Skis end at about thigh height, comfortable with the iron in my hand.
It is an expedient for now, and somewhat of a joke.
When the shop is in steady use and heat above current 40-ish F, i really just use a bench there.
But the point is, quite simple tools and fixtures suffice, if you don't have dedicated space or budget.
One deck screw in each T support (from the chopsaw) makes it easy to move one or both for ski length.
IOW, don't let lack of "professional" tools inhibit your ambition or initiatives to get started.
I took the steam part/guts out of the iron, and bolted the 110mm x 165mm x 13mm aluminum base from the inside.
Base is tapped for 2, #10-24 screw along centerline. There are actually several holes in the iron base, and several tapped positions in the base so it can be moved for better balance if indicated. The screws are non-influencing, and the whole assembly was brought up to heat and flattened on a linisher. A ramp is easy to mill later if indicated, but so far i like bees wax better than the similar temp commercial waxes i've tried. OTOH i'm old, not a racer, nor particularly competitive.
Edges get stoned somewhat frequently, filed when necessary, and waxed "sort of" routinely.
smt