SlideWright Ski & Snowboard Tools, Wares & Tips
Get out and enjoy snow on optimized gear
While skiing or riding challenging terrain or sparse snow coverage, it’s inevitable that your bases will get dinged. Core shots need to be sealed and protected, Gouges need to be filled to keep your bases running smooth.
The days of … Read the rest
With the SlideWright Dremel Tool adapter and the adjustable ‘Mini-Table’, along with the SlideWright Jointer Shim and fence, you can quickly sharpen acrylic wax scrapers. This ‘work table’ system also allows for using grinding, sanding and cutoff tools for an … Read the rest
Adding an aggressive base structure for spring, wet snows reduces suction and vastly increases glide.
On the bench prepping a course base structure to harvest spring corn in 10-15 minutes:
Now you can make welded ski & snowboard base repairs without power cords.
Introducing the new, cordless RP108B: a ski repair pistol that’s ideal for performing quick and reliable ski and snowboard base … Read the rest
New! SlideWright is now fabricating High Edge File Base Flattener bottoms that will attach to the Ski Visions Base Flattener & Structuring tool’s planer top.
The File Base Flattener is a powerful planing tool that uses a file to flatten … Read the rest
There are three different methods you can use to maintain the SkiVisions inserts:
1. Coarse emery (silicon carbide) paper, in 60 to 100 grit or so. Emery paper is good for maintaining all the stones EXCEPT the green stones.… Read the rest
A ski base must be flat for optimum ski performance. The SkiVisions Base Flattener is a powerful planing tool designed to quickly flatten and structure a ski base with a minimum of expertise, effort and potential for error. (Patent # … Read the rest
One of life’s simple pleasures is getting out for skate skiing, touring or making turns on a warming bluebird day, with an inch or so of 
wet sweet corn on firm crust or solid base. Spring & summer predawn hikes … Read the rest
From -Toko: Base Prep, Brushing and Edge Bevels Cheever and Willi Witz
Cheever on Base Prep and Brushing
Hello everyone, I wanted to do a myth busting eblast series. But I need to consult with the man before I attempt … Read the rest
The more things change, the more things remain the same…..but get more complicated and expensive.
For training USA mountain troops in 1941. In this segment, we learn how to choose the proper ski length, how to choose and take care … Read the rest
Update: To avoid a ‘cold weld’ that has the potential to tear out while finishing the repair or while sliding on snow, it is very important to make sure the Ski (and Snowboard) Mender RP105 has enough time to achieve … Read the rest
User Guide for Rotating (Roto) Brushes
Important:
To protect the eyes we recommend the use of protective glasses whenever working with rotating brushes. Make sure no one is standing close to the drill without eye protection.
With the exception … Read the rest
One option to repair splits and slices in plastic boats is hot air plastic welding with compatible plastic welding rod. Check out this excellent video on how to weld a plastic boat submitted by 4CRS aka Four Corner River Sports… Read the rest
The flatter, properly structured and defect free base will accept wax and glide better than one that is not. A better slide will also help the turn and basically overall enjoyment while out ripping it up on the snow. Keeping … Read the rest
How flat (or not) are my bases? What are my base bevel angles? How straight are my scrapers, edge guides & tools?….are among the typical bits of information needed to perform and gauge quality of work and determine what work … Read the rest
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The objective of structuring is to impart grooves into the base material. This removes suction that a perfectly smooth base would produce, especially in wetter snows. The structure also channels water that is produced by the friction between the … Read the rest
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4/8/09: New! Soldering Iron Base Repair video can be viewed here.
Long the low tech and easy to implement method for the home tuner to make temporary base repairs has been burning and dripping Ptex candles. Common problems … Read the rest
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Fiberlene (or lint free) towels are excellent for removing dirt and old wax after using wax remover to clean the base or absorbing wax and dirt in base when placed between iron and base. 
It is also can be … Read the rest
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What is the best way to keep a p-tex candle from dripping carbon onto ski bases?.
Light the candle, then holding a steel scraper to the lit portion wait for all the carbon to drip onto the scraper prior … Read the rest
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Using a soft wax (for warmer snow temp) works very well to clean the base. It pulls debris and dirt from the base when scraped off warm. Also a good idea to apply a mid temp wax as a … Read the rest
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Maplus recommendations: Before applying the ski or snowboard wax, the base must be prepared in line with the latest criteria. Top results cannot be 
guaranteed if the skis & snowboards have not been prepared and cleaned properly: these ski … Read the rest