Broken shaft repair

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latman > 9 months ago, 20 Aug 2015

latman

QLD

177 posts

20 Aug 2015 5:10pm

we were lucky I had a 15cm piece of Kialoa shaft that fitted inside this one so we tapered the ends of it to try and minimize the inevitable stress risers we are creating

husq2100

QLD

2031 posts

20 Aug 2015 6:19pm

nice work Latman

DavidJohn

VIC

17569 posts

20 Aug 2015 6:25pm

Great job.. What type of paddle were you fixing..

latman

QLD

177 posts

20 Aug 2015 6:36pm

It has alley designs currumbin on it .

DavidJohn

VIC

17569 posts

20 Aug 2015 9:55pm

Those cut off top Kialoa pieces do come in handy..

latman

QLD

177 posts

24 Aug 2015 5:01pm

before and after wrapping , the before shot shows the glass/carbon layering of the broken shaft , and the after shot shows the simple masking tape used for compression

latman

QLD

177 posts

26 Aug 2015 9:46am

and after sanding and clearcoat it is all lovely again

husq2100

QLD

2031 posts

26 Aug 2015 10:27am

Do you taper the thickness of wrap from the centre of repair out? That is thinner further from the break?

latman

QLD

177 posts

26 Aug 2015 5:50pm

yes it tapers to match the ground away original shaft

husq2100

QLD

2031 posts

26 Aug 2015 7:07pm

ok, more so I was thinking to transition the forces out progresively ie not an abrubt change...

latman

QLD

177 posts

26 Aug 2015 10:15pm

the fabric wrap is replacing what was broken , and the inner sleeve was "beveled" on the ends to minimize that abrupt change (stress riser)

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