XCMAN Alpine SKi Snowboard Side Edge Tuner Sharpener CNC Made with Clamp Device

Have several other styles, this one is by far the best for my needs.

Overall very happy. The guide works well. The quality of the file could be better. But other than that well worth the money

Holder is alright, clamp is not the best. The file is completely useless! Totally warped and way to thin and flexes under the clamp even more. Held against the fully flat side of the holder to show how warped the file is fresh from the box.

La guida sarebbe di buona costruzione ed è pratica. Però così come si trova nella confezione avrebbe zero stelle e non è utilizzabile per fare il filo agli sci con 89 gradi. Il motivo è molto semplice e non si capisce perchè il costruttore non tenga conto di un principio fondamentale. La lamina dello sci rispetto alla soletta , in genere è alta 2 millimetri; per poter fare il filo con la squadretta la lima dopo il fissaggio deve sporgere dal piano della stessa squadra, max 2 millimetri. Questa è troppo larga, sporge 1 cm e non potrà mai fare il filo di nessun genere. Va' ad asportare ovviamente , tutta la parete laterale dello sci. Per utilizzare la squadra occorre quindi adattare, oppure acquistare una lima più stretta. Così arriva a 4 stelle. Se avesse due bloccaggi , invece di uno solo centrale avrebbe sicuramente 5 stelle.

die feile lässt sich super fest machen da kippt oder verutscht nichts die verschlussschraube ist in guter grösse und lässt sich gut festziehen nur warum bei einer 2mm kante eine 5cm lange feile mit dabei sein muss verstehe ich nicht ! Um den Belag nicht zu arg zu verkratzen muss man die feile ganz nach hinten schieben sonst ist der belag hinüber .

I had tried a plastic cheap sharpener that came with a "kit" and it was pretty bad. This was the replacement I purchased after much deliberation, research, and recommendations, and I couldn't be happier. It holds a variety of honing stones, plus it comes with a somewhat decent file. I first used the included file on my ski's to set the angle I wanted and it didn't take off a lot of material and required a bit more passes than I would have expected, but once that part was done I moved on to 3 stages of diamond honing stones and it works brilliantly for this. I was able to attach and swap out the stones very quickly: the screw holds the file and stones incredibly well and never came loose. This is FAR better than having to use a clumsy clamp or a loose "tight" fit mechanic. The face that extends down the bottom of the ski is sufficiently long so that it is mostly easy to hold the proper angle with a bit of focus. I can re-sharpen/hone a set of skis in just a few minutes using this, even running through 3 stages of grit. Overall I am very happy with this tool and couldn't recommend it more for those of you who need just 1 angle and want a more professional style sharpener that will hold your file/stones securely.

this guide works much better (for me anyway) than the plastic multi-angle guide included in the XCMAN startup package.

That is Nice for my purpose....but I took off the mecanisn provided with it and put instead a clamp...now it is firm and wont giggle when I use it....

Have a look at the YouTube videos of how to use this type of tool before use. Even without a ski vice it was easy to use and very effective. I wonder about the life of the file though, so dropped one star, but time will tell.