at 6:08am
It definitely would save time changing or adding a bevel.
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post #13 of 14
3/14/06 at 5:59pm
Did you have to cut back the sidewall material?
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post #14 of 14
3/14/06 at 7:45pm
OK, I skied the skis I tuned with the edge tune, and they were fine. Hard to say definitively though, because I was also skiing with the wax not scraped off the ski (was trying that too), AND it was all deep powder (tough, huh?), so the edges really didn't matter.

Didn't have to remove any sidewall. But I think the video for the tool says you can remove the sidewall amterial with the tool, I believe. Didn't need to though.
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