As a general guideline, hockey players and figure skaters should sharpen their skates approximately every 3-4 hours of ice time. For an average player during the season, that means you should be sharpening your skates at least once a week for optimal
The grinding ring height needs to be adjusted because steel comes in many different heights (not talking about thickness). Some steel is taller than typical steel so that players can make lower/tighter turns without the skate boot hitting the ice.
The most significant factor is the grinding ring used by Sparx. Our grinding ring is made with a completely different material than a traditional grinding wheel. We're using a synthetic diamond abrasive. This different abrasive material results in a
The cross-grind rings are only compatible with our PS100 and PS200 commercial model sharpeners. To sharpen new steel, damaged steel or change hollows, we recommend using whichever Grinding Ring you prefer and sharpening 10 cycles. We recommend usin
The Sparx Sharpener will fit up to a size adult 13 in a player skate - max goalie skate size is size 11, although we have been able to successfully sharpen some styles of size 12 goalie skates. For figure skates, it is somewhere in the neighborhood o
Both ways will work. We previously advised toe to the left because it is typically easier to judge your contact point on the heel than it is on the toe. But, with most skates we see demoing in the field, their toes have been worn down so much we need
Turning the toe to the right will allow you to sharpen a little higher on the toe without causing an over-current error. Most hockey player skates are somewhere between a 5 and 7 for the height setting. One way to figure out where the grinding wheel
You will need to replace your air filter approximately every 4 Grinding Rings. The air filter button will illuminate to let you know when it needs to be changed.
Yes, the Sparx sharpener does a great job of sharpening coated steel blades. Please note, a traditional honing stone will scratch the coating on coated steel, so we recommend using a rubberized stone and a leather strop to deburr. We offer both the r
The Sparx sharpener does a great job of sharpening goalie skates! If your goalie skates have a cowling, you will need to install goalie risers to sharpen your skates - they come included in the box. If you have the new cowling-free style of goalie sk
We offer the Figure Skate Adapter - Sparx Sharpener 2/Sparx Sharpener 3. This Figure Skate Adaptor is compatible with the Sparx Sharpener 2 and 3. With the Figure Skate Adapter in place, Sparx can sharpen most traditional, flat-sided blades. Sparx
The Sparx Sharpener can sharpen Carbonlite steel with excellent results; you'll just want to use the Sparx Skate Blade Lifts which ensure that you clamp on the steel portion of the skate blade. This is because of the way the steel is made (steel and
Yes, we can sharpen this type of steel. Just make sure that you clamp the blade on the flat part of the steel before the steel begins to flare. Due to the taper of Flare blades they are not compatible with our original Edge Checker or Sparx BEAM™.
Unfortunately, we cannot sharpen speed skates.
Bauer Fly-X blades are compatible with the Sparx Sharpener. To utilize our standard blade holder for this type of steel it's important to note that while the blade holder may only slightly secure the steel and might not feel very tight, as long as t
With the figure skate adapter in place, Sparx can sharpen most traditional, flat-sided blades. Sparx is not compatible with the multiple-piece, side-honed, tapered, or parabolic blades often used in competitive skating. The Figure Skate Adapter - Sp
If you have extra sets of goalie steel we offer two versions of a Goalie Blade Holder. A version for 3mm steel, and a wide version for 4mm steel. These blade holders can make sharpening extra sets of goalie steel much more convenient!. For more inf