Bending the blade on a composite stick?

[Blueandgold26 1]

I really want to bend my new dolo the way i like the blades but i usually do it with wooden blades, is this a safe thing to do with my dolomite, it isn't nipple grip version. int 75 flex lh federov, the blade looks like it has checkers on it. what can i heat it with? will there be any

defects or any effects on the blade?

[AnthonyJTa 0]

It's been addressed on the board a few times... it's possible to alter the curve on a composite blade, but it's not recommended- the heat will effect durability.

[hockey is life... 0]

I personally recommend an industrial blowtorch... :P :D

[AnthonyJTa 0]

.....to dry out the epoxies, and composite and compromise the strength of the blade. Bra-freaking-vo!

[hockey is life... 0]

Even if I wasn't 100% happy with the blade(which I'm usually not) I try to stay away from fucking with products...My father learned that the hardway...

[aarondevera 0]

if, that's IF you wanted to be ballsy enough to blow your hard-earned cash and a perfectly good-conditioned stick just to customize your curve, DO NOT use a heat gun. go with the blowtorch if you don't mind shedding tears 10 minutes later.

best bet: don't friggin' do it.

[ronnychencharik 0]

best bet: don't friggin' do it.

I second that. After learning the hard way on my CCM 120 stuart pattern i just accept the curve as it is. I think the ONLY blade the more senior guys here have had any success with was the XN10 blade. Which you dont have.

[stickfixchaska 0]

It can be done as part of our blade fix/rebuild process.

However, personally, I wouldn't do it if you have to purchase your own blades. It severely effects the durability of the blade, weakening it's interior structure.

Basically it will speed up the break up of the materials inside the blade. If the inside is weak, the blade will flex and eventually fail.

[Blueandgold26 1]

yeah im definetley not doin that then ill just stick with the curve i got

$169.99 + $15.99 tax usd isnt worth messing the blade

[whbd18 0]

The only composite blades that actually can be curved again are XN10 and some RBK/CCM Blades. The epoxy used in Easton and Inno/Warrior blades just does not hold up to the heat and the composite weave will separate.

[Chadd 916]

The only composite blades that actually can be curved again are XN10 and some RBK/CCM Blades. The epoxy used in Easton and Inno/Warrior blades just does not hold up to the heat and the composite weave will separate.

XN10s get even more brittle than normal when heated. Good luck getting more than a couple games out of one.

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

I completely agree with Chad. I also doubt that you can re-curve Inno or CCM sticks without comprimising the integrity of the blade. Again, this has been covered many times on many different threads here.

Unless it's wood, I just wouldn't do it.

As for the fiberglass lams, that might be possible. Although, when I tried it, the lam bubbled and caused an uneven surface. However, I may just have overheated it.

[mack 44]

I would suggest to anyone wanting to try it, to go ahead and do it. I like watching kids cry.

[Chadd 916]

I completely agree with Chad. I also doubt that you can re-curve Inno or CCM sticks without comprimising the integrity of the blade. Again, this has been covered many times on many different threads here.

Unless it's wood, I just wouldn't do it.

As for the fiberglass lams, that might be possible. Although, when I tried it, the lam bubbled and caused an uneven surface. However, I may just have overheated it.

I had some success changing old Vector 110 and 120 OPS for people. We got a raft of pro returns a couple years back and the local guy wanted nothing to do with the pro curves.

[NicklaZZ 0]

I live in Finland and they do the ccm (thin) blade version. You can bend them but use a heat gun not a blowtorch. heat it up about 5 inches from the blade for about 10-15 minutes and bend the blade slowly. Believe it or not the blade is in good shape after the bending... Maybe the only blade that you can curve. But i dont know is the (thin) version out in us or canada..