Waiex tail hockey stick - drawing revision

[Bryan Cotton]

Thanks Kip. I did see his tool on the net last night. Too bad it is out of circulation! Did anybody bend to the new line with it?

[N111YX]

Bryan, I'd guess that the tool was "lost" at least two years before the "new bend" issue came about... 8-)

Thanks Kip. I did see his tool on the net last night. Too bad it is out of circulation! Did anybody bend to the new line with it?

[Bryan Cotton]

First,
Thanks Kevin Conklin for posting your frustrations. They made me think and that helped. Observations:
1) the 1" half-hole worked good. I never bothered with the 1.5" half hole. See my Waiex 191 thread in the photo section if you have not yet.
2) you need a 1" solid steel bar. My 1" tube with the broomstick handle just crushed. It is a lot of force.
3) I think a hydraulic press would be better than an arbor press. It takes a lot of force.

[John Usher]

Hi Bryan,
I'm about to bend my YX-B hockey sticks and looked for your photos but the post says your pic was "deleted due to quota". May I trouble you (or anyone else that has any) to post your pics of the way you bent your hockey sticks?
Thanks in advance!
John U.

[Bryan Cotton]

John:
Check near the bottom of my page 25:
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=578&start=240

Another helpful tip: try not to drill your finger! I just did the first time ever and found nothing about the experience that I would recommend. This is not a hockey stick specific tip.

[kevinh]

Here's my knock-off of Bryan's jig. It worked great. Easy cheezy, just stuck it in the press and squeezed...

[John Usher]

Thanks Bryan and Kevin for the pics! Bryan, you're correct, the human finger doesn't make a very good drill stop! Hope it heals fast! OUCH!

[LarryEWaiex121]

Just a suggestion to those who've not already pressed their hockey sticks.
A wrist pin out of a diesel engine, will give a pristine surface to apply to the unbent stick.
No flexing and with careful press operation gives a really nice finish without inducing any imperfections in the radius of the sticks.
I often remember John Monnett's mantra. Your not building a watch! I still feel good about things done pretty close to right.

Larry
Waiex121YX, 458hrs, starting fifth season with new Camit 3300. Happy, happy!

[Bryan Cotton]

I bought a 1" bolt from Menards. Not as good of a surface finish as a wristpin but sufficient.

[LarryEWaiex121]

Bryan,

Your never going to be qualified to work on a gov't project if you can't figure how to expend more than 47 cents on a bolt!
Mine came out of the dust bin here at work (Kubota and New Holland sales).
Sometimes its just more fun to have an elegant solution to simple problem. :)

Larry