Vapor XX shaft.

[stix04 0]

Hey guys. I broke my Vapor blade last night, and today I cut it and flipped it, and when I went to put my standard hybrid Easton blade in it, it didnt fit. Do you guys know of any blades that are smaller in the hosel circumference? Thanks for the help.

P.S: I dont want to have to shave a blade down.

[Kobe 0]

It doesn't fit because the shaft is concave. You can try a tapered blade with a lot of tape if you think it's worth it to salvage the shaft.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

If you cut it low enough, or were able to heat and pull the blade out, would a tapered blade fit inside the blade end? My XX blade is finally cracking, if I had money it would already be in the garbage because the crack is getting that bad. But I dont have money :) I can afford a blade though, so would one fit if I took the blade out low enough?

[stix04 0]

Ya I didnt want to make it tapered cause my LHS doesnt have tapered blades in the curve i wanted(Sakic) So I went and matched up a few blade and the TPS PTC blade fit like a glove.

Fire on ice- If your vapors like mine, then the fuse point is easy to see with the naked eye. I cut mine there, and the tenon from the vapor blade was VERY easy to chip away. Try that.

[joshy207 15]

Bauer's OPS are made by Innovative, and Inno OPS are relatively easy to convert into tapered shaft/blade combos. Cut the blade off just below the fuse point line (should be visible on the stick). You'll have to heat and chisel the blade plug out of the shaft, and be careful not to overheat the shaft or chisel through the shaft wall. It'll go piece by piece until you have a small enough section of the plug to be able to pull it out. Inno's epoxy that they use to fuse the blade in place is not nearly as strong as Easton's, so you don't have to cut above the fuse point and lose taper (and shaft) length or strength...