DIY work bench

[bornaginalpiner]

I found this video online to create your own workbench for tuning skis. Looks like a pretty nice setup. I've found that some skis don't play nice with traditional ski clamps. This system looks like it's much more secure and it's something you can make yourself. Any thoughts?

[Montana St Alum]

I bought one of these a couple of years ago. Sometimes, when it's a nice day out in the summer, I'll work on my mountain bike outdoors and this is nice and portable. It's about $140 and is sufficient for waxing and sharpening skis as well as other minor tasks.

WORX WX051 Pegasus Folding Work Table & Sawhorse

[bornaginalpiner]

I bought one of these a couple of years ago. Sometimes, when it's a nice day out in the summer, I'll work on my mountain bike outdoors and this is nice and portable. It's about $140 and is sufficient for waxing and sharpening skis as well as other minor tasks.

Sweet piece of equipment. Do the clamps stay out of the way for edge sharpening?

[phoenix]

That'll work (meaning the DIY version). Can actually be more solid than the portable store bought versions (which I find highly overpriced). I made something similar for myself some years back; the uprights on mine are about identical, but they're on separate bases... smaller and portable. The binding tie down on this guy's version is a good idea, though as he said not strictly necessary.

[bornaginalpiner]

That'll work. Can actually be more solid than the portable store bought versions (which I find highly overpriced). I made something similar for myself some years back; the uprights on mine are about identical, but they're on separate bases... smaller and portable. The binding tie down on this guy's version is a good idea, though as he said not strictly necessary.

Agreed. The binding tie is the feature I like best.

[Montana St Alum]

I bought one of these a couple of years ago. Sometimes, when it's a nice day out in the summer, I'll work on my mountain bike outdoors and this is nice and portable. It's about $140 and is sufficient for waxing and sharpening skis as well as other minor tasks.

Sweet piece of equipment. Do the clamps stay out of the way for edge sharpening?

The clamps are no problem for sharpening or waxing.

The left clamp grips the binding and the right clamp is just a platform for the ski.
As shown below

I have a good-sized work area, but I don't want several items that are specific to individual jobs if I can get one item that works for several applications just to cut back on junk.

The big table is just an old air hockey table with plywood on it.

[bornaginalpiner]

Thanks Mont St. Looks like a nice set up.

[fgd135]

Both ideas are very nice. I use a decades-old Swix waxing table that looks like a skinny sawhorse, folds up, fits in the back of the estate wagon for use at the trailhead if needed. Not so stable with newer capped skis, though.

[wabene]

Hello all, here is the contraption I came up with back in the winter of '08 during the economic slowdown. Grabbed some Baltic birch plywood and some maple boards and headed to my friend's cabinet shop in Washburn WI. We came up with two prototypes, this is one of them. We came to the conclusion that we couldn't make any money on them, but I've been using this one since. The "harp" that you clip the bindings to moves up and down with a screw mechanism to hold the ski in place.The two ski supports slide to accommodate any size Nordic ski. Works great, but I will be adding pads to the supports to better hold the bigger BC skis I have now.
Right here I'm putting some green glide on my wife's M50's and a little skin prep. Going to grab a bite up the shore and then ski the Northwoods Trail in Silver Bay, MN this afternoon.

[lowangle al]

Nice boat.