How to Successfully Change a Hockey Blade

Does your child play ice hockey or roller hockey? Does he own a shaft with a removable blade? Have you tried to remove the blade, but you can not remove it, or you have completely burned the shaft. Well that can not happen anymore.

Here are three ways to successfully remove a hockey blade from a shaft. This is only for a two piece hockey stick, the shaft and blade are separate. In order for the blade to be removed, the glue must be liquefied. A blow drier, electric stove or gas stove, and a heat gun, can all be used. The former is the safest of the three. If you choose to use a blow dryer, it is very simple, but it will take ten minutes to complete. How do you do this? You place the blow dryer on the highest temperature, and flip the hockey stick, in order to have the blade in the air. You want to blow dry all sides of the stick, five seconds at a time. The blade itself is three inches into the shaft, be sure to heat an area of three inches.

When you notice the glue is melting, attempt to remove the blade, if it does not come out, continue to add heat, until it is removed. If you decided to use a gas stove or electric stove, be sure to hold the blade six inches above the stove, or you risk the chance of melting the shaft, which will weaken the shaft, and eventually break the shaft. When using the stove it takes two to three minute to completely melt the glue. You want to rotate the blade above the heat, never hold it on one side only. Once you notice the glue is melting, attempt to remove the blade, if it does not come out, repeat, until it is removed. Finally, the fastest and easiest way to remove a blade from a shaft, is using a heat gun. This is very simple. Hold the heat gun up to the shaft and heat the shaft for twenty seconds. You will quickly notice the glue is melting. Simply remove the blade.

If you need to insert a new blade, place the blade into the shaft, it must be completely in. Heat the shaft for ten to thirty seconds, depending on the method you have used. This will guarantee that the blade will not fall out.