Ski Snowboard Base Flattening structuring Tools

-True bars-
Blacklight True Bar	Item #SPK-TB124: $14.95
No, these babies don't glow in the dark like a psychedelic poster under an ultraviolet light! Instead, they sport a stealthy black finish to help reduced unwanted reflected light...this makes it easier for your eye to detect high or low spots when checking a ski or snowboard base for flatness. They are made with hefty 5/8" square hardened steel with clean crisp edges. If you handle and store it with proper care (and don't drop it on the floor!), it will serve you a lifetime. The ski model is 5" long, the snowboard model is 14" long.	Quantity:


Snowboard True Bar	Item #SPK-SBTB3: $34.95
Snowboard True Bar	Quantity:


Knife Edge True Bar	Item #BTS-TRUE: $29.95
This true bar is superior to square true bars because it has a sharper knife-like edge that makes it easier and quicker for your eye to detect any light appearing between it and your p-tex base...a real advantage for busy (or myopic) technicians. This precise flat-black anodized aluminum blade is not only a joy to use, but looks pretty badass, too. It's 6" long to easily span any ski base.	Quantity:

-Base Flattener Tools-
Ski Visions Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-BF1: $69.95
This has long been one of our most popular tools for. Why? Flattening a ski or snowboard base is one of the most challenging and difficult tasks for home tuners. Sure, hand sanding will do the job, but it is usually time-consuming and creates lots of unwanted p-tex hairs that take even more time to remove. Flat-filing is another option, but is rarely accurate since few files a perfectly flat to begin with and invariably bend when you bear down on 'em....creating an even more concave base. A stonegrind at the local ski shop is an alternative if you can afford it...but, as the saying goes, "the quality of the finished job is only as good as the nut at the other end of the machine". So what can ya do? This precision hand-planing tool uses a hardened steel bar to cleanly shave off high or low spots on p-tex bases, remove existing oxidized p-tex areas,as well as shave off unwanted p-tex hairs and microhairs. Although this steel bar is also hard enough to cut down steel edges if they're too high, we recommendyou use a mill file to do that job and save your steel bar from unnecessary wear. The snowboard version relies on a 12" medium grit ruby stone blade to effectively achieve the similar results. Both tools accommodate a variety of stone blades so you can impart a linear base structure on your skis or snowboard. A few quick passes with these tools after every week or so on the slopes will freshen up your structure, keep the base flat, and improve its ability to absorb wax. These periodic touch-ups significantly improve performance without removing excess base material. The ski version works with all alpine or nordic skis, and comes with a 6" hardened steel cutting bar (wide enough to span nearly any ski in a single pass), a 6" medium structure ruby stone (wide enough to span almost any ski in a single pass, and the very widest skis in two passes), plus full instructions. Replacement and optional blades are available for imparting a variety of structures, including an extra-coarse stone for aggressively removing excess p-tex on particularly convex or concave bases (before using the steel blade). and a 4” x 1” For comprehensive information on using this tool, click here.	Quantity:


Snowboard Base Flattener	Item #SVN-BF2: $59.95
Snowboard Base Flattener Tool comes packaged with a 12" medium ruby stone structure blade.	Quantity:

Base Flattener Accessories
Stone redressing tool	Item #SVN-SSDF Sold out for season!
A special 100 grit diamond stone for re-dressing stone blades


Steel blade sharpening tool	Item #SVN-BLSS: $11.95
An 80 grit silica carbide hand stone for sharpening the steel blade.	Quantity:

-Base Flattener Optional Inserts-
Ski Insert for Base Flattener & Structure Tool	#SVN-BL6 6": $23.95
Steel flattening bar	Quantity:


Ski Insert for Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-FB6 6": $13.95
Fine structure ruby stone	Quantity:


Ski Insert for Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-MB6 6" : $13.95
Medium Structure ruby stone	Quantity:


Ski Insert for Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-CB6 6": $13.95
Coarse structure ruby stone	Quantity:


Ski Insert for Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-XCB6 6": $13.95
Extra-coarse flattening stone bar	Quantity:


Snowboard Insert for Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-XCB12: $25.95
12" Extra Coarse structure stone	Quantity:


Snowboard Insert for Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-MB12: $25.95
12" Medium structure ruby stone	Quantity:

