Both professional athletes and lovers of winter sports use various special devices and equipment. Taking into account the fact that the state and life of equipment directly depends on this, it is recommended to know everything about ski machines. First of all, we will talk about devices intended for high-quality and proper processing of the sliding surface. It is important to consider that now manufacturers offer skiers a fairly wide range of models. In addition, the machine can be made independently.
Description and appointment
Initially, it is worth noting that the design and principle of using the ski machine are as simple as possible. Any equipment model is located horizontally on legs or attached to the table with special fasteners. After installation, you must dilute the guides to the desired distance and fix. Next, you can proceed to work with a sliding surface (lubrication or processing with a grinding tool).
In the standard design, the machine design necessarily includes two key elements. We are talking about the bed, the length of which ranges from 120 to 150 cm, as well as on guides equipped with retainers. In addition, the delivery includes:
- Legs with tips of rubber (connected in pairs or are separate items).
- Additional fixtures of fasteners;
- shelves for tools and lubrication;
- holder for garbage bags;
- Bag or storage and transportation case.
Many skiers most often exploit models of machines designed to process one ski. At the same time, equipment modifications are available on sale, allowing the preparation of a pair immediately. If you need to process several pairs, then use a special ski table.
Features of the appearance of different models are due to their complete set. So, equipped with legs of the design outwardly resemble an ironing board. In their absence, the machine is a bar with guides and fasteners. Many manufacturers are now producing lightweight models of machines whose weight does not exceed 1.5 kg.
Such devices can be easily transported.
What are there?
At the moment, a fairly wide selection of specialized equipment for servicing all types of skis is presented in the relevant market segment. In this case, all available options can be divided into stationary and mobile. Using the recent to handle the sliding surface can be immediately before leaving the ski. Another important point is the financial side of the issue. The acquisition and operation of some machines will require significant costs, while the costs of others will be minimal.
It is equally important to consider that there are devices with rigidly fixed guides. Such models are designed under the ski of certain sizes. Alternatives are universal samples of equipment. Separate attention deserve machine tools for mountain ski, sharpening of which should be performed in a vertical position and under a specific inclination. Very often, ordinary machines are simply not suitable for this in width. Special designs are equipped with vice, allowing you to adjust the corner of the central clamping angle.
Among other things, Machines differ from each other with material manufacturing. Most industrial products are made of aluminum profile with frost-resistant coating. There are less often wooden models.
Best manufacturers
To date, the release of the described devices is carried out by many specialized companies. The most popular foreign brands include several manufacturers.
Skigo - Swedish company specializing in the development of equipment and accessories for cross-country skiing. Products of this brand appeared on the market back in 1979. Since 2015, official representation has begun to work in Russia.
SWIX - Manufacturer from Norway whose products are popular with both lovers and professional athletes. The history of the company began back in 1946.
Fischer - Austrian company specializing in the release of bikes of a premium class.
Holmenkol is one of the oldest representatives of the industry. This company representing from 1922 in the world market in Germany offers a wide range of ointments, accessories and fixtures for servicing both cross-country and ski skiing.
- TOKO - Swiss manufacturer whose products are known since 1933. The company's catalog contains goods for all types of skis.
At the same time, the brand is especially popular at Franiwa and Snowboard fans.
In accordance with current statistical data, Fishian, RU-SKI and Master-Ski are the most popular domestic stamps. According to athletes, lovers and experts, the quality of the equipment produced by these companies is not inferior to foreign counterparts.
How to make your own hands?
As already noted, the skiing machine does not necessarily buy ready. With certain skills and tools, such a device can be made independently using the appropriate drawings and diagrams. To create the simplest fixture, you will need:
- Bar wooden with dimensions 30x40 or 40x40 mm - 2 m;
- Metal corner - 4 pcs.;
- axis and narrow metal plates from the designer;
- Clamps - 2 pcs.
Immediately the process of making a homemade machine includes the following steps:
- measurement of the ski length, and determining the configuration of their profile;
- calculating the dimensions of bars for racks and guides;
- Spilization at the angle of the upper part of the bars;
- fastening the processed billets, and the installation of the guides using self-tapping screws;
- Assembling the retainer from the specified parts of the metal designer, its installation on the rear guide.
The main plus of the self-made device is its low cost. If we talk about minuses. Then first of all it is worth focusing on the staticness of the guides. It is about the fact that there is no possibility to change the distance between these structural elements of the machine depending on the parameters of the surfaces of the surfaces. An alternative option will be the manufacture of a device from an aluminum profile, which includes key advantages:
- the ability to adjust;
- increased wear resistance;
- Low weight.
It is important to take into account that the guides must be attached to the longitudinal rubber bands. Such measures will allow efficiently protect the sliding surface from damage.
About how do it yourself make a machine to prepare skis, see the next video.