edge tuners?

[jhritz2000]

i have heard a lot of hype about edge tuners lately. i was jsut wondering what they actually did. how much of a difference it makes. if its worth the money. and where the hell i can find one?...if anyone can help me please do! thanx!;)

[griswald]

A lot of people live and die by them to get their edges at the proper angle. I use one just for portability, but I have used a metal file and have gotten just as good results for a lot cheaper. Then again, I'm not all that anal about my edge angles.

[jhritz2000]

alrighty.....but what good does having ur edges at a 90 degree angle make?

[Vitulla]

one thing I wanted to know. I've been getting a little rust on the back of my boards. Would this edge tuners remove this or what? Thanks

[Greco]

use a piece of sand paper to remove rust from edges.

[griswald]

Basically the sharper the angle of the bases (90 degrees instead fo 30, say), the easier it will be for you to carve because they catch a lot easier. The downside is if you do park a lot, because they catch a lot easier, it's a lot easier to "catch an edge" (duh) and wipe out.

[865rolla]

you can get them online @ www.skiboards.com , but they are about 20 dollars alone, so I decided to go ahead and buy an entire tuning kit (DaKine's Deluxe kit). www.boardtactics.com has better prices than the other sites I found. they've got a 20 dollar kit that includes a tool & an edge tuner. i think they sell edge tuners separately too. i paid about 59 (including shipping) for the DaKine kit.

ba-blowwww!

[jhritz2000]

hey thanx alot!