Many people do extreme sports. The special popularity among them was received by alpine skis. Unfortunately, their purchase will cost you in the lump sum. So it is worth making everything to prolong the term of their service. In particular, take care of sharpening of mountain skis.
Instruction
1. Don't worry, even badly ground skis will slide without effort on snow cover. However having ground them, you will feel, it became how easier to go down on the slope. Among other things, it is better to grind alpine skis, than to be spent for new equipment.
2. You can choose one of three existing options of sharpening of mountain skis. If you don't want to waste time or you are afraid to make the mistake and to spoil equipment, just give equipment to the professional workshop. The experts working there without effort will put your skis in order.
3. The alpine skis wishing to grind independently have to prepare sports equipment in advance. Check the sliding surface regarding poles and cambers. If you found any roughnesses, eliminate them. In particular, it is possible to make it by means of epoxy resin or glue (fill in in holes) and the emery stone (grind hillocks). Do it to, in time and after the ski season.
4. In most cases new alpine skis have the edging ground at an angle in 90 degrees. It is ideal for beginners. However persons interested to do this sport professionally should changing this indicator to 0.5-5 degrees.
5. To grind skis, record them in the vertical position. At the same time the sliding surface has to appear from the opposite side. Take the file and process it all surface of edgings. You can also use the abrasive stone with which polish alpine skis on all length. It is possible to make it also by means of the diamond file.
6. On those sites where the edging doesn't adjoin to the earth, make small curves. For this purpose take small soft bar from any abrasive material. It is necessary in order that skis didn't cling to snow, and smoothly slid on the slope.