Nils adaptor plate ?

[cold nose]

So i bought the blue Nils adaptor that goes between the auger and the drill. Last night i attached it to both the auger and the drill . I spun it a few times and something did not look right , sure enough the metal disk had warped ! I could not believe what i was looking at ! The plate had sprung upwards . Its welded around the bottom of the plate ,no weld on top. Has anyone else had this happen ? Disappointed ,did not even have it on the ice yet.  For 50.00 i thought it would be better .

[Deal Ninja]

Relax.  They are all like that.  It's normal.  Really.  I have two of them.

DN

[stinkyfingers]

Is that the Kovac adaptor you have or something else?

[KinnickResident]

So i bought the blue Nils adaptor that goes between the auger and the drill. Last night i attached it to both the auger and the drill . I spun it a few times and something did not look right , sure enough the metal disk had warped ! I could not believe what i was looking at ! The plate had sprung upwards . Its welded around the bottom of the plate ,no weld on top. Has anyone else had this happen ? Disappointed ,did not even have it on the ice yet.  For 50.00 i thought it would be better .

As long as it keeps your auger from falling in the lake who cares?

[RStock521]

Is that the Kovac adaptor you have or something else?

  I've got the Kovac adapter, but haven't had a chance to put it to use on the ice yet.  It seems like it'll work fine.  If you wanted to add a disk to it, instead of using the bungee cord, you could always buy the $5 Strikermaster disk https://www.fishusa.com/product/StrikeMaster-Cordless-Drill-Adapter-Flange

Or I've heard of some guys using the Frisbee Golf discs and drilling a hole in the middle.  They're a thick hard rubber compound, so supposedly they won't crack when they get cold like a regular plastic frisbee would.  You can even get light blue to match the Nils:  https://www.amazon.com/Discraft-Ultra-Sport-Fluorescent-Yellow/dp/B003CDIHIE/ref=sr_1_4?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1513875001&sr=1-4&keywords=frisbee%2Bgolf%2Bdisc&th=1

[muskyon46]

Relax.  They are all like that.  It's normal.  Really.  I have two of them.

DN

X2, both my 6in & 8in convertible's have some warp in the hole catcher. No big deal as long as it catches the auger from going down the hole, Right. Still functions and performs outstanding

[smitty]

I just got mine in the mail last night . Didn't even open the package yet but i will when I get home from work today.
I'll let you know later.

smitty

[cold nose]

It just looks weird , as long as it does what its supposed to 

[Deal Ninja]

One of my two.  Both are the same.


DN

[straightShot]

One of my two.  Both are the same.


DN

Looks like mine.

[RStock521]

One of my two.  Both are the same.


DN

I get that it doesn't affect the purpose of it, but it's still pretty shoddy of Nils to sell them like that when they charge a decent premium for their stuff.  Maybe I'm just being grumpy because we don't have ice here in Ohio and I want to play with my new Nils....

[Deal Ninja]

The heat from the weld warps them.  There’s almost no getting around it without a lot of fuss.  Doesn’t affect performance whatsoever.  It’s strictly a cosmetic thing.  .  My company specializes in welding.  Correcting the warping would add unnecessary cost to correct a meaningless flaw.

DN

[RStock521]

The heat from the weld warps them.  There’s almost no getting around it without a lot of fuss.  Doesn’t affect performance whatsoever.  It’s strictly a cosmetic thing.  .  My company specializes in welding.  Correcting the warping would add unnecessary cost to correct a meaningless flaw.

DN

Gotcha, didn't think about the heat from the welding. Makes sense though.

[cold nose]

Mine was perfectly flat until I spun it ? Maybe spot welding would be better and save on weld?

[glenwyo]

My orange Nils convertible auger also came with a "warped" ring but it still saved my auger bit from going to the bottom of the lake!