How do you blunt your edges?

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  Thread Started By:   Axiomatt   On:   Wednesday 24/02/2010 @ 13:15 Show Newest First    
Axiomatt
Posts: 25
East Sussex
  #1  How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 13:15
I've got a new board in the mail and i need to blunt the edges so i don't catch my edges on rails, ant advice?
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bornfishy
Posts: 816
County Antrim
  #2  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 13:32
Revision #3 (Last edited: 24/02/2010 @ 13:37)
In reply to post #1 ...
Run the file along the edges you wanna blunt, that's it really.

Not a lot of point doing it unless you're hitting street rails, imo. Be careful filing the effective edges, you don't wanna end up washing out all the time.
Don't be a patsy.
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inactive_16115
Posts: 4226
  #3  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 14:02
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yes you only do it along the nose and tail down to the strait bit not all the way along the side, plus many board come already detuned
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Bobtastic
Posts: 2888
Greater Manchester
  #4  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 14:08
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I use the skulls of fallen skiers!

If they're not available a file or de-tuning stone will do.
Bob - Rejeck is a state of mind

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Axiomatt
Posts: 25
East Sussex
  #5  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 14:30
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surely the centre of the board as well if I'm doing boardslides?
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inactive_16115
Posts: 4226
  #6  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 14:46
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depends if its just a park board and you have no intention of ever riding it on piste. Ive never blunted the edges all the way round on any of my par boards, only proper hard core rails monkeys do that.
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Grill
Posts: 1961
France
  #7  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 15:07
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I find the best way to get a nice blunt edge is to euro carve down the middle of the road.
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Bobtastic
Posts: 2888
Greater Manchester
  #8  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 15:15
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That will do it! And probably give you a free nose job ta boot!
Bob - Rejeck is a state of mind

Snows back! Run to the hills!
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inactive_16115
Posts: 4226
  #9  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 15:16
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i tried that and rode strait into a lampost destroying the nose of my brand new board. But yes it definately blunted the edges
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Bobtastic
Posts: 2888
Greater Manchester
  #10  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 15:18
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Ouchie... in a number of different ways...
Bob - Rejeck is a state of mind

Snows back! Run to the hills!
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Rogue_Skier
Posts: 981
Canada
  #11  Re: How do you blunt your edges?  Posted 24/02/2010 @ 16:01
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This is very easy to achieve by taking a trip to St. Anton and having a session in the Kangaruh......
"If you know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction..... you may be living in Canada!"
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