i watched this, 3-2-1 and cross cuts this morning and did them tonight. we have a seasonal outdoor rink at the base of mount shasta and deal with all kinds of conditions at the different points in the season. we are three inches above the threshold right now, high on the perimeter and the south end, especially the south-west which gets the least sun. the north end melts. i normally do cross cuts and then flood (or not, if im closing) but tonight i did 8s from your pattern. made me feel a lot more confident.
I like your videos! I do figure 8's the way you just did. An ice tech once showed me figure eights where you cut around the circle and go across the neutral zone and cut around the far circle. Essentially the same as what you did, but you overlap east to west rather than north to south. Just another pattern if youd like to add!
@@YourLocalIceMan no worries. I like the pattern once in a while. Very gradual angles, but you can start to feel the beginning of a highcorner as you start to turn when the ice is beefy enough.
Love the video! Couple questions, these are only done for dry cuts I'm guessing? And are they good to do after having hockey players skate around the face-off dots a million times leaving really deep grooves and ruts in the ice in those areas (I play hockey so can be blamed for causing this problem too lol)? The rink I work at has this problem a lot and now that we're getting into our busy season with public skates and college games/practices the times for a good ice maintenance session has shrunk quite a lot. On average we have 10 minutes between events for wet cuts (a few 15min ones sprinkled in here and there) except for the closing cuts but every so often we'll have 30+ minutes so try to squeeze in a dry and a wet in those slots, but the ice is still really tore up by the end of the night.
You may have to play around with it to see what works best. I would think a small machine on a small rink would be almost the same as a big machine on a bigger rink. So yes, go for it.
Thank you! Yes I do double cuts after the junior team practices. I have been thinking about doing a video since the first time you asked about it but I was not use if we were thinking about the same thing. So when I think of double cuts I think of two things. First…just doing back to back cuts. Second, doing a 1/2 a cut taking almost 3/4 of a tank snow, dumping it, then going back out and finishing the cut by taking another 3/4 tank. That is the double cut I do after the junior practice. Which double cut are you referring to?
@@YourLocalIceMan I had more of a dual Zambonis in mind... But your back to back cuts still sound interesting, it reminds me of when I use to play. One rink would do a dry cut and flood after public skate before college games... The second rink I played at would do 3 perimeter laps dry around the boards before flooding after a public session. The first place I played at didn't care and first game after public skate had crap ice between the dots and the boards. It was a double edge sword if you wanted the earlier game time or better ice. The cut after the first game usually fixed what was left from the public skate
@@TyTyson98 interesting. After heavy public skate sessions I usually like to go around the outside 3x then up the middle. Never thought to do that, go dump the snow then do a full cut. I guess it depends on how much time between rentals. I am glad we get 15 minutes instead of 10 like some rinks. I will see about two machines at once. We have not done it here. Perhaps a road trip to another rink is in order for this channel so I can ask a few questions before trying it here.
Ice Rink Diaries at the rink I work at I’ve never seen anyone do figure 8s, I doubt anyone really does it. We do only get 10 minutes however, which usually means we have to deal with lower ice and use more time to flood the ice when we get the chance. We have done a few double cuts before where at the end of the night one guy will go out with one zamboni, and the other guy preps the other one then starts while the first one is still out cutting
i watched this, 3-2-1 and cross cuts this morning and did them tonight. we have a seasonal outdoor rink at the base of mount shasta and deal with all kinds of conditions at the different points in the season. we are three inches above the threshold right now, high on the perimeter and the south end, especially the south-west which gets the least sun. the north end melts. i normally do cross cuts and then flood (or not, if im closing) but tonight i did 8s from your pattern. made me feel a lot more confident.
I like your videos! I do figure 8's the way you just did. An ice tech once showed me figure eights where you cut around the circle and go across the neutral zone and cut around the far circle. Essentially the same as what you did, but you overlap east to west rather than north to south. Just another pattern if youd like to add!
Yes I have seen this in a book before. Pretty interesting pattern. I am going to have to figure that out one of these days. Sorry for the late reply!
@@YourLocalIceMan no worries. I like the pattern once in a while. Very gradual angles, but you can start to feel the beginning of a highcorner as you start to turn when the ice is beefy enough.
Love the video! Couple questions, these are only done for dry cuts I'm guessing? And are they good to do after having hockey players skate around the face-off dots a million times leaving really deep grooves and ruts in the ice in those areas (I play hockey so can be blamed for causing this problem too lol)? The rink I work at has this problem a lot and now that we're getting into our busy season with public skates and college games/practices the times for a good ice maintenance session has shrunk quite a lot. On average we have 10 minutes between events for wet cuts (a few 15min ones sprinkled in here and there) except for the closing cuts but every so often we'll have 30+ minutes so try to squeeze in a dry and a wet in those slots, but the ice is still really tore up by the end of the night.
Would you try the Zamboni model 446 or 450 electric ⚡️ one n the Zamboni model 400 series has the best turning radius
so would you try a Zamboni model 446 cause youll love it
We have a 1/3 size rink and a mini zamboni. Would all these manoeuvre videos be possible on ours?
You may have to play around with it to see what works best. I would think a small machine on a small rink would be almost the same as a big machine on a bigger rink. So yes, go for it.
Loving your videos. Which video do you discuss 2-2-1, or whatever you mention, regarding after you edge?
Thank you. I have not done a video on that but was thinking I should. I will start working on one right away.
Great video! Do you ever do double cuts?
Thank you! Yes I do double cuts after the junior team practices. I have been thinking about doing a video since the first time you asked about it but I was not use if we were thinking about the same thing. So when I think of double cuts I think of two things. First…just doing back to back cuts. Second, doing a 1/2 a cut taking almost 3/4 of a tank snow, dumping it, then going back out and finishing the cut by taking another 3/4 tank. That is the double cut I do after the junior practice. Which double cut are you referring to?
@@YourLocalIceMan I had more of a dual Zambonis in mind... But your back to back cuts still sound interesting, it reminds me of when I use to play. One rink would do a dry cut and flood after public skate before college games... The second rink I played at would do 3 perimeter laps dry around the boards before flooding after a public session. The first place I played at didn't care and first game after public skate had crap ice between the dots and the boards. It was a double edge sword if you wanted the earlier game time or better ice. The cut after the first game usually fixed what was left from the public skate
@@TyTyson98 interesting. After heavy public skate sessions I usually like to go around the outside 3x then up the middle. Never thought to do that, go dump the snow then do a full cut. I guess it depends on how much time between rentals. I am glad we get 15 minutes instead of 10 like some rinks. I will see about two machines at once. We have not done it here. Perhaps a road trip to another rink is in order for this channel so I can ask a few questions before trying it here.
Ice Rink Diaries at the rink I work at I’ve never seen anyone do figure 8s, I doubt anyone really does it. We do only get 10 minutes however, which usually means we have to deal with lower ice and use more time to flood the ice when we get the chance. We have done a few double cuts before where at the end of the night one guy will go out with one zamboni, and the other guy preps the other one then starts while the first one is still out cutting