OK, I'm dredging this thread out of the long distant past.....
Had to prep a new GS race ski today which reminded me how much I hate my SkiMan sidewall planer.
I've got one like this with the round blade:
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I find the round cutter sucks - on mine it cannot be pulled in to cut close enough to the edge so you have to cut really deep to get next to the edge and I would end up with a concave channel in the sidewall above the edge.
I've done the panzar file thing - both freehand and using guide held at greater angle - it works and is probably better but isn't the most convenient.
The FKS Pro 3148 looks pretty good but $125??
So:
- Can I put a square cutter on my skiman? Will that address my issues or not?
- There's one (Beast??) I saw that puts a really short panzar file on a 7* side edge guide. Is that any good?
- Galibier - you still liking the SVST?
- Alpinord - what you got that might work for me? Can I still order FKS thru you if I decide to go that way?
thanks