Ski Snowboard Base Flattening structuring Tools

-True bars-
Blacklight True Bar	Item #SPK-TB124: $19.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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: $39.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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Knife Edge True Bar	Item #BTS-TRUE: $29.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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-
SkiVisions Ski Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-BF1: $69.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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:


SkiVisions Snowboard Base Flattener & Structure Tool	Item #SVN-BF2: $59.95	Click Image To Enlarge
The Snowboard Base Flattener Tool uses the same tool body as the Ski Flattener (listed above). It comes packaged with a 12" medium ruby stone structure blade.	Quantity:

Base Flattener Accessories
SkiVisions Stone redressing tool	Item #SVN-SSDF: $19.95 OUT OF STOCK UNTIL FALL	Click Image To Enlarge
A special 100 grit diamond stone for re-dressing stone blades Try the Moonflex 100 grit diamond stone as a substitute.	Quantity:


SkiVisions Steel blade sharpening tool	Item #SVN-BLSS: $13.95	Click Image To Enlarge
An 80 grit silica carbide hand stone for sharpening the steel blade.	Quantity:

-Base Flattener Optional Inserts-
SkiVisions 6" Steel Blade	#SVN-BL6 6": $29.95 Out Of Stock until fall	Click Image To Enlarge
Replacement steel blade for SkiVisions base flattener.	Quantity:


SkiVisions 6" Ruby Stone Blade - Fine	Item #SVN-FB6 6": $13.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Use this stone when snow is new and cold.	Quantity:


SkiVisions 6" Ruby Stone Blade - Medium	Item #SVN-MB6 6" : $13.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Use this stone on mid-season snow, best all-around stone.	Quantity:


SkiVisions 6" Ruby Stone Blade - Coarse	Item #SVN-CB6 6": $13.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Use in early spring.	Quantity:


SkiVisions 6" ruby stone blade - X-Coarse	Item #SVN-XCB6 6": $13.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Use this blade in late spring/summer. Can be used to quickly reduce material on base-high skis (use in conjuction with steel blade).	Quantity:


SkiVisions 12" ruby stone blade - X-Coarse	Item #SVN-XCB12: $25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Use in late spring/summer. Also for flattening base-high boards. Blade will fit in both the ski or the snowboard base flattener tools.	Quantity:


SkiVisions 12" ruby stone blade - Medium	Item #SVN-MB12: $25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
All around structure stone for boards. Blade will fit in both ski or snowboard base flattener tools.	Quantity:

TOKO STRUCTURITE NORDIC RILLER This simple but effective tool imprints (presses) a broken linear or continuous linear structure on Nordic ski bases. The tool includes a medium (red) broken linear roller. Also available are a coarse (yellow) broken-linear roller or a fine (blue) continuous linear roller. Toko has color coded the rollers to match the colors of their waxes (yellow, red and blue). This makes structure selection a breeze, simply match the roller color to the wax of the day’s color and away you go! As with any imprinting tool it is best to structure after waxing and scraping so the shape of the structure remains crisp. Imprinting or pressing a structure into the base is not as permanent as a cut-in structure, but has the advantage of allowing the structure to be changed frequently without first scraping the base flat. This tool works well for applying structure the day of an event
Structurite Tool	Item #TOK-0940 $84.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Includes medium (red) broken linear roller	Quantity:


Continuous Fine (blue) roller	Item #TOK-5018 $34.95 New!	Click Image To Enlarge
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Medium (red) roller- Broken-linear	Item #TOK-3000 $34.95 New!	Click Image To Enlarge
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Coarse (yellow) roller - Broken-linear	Item #TOK-1037 $34.95 New!	Click Image To Enlarge
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swix nordic riller tool This effective hand tool presses a linear structure according to conditions encountered. The tools includes a medium.75mm brass insert, other inserts are available. Simply set the tool on the ski base and, while applying moderate pressure, slide the tool from tip to tail. Composite guides on the side of the tool help it track straight. Structure is most effectively applied after waxing (so heat from the iron will not affect the structure shape) and is then lightly brushed.
swix Nordic riller tool	Item #SWX-T401:$59.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Includes a medium.75mm brass insert	Quantity:


extra fine .33mm riller blade insert	Item #SWX-T401XF:$25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
New, fine, coarse artificial snow -12 to -5 degrees C light pressure when imprinting	Quantity:


fine .5mm riller blade insert	Item #SWX-T401F:$25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
New fine, coarse, glazed icy tracks, coarse dry snow -5 to 1 degree C. Light pressure when imprinting	Quantity:


medium .75mm riller blade insert	Item #SWX-T401M:$25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
New, fine, coarse mixed and moist snow -1 to 3 degrees C Medium pressure when imprinting	Quantity:


coarse 1mm riller blade insert	Item #SWX-T401G:$25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Wet, coarse snow Air temp 0-10 degrees C. Medium pressure when imprinting	Quantity:


coarse 2mm riller blade insert	Item #SWX-T4012:$25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Extreme wet snow air temp 0 to 20 degrees C. Hard pressure when imprinting	Quantity:


coarse 3mm riller blade insert	Item #SWX-T4013:$25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
Extreme wet snow air temp 0 to 20 degrees C. Hard pressure when imprinting	Quantity:

BASE FLATTENING AND STRUCTURE PAPER
80 grit sandpaper	Item #KLG-80 : $3.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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 : $5.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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 : $19.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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: $25.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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:

P-TEX HAIR REMOVAL
Sandvik Steel Scraper	Item #SAN-474 : $6.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
Replacement blades for Microhair shaver	Quantity:


Base Polishing Cloth	Item# SPK-202010 :$9.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
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	Click Image To Enlarge
Handheld Omni Prep pad.	Quantity:


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


RIGID PAD HOLDER	Item #SVJ-09493:$8.95	Click Image To Enlarge
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: