I Need Some Help!

[Gosu_Avs 0]

I got a TPS R2 composite blade for christmas. It doesnt exactly fit in my stick. I know what you're tthinking and yess i have a tapered shaft (flyweight). I have a small gap in the end where i insert the blade. I was using a wooden TPS R2 blade before and that fit fine.

Does anyone know why this is and does anyone know what i can do about it?

Any help is appreciated

[Chadd 916]

put tape over the hosel before you insert it.

[sgazi76 0]

I got a TPS R2 composite blade for christmas.  It doesnt exactly fit in my stick.  I know what you're tthinking and yess i have a tapered shaft (flyweight).  I have a small gap in the end where i insert the blade.  I was using a wooden TPS R2 blade before and that fit fine.

Does anyone know why this is and does anyone know what i can do about it?

Any help is appreciated

I had the same problem with a composite R2 and an L-2. The hosel wasn't cut very well, so it had a gap around most of the blade when it was fully inserted. There wasn't anything I could do about it, but I was disappointed with it considering that I spent $50+ on it.

[MDE3 0]

Are you sure you did not get a junior or intermediate blade? The hozels are smaller to fit the smaller shafts

[Chadd 916]

Are you sure you did not get a junior or intermediate blade? The hozels are smaller to fit the smaller shafts

I had issues with R2 blades in TPS shafts and Mission shafts. One strip of tape resolved them every time. QA hasn't been good on the last few TPS products that came in.

[MDE3 0]

Ok tks...

[G.M. 0]

I got a TPS R2 composite blade for christmas. It doesnt exactly fit in my stick. I know what you're tthinking and yess i have a tapered shaft (flyweight). I have a small gap in the end where i insert the blade. I was using a wooden TPS R2 blade before and that fit fine.

Does anyone know why this is and does anyone know what i can do about it?

Any help is appreciated

TPS only guaranteed that their R2 composite blades fit Easton shafts; none other.

Chadd gave you a good suggestion.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

I have custom R2s and Flyweight shafts.

You need to put some tape on the tenon.

[Sniper#39 0]

I have custom R2s and Flyweight shafts.

You need to put some tape on the tenon.

I find the same as above - on either Flyweights OR L-2's. Snug it up with some tape over the tenon and you'll be fine.

[Gosu_Avs 0]

i actually just added some glue to fill the gap and it seems fine. BUt if it breaks I'll try the tape. Thanks.

[wllewis 0]

I recently came across a new 12/9 biogirth flyweight shaft on e-bay and snatched it up. I previously had a 12/9 metamorphic shaft and loved it, but it broke after 1.5 seasons of use. I tried to insert a synthesis blade into my new shaft, the same blade that was in my metamorphic shaft, and there was like an 1/8" gap; the gap was large enough for a standard blade. The guy at the pro-shop then checked to see if a standard blade would fit in it, and woola, it did. Is it possible that some flyweight shafts are not tapered shafts? If not, could you expand upon your tape method to cure this problem? Specifically, want is the tenon part you refer to, and how much tape do you have to use? Thanks for any suggestions. I should add two things: the meta shaft specifically called out that it was a meta, this shaft doesn't say it is a bio but I'm sure it is; secondly, the meta had a very unique design at the hosel opening end because of the shape of the shaft, with this shaft I can't tell that it is tapered at the end at all.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

I recently came across a new 12/9 biogirth flyweight shaft on e-bay and snatched it up. I previously had a 12/9 metamorphic shaft and loved it, but it broke after 1.5 seasons of use. I tried to insert a synthesis blade into my new shaft, the same blade that was in my metamorphic shaft, and there was like an 1/8" gap; the gap was large enough for a standard blade. The guy at the pro-shop then checked to see if a standard blade would fit in it, and woola, it did. Is it possible that some flyweight shafts are not tapered shafts? If not, could you expand upon your tape method to cure this problem? Specifically, want is the tenon part you refer to, and how much tape do you have to use? Thanks for any suggestions. I should add two things: the meta shaft specifically called out that it was a meta, this shaft doesn't say it is a bio but I'm sure it is; secondly, the meta had a very unique design at the hosel opening end because of the shape of the shaft, with this shaft I can't tell that it is tapered at the end at all.

Could be a standard. I know some people said that some prostocks were floating around that were standards.

[Sniper407 0]

ive been hearing a lot about these flyweights lately but never seen one.. can anyone fill me on it and possibly let me know if i can get one??? (ive looked but havent found anything)

[Kobe 0]

The flyweight was the predecessor to the L-2 so they're quite difficult to find now in most shops. The flyweight along with the t-flex were the first tapered shafts to appear on the market.

[Sniper407 0]

ooooo ok. i knew about the t-flex but not the flyweight. thanks

[wllewis 0]

In regards to my previous post regarding the flyweight shaft which appears to fit standard blades. It is a pro-return shaft and was custom made for Nikolas Sunstrum. Could you give me more details on how to apply tape over the tenon? How much tape do you typically use? How do you think the stick will perform with a stnadard blade? Would I expect similar performance to my previous flyweight shaft?

[bulletproof_funk 0]

This is what I do and it works for me:

I would start by heating and removing any big chunks or layers of glue from the tenon, keeping a bit on the side with the gap. I then apply a strip of cloth tape that goes over top of the tenon so it doesn't slip off as you insert the blade back into the shaft. Apply more glue, heat tenon and shaft, see how it fits.

[ambro 0]

You can add more than one layer of tape if you need to as well. I had to put 7 layers on the broad side and 5 layers on the thin side of a blad I separated from an Inno 1100 Fused to get it to fit into a R2, a Novius tapered (from a broken Novius fused), and an L-2.

[PuckHog 0]

i also had this problem when i bought my bauer vapor xv blade but i put tape on it to and i found you cant tape it around you have to tape it vertically or it slides down i think im the only one to realize this after trying it

[Kobe 0]

Are you trying to fit a tapered blade into a standard shaft? By the sounds of it, your bio flyweight is a pro-stock standard shaft. Putting in a tapered blade won't add any benefits at all since the shaft isn't tapered. It's the tapered shaft that gives you the low kick point, not the tapered blade. Anyways, an 1/8 of an inch sounds like it will take almost 10 strips of tape to fit your tapered blade into that standard flyweight. It just isn't worth it. It might feel a little bit dead as well since there's so much 'cushioning' in the area where the shaft and blade meet.