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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Equipment => Ice Augers => Topic started by: Raptor22 on Feb 10, 2017, 11:47 AM
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Hey folks, I've been searching but can't seem to find any direct comparison between the cutting performance of the Strikemaster Lazer and Synthetic Lazer hand augers. The two models use different blades, so I'm curious to know if they cut equally well. The Lazer blades are 6" while the synthetic blades are 160mm (6.3"). Also the synthetic lazer blades seem to cost at least $10 more than the standard lazer blades.
Does anybody have any experience with both models that can shed some light on this? Thanks!
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Beware any blades stamped "Made in China" ...
:tipup:
Lobes
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Beware any blades stamped "Made in China" ...
Both models use Swedish steel.
(http://i.imgur.com/GmLkrUnb.jpg)
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All I can say is the cutting performance of the Strikemaster Lazer is awesome,I can drill through 16 inches of ice in abt 20 seconds ,not bad for a 67 year old.
Dale
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most likely just a hookset on the ice fishing crew many augers take a reg lazer curved blade
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Stick to the regular style. Reason being you can get blades anywhere.
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Stick to the regular style. Reason being you can get blades anywhere.
Strange that the 6.3" (160mm) blades are standard in Europe. They are available on the Strikemaster website.
If you're looking to save $10 then you should also look for the "MadeInChina" blades which are another $10 cheaper.
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Strange that the 6.3" (160mm) blades are standard in Europe. They are available on the Strikemaster website.
If you're looking to save $10 then you should also look for the "MadeInChina" blades which are another $10 cheaper.
Not the same blades. The Synthetic blades are for the Lazer synthetic hand auger which has a composite cutting head. It cuts a larger hole then the regular lazer hand auger at 6 1/3". Its also supposedly quicker cutting too. These blades were only made by Mora and never "china" made as far as I know or remembered. The china blades happened when Strikemaster at one point decided to experiment with a cheaper prices leading to poor performance and durability.
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Would anyone know if it's possible to mount a pair of 7" Std. Lazer blades on a 6" Std. Lazer auger assembly? I've got a 6" and a 8", and want to be able to start drilling primarily 7" holes...but I'd rather not also now own a complete new 7" assembly. I suppose this idea only works if the mounting of the blades is common from the inner center point outward....including the mounting hole to hole center lines.
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I dought the 7 will go on the 6 but I don't know for sure I do know the 5 and 6 are not interchangeable
Has anyone tried the 6.3 on a 6 lazer ?
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I dought the 7 will go on the 6 but I don't know for sure I do know the 5 and 6 are not interchangeable
Has anyone tried the 6.3 on a 6 lazer ?
The 6.3 has a 3 screw mount for each blade.
The head that the blades are mounted on, the USA synthetic and the (Euro, Sweden) Mora Nova are identical.
(https://s1.postimg.cc/1krb64x8i3/Screen_Shot_2017-10-18_at_9.00.16_PM.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/1krb64x8i3/)
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3 screws on the 6.3 sounds like overkill never had a 2 screw issue on any blade even 8 inch
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3 screws on the 6.3 sounds like overkill never had a 2 screw issue on any blade even 8 inch
The 3 screws in the blades is a bit of overkill but the head on the Euro Nova and the Strikemaster synthetic is molded plastic (probably a form of fiberglas reinforced nylon) so 3 screws is just good engineering.
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AND the 3 screw LazerSynthetic blades on AmazonPrime are $36.21 delivered.
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Would anyone know if it's possible to mount a pair of 7" Std. Lazer blades on a 6" Std. Lazer auger assembly? I've got a 6" and a 8", and want to be able to start drilling primarily 7" holes...but I'd rather not also now own a complete new 7" assembly. I suppose this idea only works if the mounting of the blades is common from the inner center point outward....including the mounting hole to hole center lines.
If you wat a 7in.....mount the 7in blades on the 8in auger. The 7 & 8in augers use the same flighting. Difference is when it has 8in blades on it it cuts a little more then a 1/2in more on each side vs the flighting when making a hole leaving more slush.