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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Equipment => Topic started by: bullpine on Dec 08, 2023, 08:07 AM

Title: Auger Plate
Post by: bullpine on Dec 08, 2023, 08:07 AM

Do I need a plate to prevent my Nils auger from going down the hole if it detaches from the clam plate?  Not seeing how that could happen but I notice round blue plates in some utube videos.

Title: Re: Auger Plate
Post by: iceman260 on Dec 08, 2023, 08:11 AM

No you don’t need a plate .

Title: Re: Auger Plate
Post by: hardwater diehard on Dec 08, 2023, 08:18 AM

Quote from: bullpine on Dec 08, 2023, 08:07 AM

Do I need a plate to prevent my Nils auger from going down the hole if it detaches from the clam plate?  Not seeing how that could happen but I notice round blue plates in some utube videos.

Add some Blue LocTite to the screws ..and get into the habit of checking tightness . I keep an allen wrench in my chest zipper pocket.

Title: Re: Auger Plate
Post by: JOz15 on Dec 08, 2023, 08:39 AM

Good Morning,

The plate attachment would be helpful for those rigging the Nils directly to their drills using the drill chuck. Different set up with the clam plate. You should be fine without it.

Title: Re: Auger Plate
Post by: sleddog1 on Dec 08, 2023, 05:01 PM

Use nyloc nuts on the bolts, like these.


(https://i.postimg.cc/Z0dMhjQQ/IMG-0733.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Z0dMhjQQ)

Title: Re: Auger Plate
Post by: bullpine on Dec 08, 2023, 08:29 PM

Thanks for your replies.