SlideWright Ski & Snowboard Tools, Wares & Tips
Get out and enjoy snow on optimized gear
Extruded aluminum T-tracks are commonly used by woodcrafters for setting up jigs, guards, stops, router and saw tables and other shop tasks requiring unique clamping capabilities.
The Tools4Boards ski & snowboard vises
(Cinch, CordLoc, BoardLoc & Pro 500) which are … Read the rest
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While sharpening and polishing side edges and in order to 
cut the metal side edge only, the sidewall material needs to be planed or back-filed. Otherwise the cutting tool will get clogged with the sidewall material and reduce the … 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
To provide secure attachments of diamonds, files or stones, to dedicated guides, spring or beveler clamps are necessary. The spring clamp can be quickly squeezed and repositioned while the beveler clamp 
requires the tightening and loosening of the thumb screw. … Read the rest
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Long held as the primary edge work tool, files are being replaced with stones and diamond cutting tools for 
edge sharpening and polishing and prolonging edge life. Diamonds and stones tend to remove less material than … Read the rest
Cleaning and regularly waxing your bases is the most common and easiest ski and snowboard maintenance task. It will protect your boards and optimize the glide and turns.
Basic Hot Waxing Steps:
1) Bring the skis or snowboard to room … Read the rest
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The clothes iron has always been used as a low cost method for melting and applying wax to ski & snowboard bases. An amusing irony regarding tools versus gear, is that many skiers will go to great lengths and … Read the rest
Starting out to learn anything new or to increase skills and knowledge, including maintaining your skis or snowboards, there is always an over abundance of information and uncertain choices that can numb or paralyze anyone enough to not take 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
Can conventional clamping ski and snowboard vises be mounted to the Terminator tuning stand?
Yes. Not only does the unique extruded 
rail/beam of the Terminator allow for easy and quick installations of the T4B vises with knobs & bolts or … Read the rest
A ‘cheat’ to include in your bag of tricks if you are in a hurry, got over zealous dripping wax while hot waxing or simply wish to reduce time, effort and mess while scraping after the wax cools and hardens, … 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
Accurately measuring and recording edge bevels is necessary to match or select proper dedicated edge guides or mult-angle guide tools & settings for efficient edge work. This will give you a point of reference in making adjustments relative to skiing … Read the rest
The Cinch Ski & Snowboard Vise is the most versatile board securing device on the market. No longer do you need to be concerned with side clamping problems 
relative to various shaped sidewalls and widths of skis (ie, fat skis) … Read the rest
Basic tuning tasks can easily be taught to young rippers. It gets them connected early with their gear, builds confidence, teaches usable skills to build on and hopefully develops appreciation and respect so they will take better care of their … Read the rest
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De-tuning is the dulling of the sharpened edge to reduce the bite of the edge and ease the transition of the edges at the tips and tails with a diamond, aluminum oxide, ceramic or natural stone.
Traditionally, this has … Read the rest
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Wax-less skis need glide wax: Despite what their name implies (from not needing grip or kick wax to propel the skier), the bases of wax-less skis (typically BC & XC) require some TLC as well.
Cleaning the scales … Read the rest
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What’s the recommended storage wax and a good procedure to prepare skis & snowboards for storage after the season?
At the end of the season or for extended periods of no use, it’s good practice to make sure your … Read the rest
Any roto brush expedites the brushing and overall job compared to manually brushing, tenfold, and possibly more. The benefits and considerations to get out the door quicker and easier:
-reduces the amount of scraping
-you can brush more than one … Read the rest
Are you overwhelmed and intimidated by overly precise expectations starting out and afraid to mess up big? At what level do you or do you want to learn to maintain, repair, wax, structure and giving some love to your boards? … 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
GENERAL CONCEPTS
1. Maplus wax products offer you the choice of various combinations to suit the following chemical affinities:
-Universal, Racing Base, or P1 paraffin products on their own;
-P2 or P3 fluorinated paraffin products on their own;
-P2 fluorinated … Read the rest
GENERAL CONCEPTS
1. Maplus wax products offer you the choice of various combinations to suit the following chemical affinities:
-Universal, Racing Base, or P1 paraffin products on their own;
-P2 or P3 fluorinated paraffin products on their own;
-P2 fluorinated … Read the rest
GENERAL CONCEPTS
1. Maplus wax products offer you the choice of various combinations to suit the following chemical affinities:
-Universal, Racing Base, or P1 paraffin products on their own;
-P2 or P3 fluorinated paraffin products on their own;
-P2 fluorinated … Read the rest
GENERAL CONCEPTS
1. You must decide on the exact application area before applying the grip wax.
2. The length of the area to be waxed varies depending on the hardness of the ski, the weight and strength of the person … Read the rest
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Skis and Snowboards perform at their best when the edges and base are maintained on a regular basis. Tuned skis & boards are much more fun and responsive!
The TOOLS4BOARDS TUNING STATION KIT comes with a high quality edge … Read the rest
For the recreational skier, 1 degree base and 3 degree side is probably the most common edge angle for most skis and boards and works particularly well on ice and hard man-made snow (conditions the majority are faced with, particularly … Read the rest