I hate paying for stuff that I can make myself, so I came up with a simple and cheap ski vise that can be easily made with a jig saw, drill, and a little spare time. Granted, it's not the best vise ever, but it's rock solid and can handle skis and snowboards and saved me some serious cash over Swix or Toko wide vises. Construction should be self-evident from the pictures below.
One 2"x10"x8' board $4.50
One box of 3" screws $5
Two 3" C-clamps $10
One old inner tube $0
One old bungee cord $0
Staplegun with staples (10mm) $0
Total cost: 19.50 + tax
Basic dimensions:
Feet: 10" wide, 8" tall. 2"x0.5" cuts to hold skis on edge. Cut to match edge of my homemade workbench.
Cross-beam: 2x4" cut from 2"x10"x8' board. 36" wide.
Entire assembly, clamped to workbench. Ski is secured by downwards force of bungee cord. The inner tube is grippy enough that the skis stays in place, even when scraped
Close inspection of "vise" with 90 and 60 degree cuts to hold the ski for edge tuning
Ski held at 90 degrees, rock solid.
Hope this is useful to some of you more frugal types!
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