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Mounting Sprial Blades


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FD makes flat end spirals.  They aren't necessarily flat in the same plane, but are easier to install than ones that are twisted all the way to the end.  For those, I do like others, use 2 pair of pliers and untwist the ends until they are flat and approximately in the same vertical plane.

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You will develop your own technique the more you use them. I am a top down feeder so I install the top first, opening the clamp holder wider than one does for straight blades. Then ensuring it is placed properly between the clamps I  tighten very tight. Threading it through the holes and opening the bottom clamp wider than straight blades I do the same thing. If the blade is not sitting in the clamp correctly it will slip. For me there was lots of trial and errorr to develop the muscle memory to find the right spot especially on the bottom clamp. It is o.K to have a look under the table to see how every thing are lining up.  

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On 12/25/2022 at 3:46 PM, Scrappile said:

If there is I do not know it.  Some take two pliers and flatten the ends, I do not, I put them in like flat blades.

i cant say how many years and how many blades i straightened the ends out on before trying to just clamp em up twisted. amazing how much time i wasted straightening the ends

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4 minutes ago, tomsteve said:

i cant say how many years and how many blades i straightened the ends out on before trying to just clamp em up twisted. amazing how much time i wasted straightening the ends

Not a waste if it works for you.  I also have a Hegner and the ends go into a steel clamps which I can clamp together pretty hard.. like plier  I am sure it helps straighten them out.

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19 hours ago, tomsteve said:

i cant say how many years and how many blades i straightened the ends out on before trying to just clamp em up twisted. amazing how much time i wasted straightening the ends

I can't say how many blades broke prematurely or repeatedly popped out of the clamps when I didn't straighten the ends.  It almost turned me on spiral blades, forever.  😉

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