Can you heat skates without holders?

[iceman8310 103]

I have a pair of VH/true skates without holders?  Can I heat skates without holders and then put the holders on after the heating process?   Will that affect the boot in a negative way?

[Buzz_LightBeer 959]

As long as you’re not standing on them while they’re hot, I don’t see the harm

[VegasHockey 1256]

6 hours ago, iceman8310 said:

I have a pair of VH/true skates without holders?  Can I heat skates without holders and then put the holders on after the heating process?   Will that affect the boot in a negative way?

You can, but I have seen a few times where the holder gets warped if the oven is too hot or if you leave them in too long. Better to just wait until you have steel. Not like you are going to be skating on the boot without any steel. Right?

Edited October 5, 2021 by PBH

[flip12 698]

2 hours ago, PBH said:

You can, but I have seen a few times where the holder gets warped if the oven is too hot or if you leave them in too long. Better to just wait until you have steel. Not like you are going to be skating on the boot without any steel. Right?

But the holders won’t be going in the oven at all, if I’m understanding correctly, only the boots will.

[VegasHockey 1256]

12 hours ago, flip12 said:

But the holders won’t be going in the oven at all, if I’m understanding correctly, only the boots will.

I read that wrong. I thought he meant without steel, not holders. lol