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Pretty cool looking. Torspo - MEH Cool Logo

Couple years back I wasn't so thrilled with IW. I ordered a then M11 in custom colors. I forget the promo but it was something to do with a freight allowed order. Well since I added some other odds and ends that shipped from IW and the helmet shipped direct they billed me the freight on the odds and ends making it not such a good deal. They ultimately made it right after a handful of emails and phone calls.

Scored 2 Z-Leader visor kits at the local play it again NIB. $15 each. I've been wanting to try this set up for a year or two now and stubbled upon it. Stumbled upon 2 Z-Leader visor kits @ $15 each at Play It Again. I've been looking to try this for a year or two now and they had them new in box.

S30 Visor- I purchased a pair of them since they were cheap, figure to have one as a back up. I've worn them for 15-20 ice slots coaching & reffing, been fine so far, no fogging no scratches. I mentioned in a previous post they seem to have some random "fish-eyes", they are only noticeable if you look for them, not a problem in use. One problem I did find was helmet fit. I started to use it with a 10 year old Bauer HH4000L. With the visor extended all the way forward, it was too tight to be comfortable. I had less then a finger space between my nose and the visor. At the top, the visor was in contact with the helmet, no real top vent area was left open. It was usable but claustrophobic. I transferred it to a CCM 452, maybe 5 years old and it has plenty of adjustment space. Some may like the tight fit, I certainly had no need to worry about getting a stick under the visor. Maybe the screws for the J hooks are far back on that helmet model not sure.

I had to order a few things and thought I'd try the S30 starting off as a ref. I ordered 2 as someone suggested as a backup based on the cost. Both visors had random spots, Almost like fisheyes in a paint job. Between the 2 visors, maybe a total of 6-7 of them. None were in my direct line of site, but they are there when you are looking for them. One of the visors was missing the screws out of the hardware kit. Tron offered to replace them if I shipped them back. Current sale price of $13 does not make it worth the trip to the post office to drop $5-$10 to "exchange" them. On the other side of it, they shipped quick. I'm outside Chicago and ordered after work one Thursday night and they shipped them same day. Product showed up 5 days later on Tuesday.

Anyone else using a small carpenters square? I've been home sharpening for the past year. I started using a bar magnet and eyeing it for square which worked reasonably well. About 6 months ago, I found a small 4" metal square at a home center for a couple bucks and have had good results. I lay the body of the square on the side of the skate blade and have the blade of the square rest on the edges. If they line up, I have a winner. Check in a couple spots along the blade and can even flip and check from the other side of the skate blade. Seperate but related edge question. How often do you have a bent blade when shapening? Seems like every sharpening, my squirt kid's are bent. Both skates are bent toed in. As if from playing the puck on with the inside of his skate, which he does, but he is not blocking hard shots. I use the straighener and get them back in line blade and they sharpen up nice and true. Occasionally, they will not be distorted. On my skates they seem to stay straighter. I talked to a buddy at the LHS and he said he has never had to straighten a blade and normally does not bother checking for straightness. My son's skates are size 4 CCM 452 which has the solid blades. Mine are RBK 8K which has the perforations size 8.5. Thanks for your thoughts.