| 1. Abundant light - you can't tune what you can't see. 2. Repair dvd, book or video - to learn wax and tuning basics. 3. Workbench - 35" to 45" height is best for most tuning needs. 4. Brake retainers - keeps ski brakes out of the way when tuning. 5. Vise - holds skis or snowboard securely for precision work. 6. True bar - to check bases for flatness. 7. Base flattener - to flatten the base on your skis or snowboard. 8. P-tex repair material - to fill base gouges with pistol or iron. 9. Versaplane and steel scraper - removes excess p-tex after filling 10. Structure tool - to impart or refresh the structure in your base. 11. Diamond or Aluminum Oxide stones - remove burrs and/or nicks from your steel edges. 12. Edge bevel tool or guide- to assure precise base and side edge bevel angles when filing, deburring or polishing. 13. File or edge tuning tool - to file and bevel steel edges. 14. File brush - to keep file teeth clean and sharp. 15. Ceramic or Arkansas stones - to polish edges after filing, and for quick daily edge touch-ups. 16. Brass or steel brush - cleans out old wax & open base structure. 17. Scotchbrite and omni-prep pad - to scour away p-tex hairs or fuzz on your base. 18. Wax iron - to hot wax your ski or snowboard bases. 19. Wax - choose basic universal wax to hi-performance fluoro wax. 20. Plastic scraper - to scrape off excess wax after hot-waxing. 21. Nylon, brass, horsehair brush or roto brushes - to remove wax from base structure after waxing. 22. Fiberlene or base tex paper - to clean bases while tuning. 23. Straps - to safely secure skis or gear after tuning and waxing. |
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