Tips With Nev: How To Tune The Edges Of Your Snowboard 

You ain’t alone lol

So how does it affect your riding if you don’t do it?

@@danpacheco1less control when turning/carving

👋 me

That’s some Zeb levels of size haha, have a good day shredding🙌🏻

That's awesome!

@TurboDuckHeadHD In HD Well, for base edge I use a Beast 1 degree base edge beveler and for sides I use an SVST pro-edge beveler 91. So basically together they maintain a 90-degree edge that's slightly beveled. They seem to work great for me, anyway.

Glad he helped! He's been around that long believe it or not. :)

He was here on RU-vid 10 yrs ago! Huge respect for what Nev has built with snowboard addiction

Nice, glad to hear it helps. We are going to do more of this quick style tutorials if our customers find it useful

Nev Lapwood you should definitely do more of these vids. They really help a lot!

@@SnowboardAddiction i was advised to do a storage wax over the summer, as i can't afford a new board every season.

I worked in the industry for years, here’s my $.02: Only rack company that’s worth looking at IMO is Thule. They’re expensive but worth it. Get a bag with built in boot pockets. Dakine & Burton tend to be my recommendations but it’s worth buying something quality. The cheap ones will have zippers popping off within a couple years. Roller bags are heavy and awkward to handle, IMO not worth the extra $$ and weight. Flying with a board is easy, especially Southwest. Process is the same as a regular suitcase except there’s usually an oversize area you pick up & drop off at. Just make sure your board + boot bag weight is combined under 50lbs. Most airlines have the same policy, your board bag & boot bag count as 1 bag. Fill your board bag w/ your riding gear then you can use a carry-on suitcase for your regular clothes. Get a rubber mat (old doormats/car mats work great) to stand on when taking your boots on/off. It’s a clean surface that’s better than standing in the snow/dirt/slush.

Our pleasure!!

I want the same

As Nev mentioned in the video, with this board he is in the park a lot. That's why his board has a neutral edge so he doesn't catch it on boxes and stuff.

It would only be catchy on a grippy/icy/unsmooth box which you shouldn’t boardslide regardless

Did you find a good one?

@@doyouevennaturebro4593 not yet actually. OMG, year ago )

@@aserrrrrrrrr haha that happens. I’m having the same issue. There are so many on amazon and I don’t want a crappier one so I don’t mess up my board.

Medium grade, I don't know the number sorry

@@SnowboardAddiction No worries, thanks a lot for the reply. You are my fav person on youtube, thanks for sharing all your knowledge!

Thanks

Simply amazing

lmao 🤣

not really. 1st loosen bindings so the heat of waxing doesn't make dimples, then clean the wax off, do the edges, then structure, wax, scrape and clean the edges of wax, tight the bindings and get some good lean going with the back of the binding leaning forward a bit. ride.

Probably doesn’t matter since it doesn’t mess with the base

Yea id like to know also

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Diamond stone

I have my own fairly comprehensive purpose snowboard/ski tuning workshop I run from home that I've been doing for about 10 years now. I have purchased tons of different tools over the years that has cost me a fair amount of coin $$$$$. But hey I love snowboarding. So I love the Toko Edge Tuner Pro which is my number 1 pick for doing side edges. I have fixed pro model edge guides at a variety of different angles but love the rollers for smooth glide over the base it gives you from the Toko Edge Tuner Pro. I use 89 for side edge and 1 degree for base bevel. This gives your combined edge/base angle of 90 degrees (this is what a lot of boards are set up as from the factory). You can go more if you want to set up for a super hard carver ie 88-87degrees (not recommended unless you're into competitions/expert level rider) but remember that to change back that angle after this you will have to remove volume of the edge plus base grind to bring that angle back. I have a number of different base edge guides ie Toko adjustable and fixed Toko pro line models but love using more than any the FK SKS Vario Base Bevel. Such a brilliant easy to use variable base bevel. Make sure you get decent diamond stones. I have used cheaper ones in the past that I sold off only after 1 use. You can't really beat Diaface Moonflex Diamond Stones. Grab the 5 pack as this will enable you to polish those edges back a mirror face from 100 to 1500. I bring back edges for customers to a polished mirror finish from their previous rusty unserviced condition. I have a number of Toko T8 irons of different voltage 230v (Australia) and 110v (Japan) I use when I go O/S. If you are into Snowboarding I would advise setting yourself up with descent tuning gear. You can't go wrong with Toko or Swix tools. Up there with the best. You will have to outlay $$$$ at first but will be better of in the long run. My advice is to use the edge/base tools rather than free-handing the edges.

I believe when you have rust on the edges of your board the gummy stone can remove them

no

I detune the tip and tail (4 contact points of the board)

@@SnowboardAddiction thank you for your response so you tuned the all metal edge of the snowboard?(all metal edge around the whole board) cuz I saw in video you only tuned heel edge and toe edge. Thank you

Lol, yeah the autogenerated captions on this one seem to be way off!

@@SnowboardAddiction You're welcome keep up the great content

You will have less grip and bad burrs can actually cause you to catch edges.

**Kiwi/Canadian

Yes dont sand your board! i have done this many times so i didnt damage the snowboard. but getting a edge tool is your best bet for sure.

We are moving away from Amazon as fast as we can!

probably the same. My guess is the gummy stone will lose its shape over time, at least when compared to diamond bc diamond is hardest.