mickz

Skating on sandpaper sounds like your sharpening lacked a finishing pass.

Warm up a skate oven, turn the oven off and put your gloves inside for 1-2 minutes. I like to heat one glove at a time so I can work it in before the other glove cools down.

At that price I'd rather have the Blademaster one. https://blademaster.com/web/en/gauging-accessories/249-br100.html $105CAD is about $80US.

No companies will authenticate game worn jerseys, just signatures. Your best bet is to find any defects (marks, loose threads) on the jersey and photomatch it. Being a Gretzky, you should have tons of photos to choose from.

Get a job at a LHS and attend a Bauer PK event.

Get some heel lifts installed.

Post some photos and we can assess if they're actually gamers or retail replica/authentics. If it's indeed a game worn, the autograph will hurt its value slightly. Who issued the COAs? If they're from a reputable source (ex. the team) then it'll add value. The COA does nothing for the jersey if its issued by an unknown company.

Your local shoe repair shop should be able to help you out as well.

Coles notes: Hong Kong is up 11-2 vs Kunlun Red Stars. Kunlun players start assaulting Hong Kong players from behind with gloves on. China is calling this a "collision" while all other media outlets are calling it a brawl or assault. 3 Chinese players have been banned. What a bunch of losers. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/massive-hockey-brawl-erupts-between-hong-kong-and-shenzhen-at-national-youth-games-in-china-151557804.html

Germophobes would avoid a sport where people spit and shoot snot rockets onto the ice.

Smallest they make is 254.

I don't think people are concerned about germs. They just don't want to step into a puddle of water.

You can always buy a mat from Ikea and use toiletry bags to keep smaller items together. The corners ripping and zippers failing are the most common issues for replacing a bag.

Could've sworn it was... or you just needed to find a thread to pad your post count.

I've had good experiences with AK jerseys. Is there something I'm missing in the article?

Can't say I've seen many people use the sweet stick properly or if they know what it's actually doing to their edges. I cringe when I see someone make more passes with a sweet stick than Scooter Jess on a skate sharpening machine.

I do the same with my customers. If they're not sure what hollow to get I'll use 5/8" as a starting point. The next time they come in for a sharpening I'll ask them for feedback and make the necessary adjustments, if needed.

How old are your spinners?

LS2 is fine. Just make sure whoever services your skate doesn't over tighten the nut on the inside... or worse, drop it inside the holder.

Negative. All you're gonna find underneath the surface is concrete slab (or sand depending on your rink) and brine lines.

Is there a product these "Youtube stars" don't like? Haven't found one yet. Professional grade vs consumer grade unit.

2 increments on the jig is 1 line on the gauge*

I purchased the Bauer Pro 15 bag earlier in the year and here's my experience owning it. Prior to this bag I was using pro return carry bags from NHL/AHL teams. Since I was traveling to Hong Kong to play in a tournament, I needed a bag that was less flashy and small enough that I could bring it with me on trains, buses and taxis to get from where I was staying to the rink located inside of a shopping mall (Megabox). Positives: The bag has lots of handles and makes it easy to grab and travel with. The build quality overall is excellent. The two different styles of using the straps males it very versatile to fit between doors and taking it on public transit. The design of the bag does not make it clunky like a traditionso backpack bag. Things that could be improved: There is no window for an ID tag. The strings for the zipper pulls are the only cheap feature about this bag. They kept coming off on mine so I just leave it off now. You must be at least 5' 8" tall to use the bag in the backpack orientation otherwise it's going to feel like a hiking backpack.

The Prosharp home takes almost a minute to do one full cycle (1 pass in each direction). That's significantly slower than clamping a skate into a jig and manually doing it.

Hard to imagine a shop that sharpens 10 pairs a day can stay in business for long. It's still quicker to get a pair of skates done on a full sized machine than clamping a skate into a Pro Sharp and fidgeting with the buttons. The Pro Sharp is better for the more redundant actions like profiling. Some pro teams that own both a full sized table top machine and a Pro Sharp don't even use it. They just ship steel out to a third party shop to take care of it. It would work only if there was a local dealer to stock parts and service equipment. Rinks and shops don't have time to wait around for a part to come in if there was a problem. I can call up my local Blademaster rep and they will deliver any parts I need within a couple of hours. This is coming from someone who has previously worked in a city owned rink, privately owned rink and LHS.