Shaft/Blade Problem

[estovlo2 0]

I just bought a Vapor X shaft with a Vapor X blade. I went to put the blade in and it absolutely will not go in. The first time I tried to put it in, all of the glue scraped off on the way in so I completely took off all of the glue and just put a strip of tape on it. When I tried to put it in with the strip of tape, the tape peeled off and wouldn't fit in. I just can't get it in for some reason. Anyone have any advice?

[chippa13 1844]

Did you heat the shaft and melt the glue on the tenon before trying to slide it in? Also, if it was going to be a snug fit with only glue then it will be harder for it to slide in with tape on it.

[estovlo2 0]

Yes, I heated the shaft and melted the glue. I put the tape on after I took of all of the glue.

[chippa13 1844]

But you were able to get the blade in when you melted the glue, right?

[estovlo2 0]

No. The side of the shaft scraped off the glue and I couldn't get it in.

[Overtime 0]

you did not melt the glue enough.

[notorious#29 0]

Yeah I had the same problem last week trying to get a Si-Core blade into a Rubber. Turns out there was way to much glue on the Si-core. So I put a ton of heat on the thing scraped all the glue off, and put a ton of heat on the bottom 4 inches of the shaft so it expanded alittle more. Then slid the glueless blade in just a tiny bit and then put my glue on the blade. Worked fine.

o0o yeah putting tape on the shaft will only make it harder to fit it in.

[chippa13 1844]

No. The side of the shaft scraped off the glue and I couldn't get it in.

It's not a problem if some of the glue comes off on the shaft when you're inserting the tenon. As long as the tenon slides in and there is a snug fit then you will be fine. If after it cools, you flex the stick and here a cracking sound then you will need more glue, otherwise, you will be fine.

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

Just keep heating the shaft as u put the blade in. Works for me.