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I have the same grabby lazer with the clam plate, I plan on trying to lift up a bit before break through as recommended. I am also thinking about getting a flat blade mora and try that too. Or, might just get an adapter for my 6in. orange nils, buy a extra cutting head and go that route. I just have to figure out what adapter I need. Some times I over think cutting a simple hole in the ice!
I need a clean break through. I can't spend time trying to get it right. I broke both my wrists when I was younger in a bike accident. One wrong move and it's no fishing for a while. The lazer I used just with the adaptor no Clam plate I could not use my hand for a week. Thought maybe it was better with the plate but sounds like you need to "learn how to do it right" hence the K drill works does not bind but in my opinion hard on the drill.
its really not a big thing. i run a clam plate with a ridgid and a 7" lazer and my 8 year old and 10 year old ran it the last 2 years with no prob. keep a spare set of blades and protect them at all cost and there is not even really a learning curve at all. just a little up pressure right at break thru is all that is needed.
Some lazer augers don't seem to have much jerk, and others can be pretty violent. I have no Idea why or how they are different so see such a difference......maybe sharp vs dull blades?
Last year I was out using a 7” Lazer on a clam plate a day after having pins removed from my left wrist. It is possible to protect current or former injuries. The drill turns clockwise. As you drill a hole stand with the drill/plate/bit slightly on your right and have the handle of the clam plate resting against your right side/hip/leg or whatever it will rest against depending on how tall you are and how thick the ice is. Then when it does grab your wrists are not taking the brunt of the force. I have an 8” earth bit for my Mako and drill a ton of holes with it in the summer. What I described above about about using your body as a “stop” for an auger that catches is a must when running post holes. It’ll grab a tree root or a stone and not only stop but a lot of the time the entire auger will be pulled at an angle that is not perpendicular to the ground depending on how it grabs a root, rock, etc. on ice you rarely if ever don’t have an unseen variable like a stone or root that you’ll hit. You can keep it at a consistent angle. If I wouldn’t do this my wrists would’ve been broken dozens of times.