Swix Edger Compact

Rated: 3 by 5 reviews.

Backcountry.com

After you're done waxing, sharpen the edges of your skis or snowboard with the Swix Compact Edger. A knob makes this Swix edge sharpener easy to use, and it feels comfortable in your hand. It uses a 40mm file to give you a side edge bevel from 90 to 85-degrees and base edge from 0.5 to 1 degree.

Country of origin:China

Swix Edger Compact Reviews Summary:

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Positive Reviews:

Good Tool

Rating:****

I haven't had it long enough to speak about durability, but other than that it seems to work quite well.

mke2540732 at Backcountry.com on 11/18/2009

Edger works well

Rating:*****

This is a simple to use and set up edger and does a great job on even rusty spots.

Anonymous at Backcountry.com on 12/03/2007

Negative Reviews:

Not Durable

Rating:**

I used this edger for about 3 tunes before it started to fail. The mechanism that tightens to hold the file in place must have stripped out, and it didn't allow the file to be held for more than a few passes on the ski. Not a very durable file guide. Also, it's pretty expensive for what it is. Look for a guide that files at a specific angle instead of an adjustable one, which I think are just prone to failure.

Alpine MacDaddy at Backcountry.com on 11/28/2008

Broke two of 'em

Rating:**

Works great when it works, but I broke two of these under normal use. As others have said, the tension adjuster failed. I have gone back to a simpler tool.

Cody Gauer at Backcountry.com on 09/19/2009

Do not buy this edge guide

Rating:*

I used this thing twice and the tensioner broke on me..I couldn't tighten or loosen the file...I cant believe they charge this much for this POS!!

bri2594104 at Backcountry.com on 02/20/2009