Ski tuning

Can anyone tell me the best place to get ski tuning equipment and maybe a dvd on the subject? I have decide it's about time i started to tune my own skis. I recently went to a snow and rock demonstration and they seemed to recomend Toko products(obviously as they sell them). I am thinking of spending around £120 to £150 on the wax and edging equipment. I am good intermediate skier with Rossignal B2 bandits.
Any info on this subject would be much appreciated
Cheers
John

Hi john. cant remember them now but there are loads of sites on internet , telling you how to, alternatively, you can buy tune up kits, which give you instructions. try ebay.
ken

Wanna...
First advice!
Do not get tune up tools from ski companies because prices are very high!
Here is the basic kit you need. Go to your local hardware store!
6 " mill bastard file
120 grid metal sand paper
180 " "
200 " "
medium diamond knife sharpener
4" paint scraper ( soft flex)
6 rought pads of plastic
pots cleaners
6 medium pads of plastic
pot cleaners
glummy block ( in car body shop section)
fine knife sharpening stone
plastic scraper ( at auto body shop or ski shop)

OK you will have to invest in ski
vices but vices will last a lifetime.
Mine are 40 years old and going strong!

Ski wax!
I can tell you where to get wholesale but not on internet...

Get "old fashion" iron with no steam holes, with temp dial.
I have 5 which got for 5$ each at church sale!
Cut electric chord and install new chord at least 3 metes long You will discover why!

Get several rolls of quality wipe paper!

I have just finished a video with a Rossignol WC race technician. I am now editing it. Once finished I can burn DVD for you, First you must get all products listed, then we will talk.

Once you have skied on a "tune waxed ski" you will never,,, ever ski on a "ordinary ski"!
Welcome !

Would have to agree with pavelski. Save you money on the tools as you can get most things from a DIY store and spend your saved money on quality wax.

Here is the warning though... once you have tuned your skis ( or board in my case ) you will become a slave to it! But there's nothing better than riding on factory sharpe edges and a newly waxed base. Just watch the temp on that iron!!!

Happy waxing

Jon

The first and most important reason to tune skis is not to save money! Yes you will save but that is far from the real reason to tune.
Skis are mass produced, thus are made for the "average" skier. As you get better you want your skis to perorm better! You want to get better "feel" from the ski. You want the ski to react to your smallest edge pressure,,that means tuning your ski!
In essence you are personalizing your skis according to your specific needs. To get best "feeling" from skis you must first learn to let ski do all work, then you have to know what you want in a ski!
Only then will you be able to tune a ski!

A small illustration.

All skiers want sharp edges, but few skiers know where to dull edges and how much to dull! You must discover how much edge to dull based on your skiing , terrain and side cut of ski. If you dull too much, you will have a "wandering" ski, If you dull not enough you will have a 'nervous" ski that will turn when you wiggle your ears! You must experiment and find your "specifications"!

Oh, by the way the outside edge and inside edge are not dulled the same.

In conclusion, ski tuning is more complex than it seems.There are some basic concepts which have to be understood, then the practical aspects have to be mastered. Once you do ski on a "tuned ski" as the previous person stated, you will never go back to an "ordinary" ski!

It is worth the effort to learn!