Problems with Bauer tapered shafts?

[Krog7d7 0]

Anyone ever have problems with inserting Synthesis blades into Bauer tapered shafts?

I just picked up a Bauer XX shaft (Pro stock) and unless I put a piece of tape or two on the tendon, when the blade is inserted it's loose.

I've seem to have had this problem with the synthesis blade in a couple of different shafts now.....

Sooo...

Anyone else get this problem with Synthesis shafts in general?

Or

Just the problem with Synthesis blades and Bauer shafts?

Thanks!

[DamnLocust 0]

I've had that problem with a rbk blade in my rbk 6k. It actually came installed in the shaft, and got loose on my first shift with it, so I just added glue at first. Next ice time, it got loose again so I had to tape it.

Loose blades seem to be a common issue with tapered combos, especially when mixing and matching manufacturers. It should hold up fine.

[KBO25 0]

I had the oposite problem getting one of those OLD synthesis composite blades into a prostock tapered Adreneline shaft. It was pretty tight. It was so tight , it got to the point where I was going to give up, afraid to mess up the shaft. But, then it went in after a little more heating. I'm gonna have fun getting that thing out though...

[tml67 0]

I had the same problem with my XN10 tapered shaft (converted from OPS) and an Inno tapered blade. I had to put 3 strips of tapes on the tendon. This is my second attempt, I hope it'll hold.

I'm also using a Synergy shaft & a TPS standard blade. It started to wiggle during a game last week. It looks like I'll have to pull out the blade and add a strip of tape as well.

[top 0]

i think that the demensions of most blades arent always exact cuz i have some that are hard to put inside and some i put in and it basically falls out and some i gotta put tape on one side and tape on the top and its a big mick mack to get it, but once you do it usually holds up fine, i notice thow with tape my blade feels funny anyone else notice this?

[ddbowdoin 0]

I actually just bought an Easton Synergy ST blade and it wouldnt fit into my synergy si-core, it broke a long time ago and I had a Bauer XV comp blade in there and today I went to switch blades and the ST simply wouldn't fit in the shaft

now I know its obviously not meant to be replaced since it was once a one piece, but can anyone tell me if I need a special blade to fit into what many people use, a sawed down one piece with a blade

[DamnLocust 0]

the bauer XV is a tapered blade, the ST is a standard blade. Try putting the ST in the handle end of the shaft.

[Krog7d7 0]

i think that the demensions of most blades arent always exact cuz i have some that are hard to put inside and some i put in and it basically falls out and some i gotta put tape on one side and tape on the top and its a big mick mack to get it, but once you do it usually holds up fine, i notice thow with tape my blade feels funny anyone else notice this?

YES it does feel funny...that's also part of the problem.

Once the glue breaks down a little from the impact of pucks it just feels a little...off.

At it's worst it feels loose....loose enough that I can actually wiggle it....and we're not talking about cut one pieces or anything. A tapered shaft with a tapered blade....it's annoying the hell out of me.

[hergs 7]

instead of tape i used a little piece of wood that i cut (very small) then glued that. Worked great!

[gtoddh 0]

I recently had issues putting a 6K blade in my Synthesis shaft. I've got 3 layers of tape on it, but it feels fine. Even Sythesis blades in Synthesis shafts aren't always a perfect fit. I would chalk it up to different tolerances in the manufacturing process.