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Old February 16th 05, 12:28 AM
Squirrel123
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Default how to stablelize board when scraping wax

looking for cheap and creative solution to stablize the boards when I'm
scraping wax.
currently I just push it against the wall or the ground, however, with
the bindings and the shape of the board, it's not stable at all.

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Old February 16th 05, 01:53 AM
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I usually either remove the bindings and just put the board on a pair
books/blocks OR put the board over the armrest of a foldout chair (mine
happens to have nice, flat armrests). The chair way is quicker since
you often don't need to take off the bindings. Although it is better to
take them off to let the wax soak into the base under the bindings
better as the binding screws pull heat away from the base. However the
chair armrest are narrow such that the far-end of the board have a
tendency flip-up if you put too much pressure on it, which is annoyign.

You can buy rubber no slipping under padding for a dollar or two at the
supermarket to help keep the board from sliding.


Squirrel123 wrote:
looking for cheap and creative solution to stablize the boards when

I'm
scraping wax.
currently I just push it against the wall or the ground, however,

with
the bindings and the shape of the board, it's not stable at all.


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Old February 16th 05, 04:01 AM
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Stretch it across an empty five-gallon floor wax bucket or two. These
buckets are frequently found in the trash. Some really did hold floor
wax; others held powder laundry detergent.

When you go boarding, take the bucket in the car with you. You can toss
your wet boots in it on the way back home.

Empty floor wax buckets are among the most versatile and useful things
you will ever find in the trash.

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Old February 16th 05, 02:13 PM
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Take bindings off,
Put binding bolts back in,
Put board on Black and Decker Workmate and tighten up to bolts.
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Old February 16th 05, 02:15 PM
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or leave the bolts off and use the plastic wedges to tighten against edge of
board, but I've lost my plastic wedges.

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Old February 16th 05, 06:58 PM
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well, if you don't want to purchase the snowboard tuning clamps (which
work great and attach to any table) you just need some kind of rubber
to hold things in place. It'll move a little, but I'd think if you do
it on top of some old tires or put a rubber mat over whatever surface
you use. If you use the chairs, as suggested, drape an upside down car
mat over each chair. The rubber should hold the board nice.

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Old February 17th 05, 08:36 PM
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Lay it down flat on something that will support each end -- like between
two stacks of crates.

Either that or you can lean it up against a workbench, counter, or
something similar, not as good but for me it's usually good enough.
whatever you lean it up against has to be taller than your top binding.
you can make sure it's not going to move against the ground by resting
1/2 your foot on the tail of your board.

bri


Squirrel123 wrote:

looking for cheap and creative solution to stablize the boards when I'm
scraping wax.
currently I just push it against the wall or the ground, however, with
the bindings and the shape of the board, it's not stable at all.




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