BASE FLATTENING AND STRUCTURE PAPER
80 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-80 : $3.95
You can flatten ski and snowboard bases by sanding them with progressively finer grit paper. The 80 grit paper is coarsest, 400 grit is finest. Our stearated sandpaper cuts cleaner and picks up less p-tex and wax residue than regular sandpaper. Three full 9" x 11" sheets come in each pack. Always use sandpaper with the backing of a sanding block or sanding tube to ensure that you apply even pressure across bases.	Quantity:


100 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-100 : $3.95
100 grit sandpaper. Three full 9" x 11" sheets come in each pack. Always use sandpaper with the backing of a sanding block or sanding tube to ensure that you apply even pressure across bases.	Quantity:


120 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-120 : $3.95
120 grit sandpaper. Three full 9" x 11" sheets come in each pack. Always use sandpaper with the backing of a sanding block or sanding tube to ensure that you apply even pressure across bases.	Quantity:


150 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-150 : $3.95
150 grit sandpaper. Three full 9" x 11" sheets come in each pack. Always use sandpaper with the backing of a sanding block or sanding tube to ensure that you apply even pressure across bases.	Quantity:


180 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-180 : $3.95
180 grit sandpaper. Three full 9" x 11" sheets come in each pack. Always use sandpaper with the backing of a sanding block or sanding tube to ensure that you apply even pressure across bases.	Quantity:


240 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-240 : $3.95
240 grit sandpaper. Three full 9" x 11" sheets come in each pack. Always use sandpaper with the backing of a sanding block or sanding tube to ensure that you apply even pressure across bases.	Quantity:


320 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-320 : $3.95
320 grit sandpaper. Three full 9" x 11" sheets come in each pack. Always use sandpaper with the backing of a sanding block or sanding tube to ensure that you apply even pressure across bases.	Quantity:


400 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-400 : $3.95
400 grit sandpaper. Three full 9" x 11" sheets come in each pack. Always use sandpaper with the backing of a sanding block or sanding tube to ensure that you apply even pressure across bases.	Quantity:


Sanding Block	Item #JAN-45395 : $4.95
Sanding a base without a sanding block can do more harm than good. This tool insures that you are applying even pressure across the full width of the ski when sanding...and not creating any unwanted high or low spots in the process.	Quantity:


Sanding Tube	Item #YUS-TUBE : $17.95
This simple but efficient tool greatly increases sanding power while saving you time and work. Wrap a piece of our silicon carbide sandpaper (sold separately) around the slotted tube, and push it down the ski base using a slight counter-rotational motion. This action continually exposes fresh sandpaper, which, in combination with the tool's concentrated contact area, creates very high cutting pressure without excess force. The tube is 115mm (4.5") long to fully span nearly any ski width and full instructions are included.	Quantity:

Structuring brushes
Oval Steel structure Brush	Item #APG-BO726X: $26.95
This steel brush is specifically designed with medium stiff bristles to be used periodically to clean and open up base structures. More aggressive than a brass brush, it's regularly used by many world cup techs who prefer to stonegrind and structure bases only once at the beginning of each season, and then maintain them using this brush. Two models are available...a 3 inch x 5 inch rectangular brush, and a larger size oval brush with leather hand strap for extra leverage and power.	Quantity:


Rectangular Steel Structure brush	Item #APG-716X: $16.95
This steel brush is specifically designed with medium stiff bristles to be used periodically to clean and open up base structures. More aggressive than a brass brush, it's regularly used by many world cup techs who prefer to stonegrind and structure bases only once at the beginning of each season, and then maintain them using this brush. Two models are available...a 3 inch x 5 inch rectangular brush, and a larger size oval brush with leather hand strap for extra leverage and power.	Quantity:


Structure Refreshing Brush	Item #HOL-20654 : $24.95
Although it may look like a barbeque brush, this special structuring brush features extra sharp steel bristles that aggressively scour the structure on ski and snowboard bases. As such, we offer it primarily for those especially wizened, experienced or professional technicians who understand how and when to use it…and otherwise recommend most other mere mortals use our more user-friendly ‘steel base refreshing brush’ (above) for your structure cleaning needs.	Quantity:

