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Thread: Let’s see your home wax bench
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09-24-2019, 06:00 AM #76
The bigger my quiver got, the more basic my tuning and waxing set up got.,, especially due to limited ski days thanks to career obligations When I only had two pairs of skis getting used 100 days a season, I spent quite a bit of time working on those two pairs of skis with a dedicated bench and tools all close at hand. Now that I have about 10 pairs of skis that share 5-10 ski days a year the upkeep is minimal with all tools packed away in a large tackle box and just throw some towels across the washer and dryer to touch up edges and lay on another coat or wax. Take then out to the porch and stand them up to scrape.
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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09-24-2019, 07:45 AM #77
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09-24-2019, 06:03 PM #78
I've been crayoning the wax for years. This is what I get after a light scrape and brush. No reason to waste wax at all. And while we're on the subject, I maintain if you wax your skis regularly there is no need to leave a thick coat of wax on them all summer. All that does is attract dust and make a bigger mess when you have to remove it. Your bases won't oxidize if they are waxed, scraped, and brushed and your edges will not rust if you don't store them wet. A little rust or corrosion comes off easily with a gummi stone anyway.
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09-27-2019, 07:54 PM #79
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09-28-2019, 07:55 AM #80
Love the door
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09-28-2019, 05:03 PM #81
Dump skis and skis from VT Ski who I still owe a case of beer out of gratitude.
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09-28-2019, 09:50 PM #82
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09-29-2019, 01:17 AM #83
Liked the wax box ideas and had some scraps around. Easy to drop onto some saw horses, and can flip upside down to be a flat bench ie for ski mounting. The darker plywood ‘ski vices’ I made 10+ years ago, the go in/out with a single wingnut, makes base tuning and edge tuning easy. Those are 188 Megawatts, so fit any length or width and still catch the wax. Thanks mag collective for the ideas.
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09-29-2019, 05:38 AM #84
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09-29-2019, 05:49 AM #85AF
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09-29-2019, 08:24 PM #86
Nothing fancy, but does the trick! Not pictured: the TV in the corner for watching football and/or YouTube videos for how to wrench on my vehicles (highly recommended).
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09-29-2019, 10:53 PM #87
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10-15-2019, 07:01 AM #90Registered User
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All of these pics got me off my ass and get the pegboard hung on the wall. Still feels jong-ish without any jigs in sight, but it's really nice to get the tools off the bench.
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12-08-2019, 01:37 AM #91
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12-09-2019, 12:49 PM #93Registered User
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https://www.rei.com/blog/wp-content/...n-Cutsheet.pdf
Loved these ideas and got to thinking about a portable one that you can fold up, turns out that REI has thought about it as well.
Currently traveling through Portugal, but I shot a christmas request out to Gramps to see if he would be able to make one. He seems pretty excited to work on the project and REI has already laid out all of the details which is really nice.
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12-09-2019, 08:21 PM #94
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12-10-2019, 12:13 PM #95
I’m building a couple benches for various things and was reading about height and construction. Found some interesting articles.
Here’s an article on construction.
https://paulsellers.com/2013/05/the-...bench-heights/
Also, found some people using casters, and saw this one type where when you drop down, the wood legs contact the ground, then raise up onto wheels. A bit more elaborate and in the way than just a lock on the wheel, but seems way more sturdy. Anyone using those?
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12-10-2019, 12:19 PM #96
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12-10-2019, 02:23 PM #97Registered User
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For a tuning bench, remember to consider the height of the vises (or whatever ski-holding system you choose) in your calculations. I do agree with the article that cutting down a bench that's too tall is easier than the reverse, but I spent seven years using a bench built by a guy over 6 feet tall, and most of the time had to resort to using the step another coach had built because the rest of us weren't as tall. For waxing, meh, I can deal with a fair range of height, but for scraping, brushing and running an edging machine, I want things to line up to maximize ergonomic efficiency (the former two because I want to be able to exert force, the latter because I want to be as smooth and precise as possible).
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12-10-2019, 08:08 PM #98
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12-10-2019, 08:12 PM #99Registered User
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12-16-2019, 06:48 PM #100pura vida
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Had a friend who's far handier than I am build me out a gear room/ski tuning room this summer. The finishing piece is a vise setup (and probably some more tools down the road). Any suggestions on a good vise setup to wax/tune skis? Most are in the 105-115 width. Vises need to clamp to a countertop and ideally not be permanent.
Maybe something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...WMKM0AJY46SMZD
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