Fitting a standard blade in a tapered shaft

[Miserable 6]

I tried searching on this since I know I have seen it posted before but didn't find anything.

Has anyone had any luck shaving down the tenon of a standard blade to make it fit into a tapered shaft? By luck I mean has the blade lasted and performed as normal? I know I could get on to fit the shaft.

I have a bunch of standard blades that I want to use but want to keep using my tapered shaft. I'm just worried that sanding the tenon down may weaken it too much. Thanks in advance.

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

Yes more then a few people have dont it.

[Timber 0]

If you're talking about wood blades, sanding them down works great (although it's a little time consuming to get them just right).

[kasparaitis 0]

I've never done this myself, but I can't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to. Shaving it down with a dremel or a belt sander of some type might work. Although, If I were you I'd try this with a cheap blade first and if it works, break out the good blade and start to work on that.

[Miserable 6]

I've never done this myself, but I can't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to. Shaving it down with a dremel or a belt sander of some type might work. Although, If I were you I'd try this with a cheap blade first and if it works, break out the good blade and start to work on that.

Cool thanks guys.

I have an old Coffey I'm gonna try it with first to see how it holds up. Just got to dig my belt sander out now.

[cgin6 0]

One thing to consider when your doing this, make sure the point where the tenon meets the hosel, is nice and flush. With my non-existent woodshop skills i found it difficult to get the interface nice and perpendicular, and what i typically ended up with was a slope. If your not careful, a tenon like this acts essentially as a wedge or chisel and can split your shaft.

[Guest phillyfan]

Yea, try to sand or shave down the hosel of a wood blade, or, you can take out the end plug and fit a standard blade in the other end.

[Gongshow11 1]

Yea, try to sand or shave down the hosel of a wood blade, or, you can take out the end plug and fit a standard blade in the other end.

why? then it is no longer a tapered shaft ad the taper is in your hands.

why would you do that?

[Guest phillyfan]

He was asking if he could fit a standard blade in a tapered shaft, that doesn't neccessarily mean he wants to keep the taper, if he does, shaving works fine. If not, flipping it doesn't matter.

[43%burnt 0]

i shaved down the hosel of a easton ultra-lite composite blade. works fine, be patient and do it right. shave down both sides equally.

[Kirsch 1]

I use a tapered shaft with a standard blade. I just took it in to the proshop in the arena I play at and they did it for me. I've been using it for a couple weeks now and it has held up really well.

[habsfan87 0]

I did mine witha palm sander, it fit in nice but I never tried it out.

[Gongshow11 1]

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He was asking if he could fit a standard blade in a tapered shaft, that doesn't neccessarily mean he wants to keep the taper, if he does, shaving works fine. If not, flipping it doesn't matter.

Has anyone had any luck shaving down the tenon of a standard blade to make it fit into a tapered shaft?

[Guest phillyfan]

Maybe I interperted the question wrong. I assumed that he had a tapered shaft, and standard blades that he wanted to make fit. I do not know if he wanted to use the tapered end or not.

[Gongshow11 1]

Maybe I interperted the question wrong. I assumed that he had a tapered shaft, and standard blades that he wanted to make fit. I do not know if he wanted to use the tapered end or not.

did you even read the roiginal post...you seem to do this a lot

whatever, i'm not going to ruin this kids thread anymore

[flaming_june 2]

i have done it many times... i use a mini sander, 40 grit sandpaper. using a normal tapered blade as reference. works great, just takes a lil time, and it snaps at the tenon like hybrid synthesis blades

[Miserable 6]

Philly, I wanted to get it in the tapered end of the shaft, got plenty of standard shafts floating around. :D

Thanks for the help fellas, I'm goning to rip down and old blade first as practice and test it out at open hockey a couple of times, if that works out then I'll sand down the good ones I wanted to.

[$m0k3 0]

Would the blade last as long if it was shaved down?

There is no difference in the structure of a standard to a tapered other then the hosel is there?

[fatwabbit 93]

It might, might no depending on how you do it.

I used to have an intermediate synergy a couple of years back, and shaved down standard senior blades to get them to fit. The blades would last the same duration as if I were using a standard shaft instead....

[benz88 0]

it took some time to get it to fit properly, but it held up pretty well. it was nice to have a longer hossel since i put it into a broken one90.

[yrhmblnr8r 69]

Would the blade last as long if it was shaved down?

There is no difference in the structure of a standard to a tapered other then the hosel is there?

Shaving down the tenon is rolling the dice. I've seen some shaved blades last for months and some snap on the first shot. I've also seen a teammate get 1 1/2 periods out of a brand new blade from the pro shop. Completely stock, it just snapped. It happens.

You weren't using the blade before now, it was just sitting in your garage, so you'd be stuck buying a new shaft to fit the blade or a new blade to fit the shaft. The way I see it, you've got nothing to lose. Do a nice even job on both sides and hope for the best.

[goaliemanshark 6]

To flip the question around, is there any way to fit a tapered blade into a non tapered shaft? I have a really old ultra lite blade and was wondering if it possible to use with my spare se16 tapered blade. Perhaps cut some wood shims or something in order to make it fit?

[yrhmblnr8r 69]

To flip the question around, is there any way to fit a tapered blade into a non tapered shaft? I have a really old ultra lite blade and was wondering if it possible to use with my spare se16 tapered blade. Perhaps cut some wood shims or something in order to make it fit?

When inserting a blade that's a bit loose I'll add a strip or two of tape over the tenon. I'm thinking it would take a *lot* of tape to go from a tapered to a standard.

If you were desperate, you could try some type of epoxy that would harden and fill in the gaps, but it would be permanent so your blade/shaft combo would essentially become an OPS.

[chippa13 1844]

To flip the question around, is there any way to fit a tapered blade into a non tapered shaft? I have a really old ultra lite blade and was wondering if it possible to use with my spare se16 tapered blade. Perhaps cut some wood shims or something in order to make it fit?

The ultra lite blade was standard, not tapered.

[IniNew 53]

To flip the question around, is there any way to fit a tapered blade into a non tapered shaft? I have a really old ultra lite blade and was wondering if it possible to use with my spare se16 tapered blade. Perhaps cut some wood shims or something in order to make it fit?

The ultra lite blade was standard, not tapered.

I think he meant UltraLite shaft, and SE16 blade.