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Posted on Phew and 2k but figured I'd post here as well. Just had these done by Joe at Hockey Menders and very happy.

I previously owned a ProSharp AS 2001 ALLPRO-SC, which I later sold as part of selling off my old stores. With my new store opened, we decided to add a new ProSharp AS 2001 ALLPRO-SC to our machine lineup of SSM units to help handle additional needs for sharpening and profiling. I need to note that this purchase was made after Bauer acquired ProSharp and what a wild ride it has been. This is an important fact that will come up later. We got the unit and had significant issues with the calibration, which later turned out to be a bad spindle hub bearing, and Bauer mailed us a replacement part. Even after replacing the bearing, we had issues with calibration for sharpening, uneven edges, etc. Bauer spent multiple video calls with us trying to get the unit calibrated and sharpening properly, basically using up and wasting many consumables; wheels, diamonds, and many days of time. I think I spent at least 25 hours trying to get the machine properly aligned. It would sharpen properly for a while, but eventually, after 20+ sharpens the alignment would "walk" and edges would start coming out uneven. Since this was a brand new unit that had issues from the first day, I requested Bauer to replace the unit with another since this one had a defective bearing which means the unit could never have been properly calibrated ad thus should be replaced. After a lengthy wait, Bauer agreed to replace the unit, but what I was not prepared for was the statement that was made. Apparently, the ProSharp AS 2001 ALLPRO-SC is a profiling machine and should not be used for skate sharpening. Wait. What? There must be some confusion here... let's look at the website: https://www.prosharp.eu/machines/as-2001-allpro-sc "The AS 2001 ALLPRO-SC has earned the reputation of a precision sharpening machine desired by many professional hockey teams and skaters around the world, along with elite proshops and sport stores. Now updated with double blade profiling capability and self-centering." "Our most technologically advanced sharpening machine." "Easy to change from sharpening to profiling (5 sec)." "Sharpens all hockey and figure skates." So I told them they must be seriously confused. I have owned one of these machines before, it works fine to sharpen, and it's great for profiling. Well, the plot thickens... Apparently, after Bauer purchased ProSharp they determined the ProSharp AS 2001 ALLPRO-SC is only suited to profile and they recommend stores purchase a ProSharp AS 1001 PORTABLE-SC for sharpening. The swapping of wheels has a tendency to take the machine out of alignment so all documentation and sales information is being re-written to state the ProSharp AS 2001 ALLPRO-SC is a profiling machine. I honestly don't know what to say. I thought Bauer acquiring ProSharp would be a good thing since ProSharp had terrible customer service in the past, I assumed a big company like Bauer would help rectify those issues. Apparently, I was too optimistic.

The mechanics are different. For example on inline your weight needs to be over your heel/rear wheels whereas with ice you’d place your weight more to the centre of your holder. The wheels do require you to lean into the edges as you can’t remain upright on them.

Also just use black enamel markers or sharpie aside from acetone

Nail polish remover.

I tend to stay away from injected eyelets. When players request the Hyperlite skates I recommend they order custom and get standard eyelets unless they are entirely sold on the injected eyelets.

Just converted these for State Wars this weekend