Skate profiling at home

[dc00 0]

I sharpen my own skates at home. Is it possible to profile my skates at home with additional equipment/tool?

[Mimizk 114]

If the meaning of "additional equipment/tool" is commercial thing which just you will buy from somewhere, I don't know the other thing except Blademaster's some specific models (ex. BRC2005) and their Custom Radius contouring system.

If that meaning is you will make the contouring system by DIY, it's not impossible thing I think. But I wonder (of course I don't know what sharpening machine have you owned either) whether is it really suitable action that contour the skate blade with level-grinding wheel. Usually we use the cross grinding wheel for contouring but I don't know it's true reason whether to grind the blade quickly or it can't be done level grinding wheel.

[mickz 107]

Which machine are you using right now?

[dc00 0]

I have a Blackstone portable. X01.

[jimmy 194]

You'll need at least a Blackstone full size portable which can take the Blackstone shaping system.

[Monty22 821]

For personal use it doesn't make financial sense to purchase the equipment needed to do this at home.

[dc00 0]

Ok. Thanks for the advice.

[Davetronz 109]

Agreed with Monty. No sense to do this at home. The equipment cost outweighs the amount you'd use it.

[dc00 0]

I once saw my local pro shop use a set of "tracks" to profile skates. One for each radius It looked very simple so it shouldn't cost too much. But I have no idea what it's called or where to buy.

[Chadd 916]

I once saw my local pro shop use a set of "tracks" to profile skates. One for each radius It looked very simple so it shouldn't cost too much. But I have no idea what it's called or where to buy.

There is no way to mount that on the X01. When I first learned to sharpen, we had to do it all freehand. It was a major pain and rarely done correctly.