Thank you all very much for your feedback. If you do decide to buy an edge grinder make sure you get one that runs along the base of the ski. ![]() ![]() Bear in mind that you will still have to manually plane the sidewalls, which is not an easy task to master. Unless you plan to travel to Italy and pick one up you will have to get it shipped to the US and if it needs to be serviced / repaired at some point you will have to ship it back.Īt the moment the Ratte would be massive overkill and wouldn’t bring your daughter any advantage, an edge grinder is certainly nice to have, but is by no means essential. Judging by the steady stream of World Cup ski techs visiting Daniele Pesamosca’s shop it is currently the go-to edge grinder on the World Cup circuit.Īs well as being more precise than hand filing the edges remain sharper for longer, they claim that they will last for 120 gates in world cup training, the Ratte also has much better ergonomics than most of its competitors and having dust collection is a big advantage if you have to tune lots of skis.Īll this comes at a price, I don’t now what the current price is, but a couple of years ago they were rumored to cost around 6000 euros. The Ratte (Rat) was originally marketed as the Maus (Mouse) it first appeared in 2011, a number of people were involved in its design and development including Edi Unterberger (Marcel Hirscher’s former ski tech). But if you really want to go this way, then my suggestion is definitely Trione. Unfortunately there's little chances it will bring much success. But in today's world, when supposingly everything can be bought, idea of shelling 3000eur and no long term learning is needed, is definitely nice one. Knowing how to prepare skis, even with just file, guide and diamond stone, and knowing what to do for certain conditions will be much more effective with way better result. Buying 2 or 3000eur worth Trione, which is machine that's probably most used one on WC, without any idea how to properly prepare skis, won't make your skis be WC ready, or even recreational skiing ready. But to be at least a bit productive, I would strongly suggest to learn how to do skis by hand first, and only then start thinking about machine, especially about machine worth several 1000eur. Only machine I have ever used is Trione, so no help from me regarding this. I have no info on this Ratte, never saw it, never used it. At the level you’re talking, there really are no secrets. That’s generally more difficult, esp for smaller hands.ĭon’t know about that. You use it edge up like the Swix Evo or Toko. It’s also different knowing you don’t depend on a machine. It’s hard to say whether learning hand tuning is easier, prob not, but you do get fundamental knowledge and skill. You’re likely better off with a battery Razor tune. How old? Is she experienced with hand tools or power tools? All those machines are big. How old is your daughter? Is she experienced with hand tools or power tools? All those machines are big. Likely you could get your own 120V 60hz power supply, the motor is probably 12V or 24. That’s a significant disadvantage, not an advantage. Then you’ll spend significant time just dealing with a machine no one else has. I would run the other way, or go to Italy and try to get one. Maybe or Toni knows the status of this Ratte machine. I'd greatly appreciate any feedback on these units and if anyone has experience or info on the Ratte and can either set me straight I'd be eternally greatful! This ski tuning business is interesting, many seem to guard their secrets in the race realm and don't want to give too much info. I've looked at Snowglide which looks awesome and has great US presence and support but I want this to be something my daughter will learn to use and can travel with for race prep, the downside of the Snowglide appears to be the dust generation so I'm curious about the Ratte machines which have dust collection and while there are a couple posts about them I can find very little information online about them. I want world cup quality and don't want to sound pompous but I'm willing to pay for the best. The first purchase I'm targeting is an edge tuning machine. I want to get the best possible gear starting out and just master it. I've always wanted to tune my own skis and my family's so excited to go on this journey. I'm new to the world of ski tuning and thanks to my racer daughter am diving in head first.
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