Any ski fettlers here?

Edge sharpener, wax, scraper, copper wire brush, fine file for burrs, iron. Repair stick for the base

Gloves, nitrile dipped for dexterity

Don't breath the wax fumes in when melting wax, outside job

Personally I use non fluoride waxes

Id probably add some wet and dry and a sanding block to take out the rock scratches!

Low use can be an issue, id probably wax once pre season if only using 5 times. More than that and you can end up with wax on your skin glue and a sticky mess but others mmv. Id top up as necessary by rubbing on wax when the bases had been in the sun/warm

Also hot wax your skins, makes a big difference to glide and also helps stop skins wetting out. Always carry a bit of wax just in case, and a scraper in case of balling up

End of season I sharpen edges etc, hot wax but don't scrape. Wax stays on till following winter when I scrape

I use a hor air gun rather than an iron as that's what I have, but an iron is probably better. You have to to care with the air not to get the base too hot so I always try to keep my hand nearby to feel what is going on

A basic flat base iron will be fine and cheaper than purpose made; I prefer a simple diamond file for de-burring edges before then file sharpening. This will make your edge files last a lot longer.

Data wax in Aberdeen can sell you most of what you will need. Keep it simple..

Jon details it all, breaks it down clearly and also sells the kit you need;

https://www.thepisteoffice.com/index.php/1-tuning-advice/tuning-guide

I bought one of the starter kits wax/iron/brushes/ptex/scrapers/edge files/clamps etc - all in one case. Something like this but mine is Vola flavour if that matters. Came with full destructions too.

In reality there is not much kit needed or much you can do.

It is worth getting the bases of DH skis ground every so often, but you need to know someone who knows what they are doing, just doesn’t shove the ski through the machine. but then the type of grind depends on snow conditions (yes it makes a difference if you are ski racing )

However for touring ski/XC skis very little to worry about these days as we don’t generally get extremes of temperatures which make wax choice important

Ex ski tech here...

Jon's advice at the piste office is spot on (link above). I wax and edge my own skis plus do any base repairs I need.

Waxing: iron, wax, scraper and brush. Ideally one brush to clean out base structure (brass) and a second to brush off excess wax after scraping.

Edging - I don't bother with base edges as these are easier done when bases are ground (rarely if you can help it). File, guide, clamp and gummy stone (to remove the hanging bur afterwards).

Base repairs - forget ptex candles - they are shit. You need a proper ptex gun so depends whether you want to invest or get a ski shop to do repairs for you.

Thanks all - lots to go on here.

I used to do my snowboards back in the day. <br />A file for the edges.<br />A travel iron to melt the wax, can’t remember what the wax was but sure there’s lots available.<br />An old credit card to remove the excess wax.

Another ex ski tech here too…

+1 on Jon’s advice, I'd already had done a fair bit of teching but did a "qualification" with him on request of a french company I did a part season with who wanted something on paper. I was actually quite surprised by just how many nice little tips and tricks he gave me and probably cut my per ski service by at least 30% and definitely showed me how extreme damage you can repair well (ended up fixing a badly blown edge, grim core shot and split tail on a set of family skis that I took along as "scrap", but are now my wife's favourite piste skis!)

I edged my own old skis for years. Didn’t realise how bad they had got until I had them re ground by someone who knew what they were doing. Don’t underestimate how easy it is to repeatedly do a bit of a crap job

I find  preparing skis strangely therapeutic..

Anything Technical are good for tools.

https://www.skiequipmentuk.co.uk/products/waxes-and-tools/edge-tools/