Quick question

[cantor22 0]

hey guys, i jsut broek my synergy today at the point jsut as the stick turns into the blade, where it curves, it broke after 3 years and its an intermediate, after doing a search i couldnt find anything specific, where do i cut it to put in a tapered blade, and where do i cut it to put in a standard blade, thanks guys

[Overtime 0]

at the fuse point should be below the bottom diamond (<E>)

[Squirrel 0]

just flip the shaft over for a standard blade

[kovalchuk71 212]

Find the fuse point, then cut there or a tad above but not much and have fun chiseling out the tennon :)

[cantor22 0]

at the fuse point should be below the bottom diamond (<E>)

how can you tell what the fuse point is, and will that fit a tapered blade?

[kovalchuk71 212]

look close and youll see a hairline where the blade was put into the shaft.....start near the heel and work your way up to the shaft..... youll see it.

Yes it will fit a jr. tapered blade most likely

[cantor22 0]

ok so i cut it, i now ahve the piece i cut off and the sahft, the sahft however has something going down the side of it, here are some pics, hopefully i cut it right, what kind of blade can i fit it here, thanks guys

click on the pics to make it bigger

[Kobe 0]

A. You're going to have to chisel/file all of that grey crap out of there.

B. Cut slightly higher but end up losing a bit of the taper.

The intermediate synergys are different than other intermediate shafts because they will only fit intermediate synthesis blades (assuming you've saved the taper).

[kovalchuk71 212]

To chisel it out obviously buy a thin chisel and chisel that middle thing out. using an electric screwdriver works well too

[cantor22 0]

no teh top pci is the piece i cut off, the bototm is that shaft, there is the long strip of crap in the shaft, how do i know if i saved the taper, and if i didnt what blade would it fit, thanks again

[Kobe 0]

You're still going to have to chisel/file out whatever is left in the shaft. You should be able to see the taper with the naked eye. What blade would fit into a non-tapered intermediate synergy shaft is another question. I'm thinking maybe a senior tapered blade or an intermediate standard blade might work.

[cantor22 0]

what does the taper look like

[Kobe 0]

The shaft will get slimmer as you move closer to the end where the blade goes in. Look it up in the dictionary if you still don't know what I mean. The definition of the word taper should give you a pretty good picture.

[fatwabbit 93]

hi.... i got a int synergy... if you flip it around, you cant put a normal senior blade in. you have to use an int blade... or you could just get a normal senior blade, and file away some of the tenon...

[cantor22 0]

around where would the taper end? id prefer not to put a blade in the the top and switch the stick aroundid prefer to put in a tapered blade

[Kobe 0]

I don't know where the taper ends as I do not own a synergy. Somebody else will know but you should be able to see the taper by just eyeing it dude. Grab the middle of the shaft and slide your hand all the way down the shaft to where the blade used to be. You should be able to feel the shaft get slimmer near the blade end. If you can't see or feel any taper at all then you might have cut a little too high.

[cantor22 0]

alright, thanks for the help guys

[Overtime 0]

fliping over the shaft will mess up the kick point