ProCurve on composites?

[stevo_323 0]

I searched and found a review of ProCurve, but I want to know if you can use it on composite blades or if it is for wood only

Thanks

[Krev 86]

You can, but it's not a good idea and isn't recommended.

[steelnation248 102]

I've never done it with composites but from what I've heard is although you can do it, but it'll severely weaken the blade.

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

What they said

[halfmoonyote 0]

I'm interested to hear anyone's experiences as well. I'm thinking about getting one to tweak a few blades (2 piece), see how it works, and experience how the blade performs/functions and how long it lasts after.

I've had a couple Mueller sticks that I know for a fact he torched and curved the blade himself, and to be perfectly honest, the sticks lasted me longer than I thought they would. He is notoriously hard on sticks.

[Wildcat85 0]

definately test that i have been wondering forever too!

[Top Cheese 0]

Be the first and right a review of it. Last time I torched a blade it broke shortly after and didn't feel right when I was loading up.

[cbart 1]

I've been using it on composites since the first synergy came out....(and have posted on it in the past). I don't "torch" them...I have used a gas stove in the kitchen with the blade 6 to 12 inches above the flame and am very careful to watch the surface of the blade when heating for signs of stress. Last night I worked on 3 blades with a heat gun instead. Found this method to be better, as I can better control the amount of heat and where it is placed. For me the key is to find a blade pattern similiar to the curve that you are trying to make. As in you are not going to be able to make a heel curve a toe curve and vice versa. I use Iggy pattern, then flatten it out a bit, cool it off, take Procurve off to check results, then put Procurve back on to go to work on the toe curve.

I do this to every composite blade I have ever had (can't find the combination of blade shape, lie, and curve that I want at retail) for at least the past 5-6 years (wood before that). It has been a lot of trial and error...you have to get the feel for how much and for how long the blade can take the heat.

Disclaimer...There has been a few times over the years, where I have got impatient and went to far and damaged the blade beyond use. Never have I tried to return it...just chalk it up to experience (I'm a 2 piece guy, so I'm not losing the whole stick if this happens). I'm also passed the age where slapshots are in my arsenal...I'm sure that repeated stress would shorten the life of the blade considerably. I have found that Easton blades take the heat a little better than others...the thinner the blade, the more careful you have to be.

[shotty 7]

open flame is harmful to the composite. extreme heat is too, but if you do it sparingly... just enough to manipulate the material, you should be ok. like cbart; use a heat gun, not a torch.