Lucky Pucker Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 At the urging/insistence of my wife (she's kinda amazing), we're going to pull the trigger on a Sparx sharpener. I'm soliciting for advice on which (if any) accessories are helpful or useful - or unnecessary. We have 5 pairs of skates at the house, used by 5 noncompetitive recreational players (the last two of which are 8 and 6, so not a lot of sharpenings required). I'm not sure we really need the edge checker, for example -esp at $189 CAD. I'm sold on the machine itself, just want to know what else I should throw into the order. Also would appreciate hearing from someone in Canada who had it shipped, and what that cost was like. I hear it weighs between 40 and 50 lbs... it's looking like ~$280 for shipping, duties and taxes ...but like my wife pointed out, that's cheaper than grabbing the kids, traveling down there to pick it up, hotel restaurants etc. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benner33 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 When I got mine I didn’t get the runner holder at first and just put my skates in with the goalie attachment. It was ok but now that I have the runner holder I get a much more even sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benner33 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Oops just noticed you asked for Canadian advice (I’m in the Bay Area CA USA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benner33 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 But it does work great. I had my blades profiled when I got them and while a local person does a great job it takes forever for even a sharpening so that’s why I got it. If I lived closer to my main rink it’d be one thing but I don’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, benner33 said: When I got mine I didn’t get the runner holder at first and just put my skates in with the goalie attachment. It was ok but now that I have the runner holder I get a much more even sharp. Interesting - so maybe I should get the runner holder then for my goalie skates/runners? I have the cowlingless Bauer Vapor X700s, so maybe not as much of an issue...? 4 minutes ago, benner33 said: Oops just noticed you asked for Canadian advice (I’m in the Bay Area CA USA) LOL! ALL advice is welcome! The Canadian bit was just more specifically about shipping and duty costs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benner33 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 So I have some used True Pro return skates and even with those I felt I got a better result with the runner holder. I got the goalie one but I don’t think I had to with the Bauer vertexx Edge holders my skates have. Just a thought. I’m still learning how to get the best results out of it so it could be user error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Order placed, and free with purchase, I got a nice reminder of the shitty exchange rate right now! I should get it Monday or Tuesday, provided UPS can get it over the wall. Oh wait - wrong border. For now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benner33 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I’m very happy with mine. One warning: get the height of the grinder right or you’ll get scared. I had it a bit too high for my Titan steel and didn’t think about it and it seemed like the machine just cut off and I had to power cycle it. Likely for safety but could be a bit clearer that it’s doing it on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.