ELITE Skate sharpening

Unlike all other sharpening machines on the market today, E-S4 automated skate sharpener’s revolutionary technology maintains the integrity of the blade profile and its performance characteristics from one sharpening to the next, for the life of the blade.

The E-S4 uses high-tech industrial controllers and precision digital drives to automatically control the speed and pressure of the sharpening. The ELITE automated skate sharpener protects the profile of the blade with exact precision. That means we preserve the performance characteristics of your blades in way which is impossible to achieve with any other sharpening system.

Prior to sharpening, the E-S4 first scans and registers the blade shape. Once the sharpening begins, the system detects changes in blade angle and position at every millimeter and adjusts speed and pressure to remove exactly the same amount of material along the length of the blade. In real time, the E-S4 uses sophisticated algorithms to react to hundreds of data points in order to accurately reproduce the existing blade profile throughout the sharpening process.

When should you sharpen?

• Hockey skates: every 6 to 10 hours of ice time
• Figure skates: every 15 to 20 hours of ice time

Signs you're due: your skates slide out on stops or tight turns, you feel less bite on crossovers and edges, or you can see nicks or burrs along the blade.

Every hockey sharpening includes S1 Edge Honing, which reduces blade friction by 30%. Walk ins are welcome for sharpening at 3984 Chesswood Drive, North York, beside Chesswood Arena.