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jino86

hollow in order

By jino86, in Ice Hockey Equipment

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jino86    0

jino86
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hi, i will be getting a pair of skates thru the net (hockeygiant) and want to sharpen the skates blades b4 it is delivered to me...but they have option of

3/8 in

7/16 in

1/2 in

9/16 in

can u sort out which has the shallowest hollow or the deepest hollow...i have no info bout skates sharpening hollow coz here they guys at the LHS juz grinding it from 1 end to the another...thx in advance...

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Krog7d7    0

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hi, i will be getting a pair of skates thru the net (hockeygiant) and want to sharpen the skates blades b4 it is delivered to me...but they have option of

3/8 in

7/16 in

1/2 in

9/16 in

can u sort out which has the shallowest hollow or the deepest hollow...i have no info bout skates sharpening hollow coz here they guys at the LHS juz grinding it from 1 end to the another...thx in advance...

I would suggest 1/2" if you're unsure of what you've had in the past.

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pantherfan    0

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They can't be worse than my lhs lol

i have to leave them there for a week then they come back in a shopping trolley with no holders and dents where the trolly has been in contact with the blades lol

also no choice of grind

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JR Boucicaut    3810

JR Boucicaut
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Duckjob lives in Anaheim and he sends me steel to sharpen. Which kinda tells me that people in that area suck when it comes sharpening.

Here's how I look at it. You've bought the skates from them, you don't live locally - no repeat sharpening business...slap and go...

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Miike    1

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Duckjob lives in Anaheim and he sends me steel to sharpen. Which kinda tells me that people in that area suck when it comes sharpening.

Here's how I look at it. You've bought the skates from them, you don't live locally - no repeat sharpening business...slap and go...

JR, Where do you work at the moment? I know its been discussed previously, but is in in Detroit or Florida. Sorry i cant remember.

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hitz14    0

hitz14
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my old sharpener did use metric and it was a pain when i went somewhere else and couldnt figure out what i use in metric

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jimmy    194

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If you ask me skate hollows should go metric -- those fractions give me a headache.

Fractions are the one "math" I had no problem with, those metric though, whew! :D

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jimmy    194

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SAE blows big time. I mean, wtf? Why the heck is a foot 12 inches? And then an inch divided into an infinite number of fractions. Would be much better if America switched over.

Well, we use a certain part of our body to come up with the foot (12") measurement. Your Metric rulers would just be too short for us. hehe. :lol:

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jimmy    194

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what is the best shapening depth for a 6"4 180 pound forward? open for any input.

Thank you

Depends on your ability and skating style and leg strength, and ice temps too. And of course whether you've been skating with 'training wheel" 3/8" or 7/16 hollows.

I'd recommend starting with 17/32. Skate on that a while, then shallow to 9/16.

It's a slow process. You may even find yourself at 3/4 or shallower. At 180 lbs you can skate on shallower hollows, but adjusting has to be slow in small increments.

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thenizzle    0

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i am 5'11 185 (im not a string bean like you haha) and i historically have skated on 1/2 radius. about 1.5 months ago i shallowed it to 9/16, very easy adjustment, loved it, so i decided to move up to 5/8, which was a little bit more difficult, ive only skated on 5/8 once though, so i will get used to it. but i love it. im a very good skater, i just never thought about changing my hollow. But i feel so much more "free" from the shackles of the ice..... hahahaa. Seriously though once you get used to it you will love it i highly reccomend a shallower hollow if you are a good skater (im a defense man by the way just if ur wondering, not a quick-turning lil' forward)

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jimmy    194

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i am 5'11 185 (im not a string bean like you haha) and i historically have skated on 1/2 radius. about 1.5 months ago i shallowed it to 9/16, very easy adjustment, loved it, so i decided to move up to 5/8, which was a little bit more difficult, ive only skated on 5/8 once though, so i will get used to it. but i love it. im a very good skater, i just never thought about changing my hollow. But i feel so much more "free" from the shackles of the ice..... hahahaa. Seriously though once you get used to it you will love it i highly reccomend a shallower hollow if you are a good skater (im a defense man by the way just if ur wondering, not a quick-turning lil' forward)

You are a perfect example of what skaters should do and that is expirement with different hollows and def go shallow!

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Hobbes_86    0

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Definatly listen to the guys on this board.

The 'in' thing here in my area was to cut 3/8 or 7/16. After reading up on it here I switched to 1/2 and I feel like I'm flying out there! Key word 'feel' lol.

I'm a winger that loves quick turns and I have had no problems switching over.

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