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r these problems you all are having with the newer octane ridgid drill. i have a ridgid from a few years ago the 780in/pounds and have it paired on the plate with an extension and have run it a few years and no problem. was going to pull the trigger on the new drill and up to an 8" but decided my 7" lazer hand auger hole was enough. think i might just get the 9.0 batteries and be done with it.
The shaft in my clam plate is nice and tight without a drill or auger. You guys have the bushings in it right? My plate is new, bought on black friday.
Only see one way the bearings go in. And they were already put in when I got it. Even with out the shaft I can wiggle the bearings around.
Can someone explain why people think its the drill and not the plate? The drill spins...the plate should also spin, but not have play or wobble. The only way the drill would cause the wobble is if the drill itself has slop when spinning....which I find extremely hard to believe.
Matt: EXACTLY. Your's is the first response that sees the real problem. The original ClamPlate had a 1" BallBearing in a enclosed housing along with an adapter with a real good tight fit with the bearing. The originals had a 1/2-20 (then 9/16-18) input thread with a 18mm output. NOT 1 COMPLAINT FROM USERS.The latest ClamPlate has a 17mm (.669 diameter) bearing in a housing. The thru-shaft and housing look and feel like Ray or Stevie machined them. 36" down the shaft there's about 2.00 inches of wobble. CLAM-PLATE BE DAMNED.
while holding the bearing housing in one hand and spinning the shaft with the other hand, the bearing feels very rough. i noticed they didn't bother to grease them. they wiped clear lube over both sides of the bearing.
yep thanks. i have done that with mower front wheels and bikes. using detroit bearing company in kalamazoo. seems like it should use a thrust bearing.clam extension to clam plate shaft i.d. : .728after two rows of tape on clam plate shaft o.d. : .716the scotch tape trick helped a lot on the extension wobble. i had to use two layers. thanks for that tip! wrapped it so the tape was about 1/2 up from the top of the extension and went two rows down and around. it might take three layers.it may be usable now.
I think its the Rigid drill/chuck.... I have never had problems like this with the Milwaukee drills. I would be curious to see a video of these "wobble issues" I usually get a slight wobble usually in the Mora auger that is not detectable when drilling ice. When assembling the plate, after the adapter, C clip and spacer are installed through the plate, I always engage the Clam adapter completely into the drill chuck and tighten, the drill stays on the plate for the entire assembly from this point, then I loosely bolt on the vertical bracket, then the U-bolt snug, and then snug the bracket down and check to make sure im not binding anywhere and tighten all bolts by hand. In my assembly process the drill is the 2nd thing that gets installed. I feel like this is the best way to ensure proper alignment to the drill spindle/chuck...
I think its the Rigid drill/chuck.... I have never had problems like this with the Milwaukee drills. I would be curious to see a video of these "wobble issues" I usually get a slight wobble usually in the Mora auger that is not detectable when drilling ice. When assembling the plate, after the adapter, C clip and spacer are installed through the plate, I always engage the Clam adapter completely into the drill chuck and tighten, the drill stays on the plate for the entire assembly from this point, then I loosely bolt on the vertical bracket, then the U-bolt snug, and then snug the bracket down and check to make sure im not binding anywhere and tighten all bolts by hand. In my assembly process the drill is the 2nd thing that gets installed. I feel like this is the best way to ensure proper alignment to the drill spindle/chuck... I'm not even sure how the directions say to do it... I have not read them since the gen 1 plate that required drill chuck removal. I also swap out some metal washers in the linkage for composite fiber type washers, it helps to tighten up the whole assembly and it doesn't seem to freeze up as bad. I have been building augers on the plates since they first became available, probably assembled 30-40, I assembled 5 more this year with 0 issues.
not sure why some think the drill is causing wobble. if you remove the drill you can see the wobble or side to side motion the shaft has as you spin it slowly. if you put in a drill bit and your drill is wobbling the bit, then you need to return your drill.as i already said mine has a wobble, it's not sloppy. it acts like a bent shaft. the drill has nothing to do with the plate shaft wobble. i can see it wobble with out the drill and spinning it with my hands.when you add the clam's 18 inch extension it amplifies the wobble big time because the extension fits tight. if it were sloppy/loose like the icemaster 2 then it wouldn't be a problem, the sloppiness/looseness would allow the wobble to be contained there instead of transfer it to the end of the extension.i can see it looks bent or turned so it has a bend in it. if it is straight, then the bearing has issues like bad race(s). when you add the clam's 18 inch extension it amplifies the wobble big time because the extension fits tight. if it were sloppy/loose like the icemaster 2 then it wouldn't be a problem, the sloppiness/looseness would allow the wobble to be contained there instead of transfer it to the end of the extension. specs in inchesbearing is not a sealed bearing and number the is 6303Zoutside bearing :1.785inside bearing : .069shaft diameter to auger : .664shaft length : 6 http://www.skf-bearing.cc/KOYO-bearings/KOYO_6303Z_27042.htmlhttp://www.skf-bearing.cc/NSK-bearings/NSK_6303Z_17309.htmli have videos too. never uploaded them before.ido has a thread how the plate is not to be used with any thing over a 6 inch hand auger. it's called headaches with clam plate. i bought mine for an 8 inch lazer. the 6 inch lazers don't need a plate at all.
I think you are dead on with this. I have only used mine 3 times now and my Ridgid drills way better without the clam plate. I am taking mine off today as well. Anyone need another clam plate?
I just bought the plate for my K drill... it does have a slight wobble but nothing out of the ordinary. While some of you look for the perfect ice drill... I'll go fishing. :-)
Has nothing to do with what auger you are using. Has nothing to do with what drill you are using. It is some bad clam plates that is the problem.