Neither the Diamond Cut Ski Grinder or the UltraWide Diamond Grinder provides any discernable pattern or 'structure' on the ski base.

Yes. We supply the machine with a 120 grit grinding cylinder. We have tested 100, 120, 140, 180, and 200 grits and have determined the 120 to be the most universal. The higher grits are slow to remove material and do not open the pours for good wax adsorption.

At this time, there is no side-edge attachment for this grinder.

Typically, in our shop, we use a panzer file to remove the bulk of the high spots, then run the ski a few passes over the grinder.

Just a regular North American 110-volt outlet. That's the beauty behind this grinder. You can plug it in anywhere! No special electrical hookups, no phase converters, no electrician needed! It draws under 7 amps on start-up and around 4 amps without load.

The UltraWide Diamond Grinder requires a 20-amp plug, whereas the Diamond Cut Ski Grinder will run off any 15-amp plug.

UPDATE: The diamond cylinder gets around ± 850 pairs of skis or snowboards before it needs replacing

UPDATED: Yes, it comes with synthetic emulsion lubricating fluid that is sprayed onto the grinding cylinder.

The base edge will be ground towards zero degrees and look/ feel rough. You will need to restore the angle with your diamond file routine. NOTE: For a 1-degree base bevel, you remove about 1/2 the thickness of a human hair. That’s only two or three passes with a 100-grit diamond file.

Boardworks Gear Lab inc. provides a two-year warranty on all parts, excluding consumables. If a part beaks or wears out prematurely due to no fault of your own, we will ship you a replacement part for free. It will be up to you to install the part.

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No. This is an entry level grinder. No bells or whistles.

If we’re talking about the pattern, then nope. This grinder was designed with the smaller rental shops and micro-shops in mind. It was never intended to compete with the big boys. Adding structure to a ski requires auto-feed and speed control on the machine.