SKIVISIONS TUNING STICK

SkiVisions Tuning Stick

Price:

$5.95

SKU:

SVN TS

Brand:

Ski Visions

Weight:

0.05 LBS

Rating:

( 2 product reviews )

Current Stock:

11

Checking the sharpness of steel edges has long been a bit of a guessing game for most tuners. Shaving the face of your fingernail, or dragging the side of a pinkie finger across an edge doesn't provide consistently reliable or accurate feedback...unless maybe you're an ultra-experienced World Cup level technician. This tuning stick helps resolve that. It's made of a special hard plastic that subtly communicates how sharp or dull your edges are. You hold it at a 45-degree angle to the edge and, bearing down with moderate pressure, simply slide and try to shave some stick material away. If the edge is sharp, you"ll feel and hear a noticeable resistance and sound. If the edge is dull, the stick will not shave...but slide without much resistance or sound. When you first get a tuning stick, try it on some edges you've ridden for a day or two. You'll be surprised how much duller they usually feel underfoot (due to greater wear from skier/rider weight and pressure) than at the tips and tails. Try it again after tuning and see the difference...it will be noticeable if you've tuned effectively. If you impart a sharper bevel angle underfoot than at the tips and tails, the stick will also detect this. Likewise, you'll also be able to hear and feel the difference between burred edges and deburred/polished edges. The SkiVisions tuning stick is such a simple yet revealing tool that can give you invaluable tuning feedback.
6.5" x 3/8" (165mm x 9mm)
Made in the USA.
Sold each.

I think the tuning stick works great

Posted by skibumper on 18th Nov 2011

The prior review didn't understand something about the stick. You have to put on some real pressure, far more than the pressure with a finger or fingernail. Their website says "moderate" pressure, I like to use more than moderate. Once you put some real pressure on it the thing really sings. Tells you everything you need to know. I never tune without it.
Couldn't get the hang of it.

Posted by Mark from Vermont on 22nd Oct 2011

Great idea, but I just couldn't get the hang of this thing. Perhaps I didn't try hard enough, but I didn't feel like I could evaluate edge sharpness any better than with just my finger.