iron and wax
For the traveller, the proper irons would certainly be better. As Jez & Blizz said, they’reobviously much easier to pack and carry.
I have a regular K-Mart iron at home which works fine, but I wouldn’t bother taking it on a trip with me. In saying that though, don’t most places you stay at these days have a bench and iron for guests to use anyway?
I find the rounded edges of a proper iron make it much smoother to use than a house hold iron with sharp edges and corners
haha still doesn’t make much sense to me. You could buy an $8 iron in six different countries and still not have paid the same (not even considering getting a 2nd hand one from vinnies or salvos). Seems a bit like people spending money for the sake of it.
each to their own, though.
Also, this one from Board Supply Co. $50.
http://www.boardsupplyco.com.au/product/snowboard-waxing-iron
This is a good one for online shoppers because it has free shipping. Balmoral Boards also has free shipping but on orders over $100
Yeah, I agree with you cords to some degree as I’ve just got a cheap iron myself. I’m going to pack it and take it to NZ with the family even though its a bit bulky cause I’ve got heaps of luggage space with all the kids luggage allocations.
The bigger cheaper iron is a little bit harder to use on my board because its harder to get into all the rocker/camber spots due to its large base size. I think a smaller board specific iron would be little easier to use to get into these weird angled parts of the board but really it only means that it takes a little longer to do the job.
So long as the board get waxed and ready to rock ... I’m happy!!
maybe people wax their boards a lot more often than I do. Once at home before a 2 week trip to NZ is plenty for me…In fact when I did a season I think we only waxed our boards twice (maybe 3 times) in 84 days of riding…
I wax my board after every 2-3 days riding. So I have been going every weekend lately, so have been waxing pre trip each time.
I just use a cheap kmart iron myself which seems to do the job fine. It would be better if it didn’t have the steam holes and was just one solid plate. I’m actually glad I only used a cheapy as I hadn’t noticed a sharp burr on one of my base edges and ran the iron straight over it scratching the base of the iron.
In the end the ironing is easy it’s the bloody scraping that does my head in!
Scraping is a pain. But the problem for most people is they actually put way too much wax on, making scraping a massive task.
Scraping is a pain. But the problem for most people is they actually put way too much wax on, making scraping a massive task.
Yeah I agree, the first time I waxed I went a little over the top these days not so bad. I really need to sort out a bench though a tiny round table on the balcony really isn’t cutting it I can only scrape 1/3 of the length at a time.
Yeah, I actually suspect that a proper iron might help with getting a smaller amount of wax on the board .... I seemed to have to use more wax than I really wanted to with the cheap iron because it was hard to get into all the weird board angles. Might be my noobishness at waxing though….
Scraping is a pain. But the problem for most people is they actually put way too much wax on, making scraping a massive task.
Yeah I agree, the first time I waxed I went a little over the top these days not so bad. I really need to sort out a bench though a tiny round table on the balcony really isn’t cutting it I can only scrape 1/3 of the length at a time.
I picked up a couple of saw horses from bunnings and put on non slip rubber mats over the wood. Works a charm, just needs to be a little taller.
Scraping is a pain. But the problem for most people is they actually put way too much wax on, making scraping a massive task.
Yeah I agree, the first time I waxed I went a little over the top these days not so bad. I really need to sort out a bench though a tiny round table on the balcony really isn’t cutting it I can only scrape 1/3 of the length at a time.
I picked up a couple of saw horses from bunnings and put on non slip rubber mats over the wood. Works a charm, just needs to be a little taller.
Have been looking at the very same thing just havent pulled the trigger. Good to hear they work well!
last winter i gave up on scraping and didn’t experience much loss of performance. I am not racing professionally so if I want to go faster i just turn less. After a few days riding the wax comes up naturaly so you could say the way lasts even longer lol. I put less on too. You guys should try it
Scraping is a pain. But the problem for most people is they actually put way too much wax on, making scraping a massive task.
Yeah I agree, the first time I waxed I went a little over the top these days not so bad. I really need to sort out a bench though a tiny round table on the balcony really isn’t cutting it I can only scrape 1/3 of the length at a time.
I picked up a couple of saw horses from bunnings and put on non slip rubber mats over the wood. Works a charm, just needs to be a little taller.
Have been looking at the very same thing just havent pulled the trigger. Good to hear they work well!
Was cheap too, I think the two of them only cost me $24 or something. Which is great because I can pack em up easily and set up anywhere I want!