P-TEX HAIR REMOVAL
Sandvik Steel Scraper	Item #SAN-474 : $6.95
Made of very high quality Swedish steel, these Bahco (Sandvik) scrapers will hold an excellent burr to scrape off excess base material if your bases aren't flat or p-tex hairs if your base is fuzzy. Still other folks use 'em as pressure plates when clamping delaminated skis. Whatever the use (do you refinish furniture in the off-season?), try these. Measures 2 1/2" x 5 7/8" (62mm x 105mm) Scraper Sharpening Tips	Quantity:


Steel Scraper Sharpener/Burnisher Tool	Item #TMT-SB: $24.95
A steel scraper cuts effectively only if you impart a sharp and uniform cutting lip (or burnish) along the edge. This burnisher tool does that job better and more safely than any other we've used. It features a protective wooden grip with an angled steel burnishing rod that helps guarantee your scraper gets the sharpest and most uniform cutting edge possible.It includes an informative 7-minute DVD that will have you "drawing a burr" and "turning the hook" like a pro, so you'll get the most out of this great tool.	Quantity:


Microhair Base Shaver	Item #JAN-33250: $6.95
No, this ain't for shaving beards or 5 o'clock shadows...it's a tool for scraping any ski or snowboard base after they've been stoneground or hand-structured. The sharp flexible blades help remove unwanted p-tex microhairs for faster base glide. To use, tilt the handle in the direction of travel with the blade following behind...like using a paintbrush. We recommend about 10 light passes per ski, with blade replacement after shaving a dozen pair of skis.	Quantity:


Replacement blades for Microhair Shaver	Item #JAN-33255: $4.95
Replacement blades for Microhair shaver	Quantity:


Base Polishing Cloth	Item# SPK-202010 :$7.95
This special microfiber cloth helps remove unwanted ultrafine p-tex hairs after structuring bases by machine or hand tool. Make several passes against the hairs until the cloth slides freely down the base when it's tilted at a 45° angle. Use it after rubbing bases with a scotchbrite and or omni-prep pad for the best results. This polishing cloth can be machine washed periodically for greater longevity.	Quantity:


Base Magnifier	Item #KOB-527: $9.95
Inspecting and evaluating the condition of base material and edges...whether it's the base structure definition, the finish of steel edge surfaces, the presence of unwanted p-tex hairs or oxidation...is a skill that yields valuable information not easily available by other means. To that end, we offer this 5 power magnifier which is ideal for base and edge inspections, and doubles as a good hand lens for examining snow crystals too.	Quantity:

SCOTCHBRITE PADS
Medium Grit Scotchbrite pads	Item #SPK-NPM: $1.95
These 6" x 9" abrasive pads are handy for a variety of uses, although they're most popular for scrubbing unwanted p-tex "hairs" off of bases after they've been freshly flattened or structured. We also use them to clean off the warm tips of base repair irons and pistols, cleaning wax off ski and snowboard sidewalls after hot-waxing, etc. For most effective use, back these pads with a scotchbrite holder or sanding block to ensure even pressure. For most work, start with the medium (aluminum oxide) pads, followed up by the fine (silicon carbide) pads. Always wipe bases clean after any scotchbriting to remove any loose particles left behind by the pads. Medium Aluminum Oxide - 250 grit	Quantity:


SCOTCHBRITE PADS	Item #SPK-NPF : $1.95
Fine silicon carbide pad- 360 grit	Quantity:

omni-prep pads Hand omni-pads. These thick white pads are used to help remove any microscopic p-tex hairs left on a base after scotchbriting or fibertexing. In the past, it took days of riding before the natural abrasive action of snow crystals would scour off these drag-inducing microhairs...now you can accomplish the same job with these pads much quicker. If good glide is important to you, these pads are an essential tool. They are sold individually to be used handheld or in conjunction with a rotobrush fibertex drum.
OMNI-PREP PAD	Item #JNX-HOP : $5.95
Handheld Omni Prep pad.	Quantity:


Rotobrush omni-pad	Item #JNX-OPFR : $24.95
To be used in conjunction with a rotobrush fibertex drum.	Quantity:


RIGID PAD HOLDER	Item #SVJ-09493:$8.95
This handy tool holds your Scotchbrite, Fibertex or Omni-Prep pad with velcro-like grip and insures that you apply even pressure with the pads across the full width of the base.	Quantity: