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Swix FX Waxing Iron

$44.00

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Item # 792993

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The Swix FX waxing iron is compact and lightweight, and features a broad base plate for working on skis and snowboards.

Designed for snowboards and freeride skis, the Swix FX waxing iron features a wide surface to efficiently apply wax to today's wide products
Control light comes on and off regularly to indicate that the temperature is being properly maintained
Control knob makes it easy to dial in the temperature to melt your wax without sending it up in smoke
Built-in heel rest lets you position the iron to cool when you're finished
850W element offers temperatures between 100° and 150°C
Weighs approximately 23 oz.

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Swix FX Waxing Iron Customer Reviews

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Swix FX Waxing Iron

4.4

(based on 5 reviews)

80%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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Tough (3)

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Nov

2009

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Awesome Iron!

By SkeeIt

from Big Sky MT

About Me Competitive Athlete

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Pros

Bargain
Easy To Use
Stylish
Tough

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Comments about Swix FX Waxing Iron:

The best iron for the money out there. Same as the one we use in the ski shop I worked in but less $$$.

Mar

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

You Get What You Pay For...

By snostud

from Twin Cities, MN

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Pros

Cost
Size

Cons

poor quality

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Comments about Swix FX Waxing Iron:

I used to Alpine race and have used many wax irons in many price ranges. This product confirms that you get what you pay for.

The only good things that I can say about it is that it's inexpensive and that the base has a fairly wide profile that is nice with wide skis.

The bad...
*Very thin aluminum base making it very difficult to regulate the temperature
*The base it very rough. So much so that wax tends to burn on the base and it creates "drag" while waxing. It should have been polished and it annoyed me enough to polish it myself.
*Temperature is labeled in Celsius...Not a deal breaker but for me, annoying

Bottom line for me is, for a very recreational skier,snowboarder that waxes a few times a season. It'll work, not well, but will work.
I doubt that for anyone who waxes regularly that this will last very long. It is now made durably. If I had paid full price I would have returned it and spent more on a higher end iron. On clearance, I'll get my use out of it.

Feb

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

great product great [rice

By bdoyleast

from Massachusetts

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Comments about Swix FX Waxing Iron:

needed to wax my board as i was heading on a weekend trip in a day, bought an waxing iron at another store for 30$ which didnt even melt the wax. Returned it and bought this at REI. Great iron for the price, gets the job done and seems sturdy enough to last me awhile