How to Replace an Easton Blade

Easton is a sporting goods manufacturer that makes everything from baseball bats to hockey sticks. As of publication, Easton manufactured hockey stick blades under the Synergy and Stealth names. The process for replacing these blades is similar to replacing blades from any other blade manufacturer and averages about 10 minutes. Allow the glue to dry on the new blade for a more lengthy period.

Things You'll Need

  • Vice
  • Protective gloves
  • Heat gun
  • Paper towel
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the hockey stick in the vice, and tighten the vice to about 6 inches above where the shaft meets the blade.

    • 2

      Put on the protective gloves. Plug in the heat gun, and allow it to heat up to a temperature of about 1,000 degrees.

    • 3

      Point the gun about 4 inches away from the stick. Slowly move the gun up and down the shaft about 4 inches from where the shaft meets the blade. Don't hold the gun over one spot as this could burn the shaft or the blade.

    • 4

      Remove the hockey stick from the vice, and turn it around so that you are applying heat to the opposite side of the shaft. Use the same process in Step 3 to heat the shaft.

    • 5

      Pull on the blade after heating for a few minutes. If the blade doesn't come out, apply more heat with the heat gun. Once the blade comes out, set it aside and wipe away the excess glue around the bottom of the shaft with paper towel.

    • 6

      Hold the new Easton blade opposite the insertion end. Heat the glue all the way around the insertion end of the blade for a few minutes. You'll know when it's ready to insert into the shaft when the glue starts to bubble.

    • 7

      Remove the shaft from the vice, and hold it so that the shaft opening is pointing upwards. Insert the new Easton blade down into the shaft. Slam the butt end of the blade into the floor to force the blade into the shaft.

    • 8

      Set the stick on a flat surface and allow the glue to dry for 10 to 15 minutes.