Eric Gilliand
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OK so Herman's 25 degree mod is nothing new right? I mean, I've been singing its praises on my Wagtails for the best part of two years now. BUT...after a "Nod from Bob" (Polznbladz) I first of all 'butchered' my black handle Moerman. Pressed in the little button and using a protractor set the angle at 25 and glued and epoxied it. I then had a fixed 25 degree handle.Totally and utterly transformed the handle liquidator combination. Feel, glide accuracy were second to none on all sizes of channel 10 thru 22...It was honestly a revelation to this 4 year plus Wagtail user.
Ive always liked the feel of the blue bi-component handle and after further consultation with the 'oracle' I dismantled it, inserted it in a vice, closed it to finger tight and gently but firmly started incrementally bending the metal top section back to 25 degrees. Once finished I had to do a little bit of plier reworking on the bottom grip and in the second photo you see the result. The bi component/liquidator is now an absolutely stunning combination for channels 10-16". The larger handle 14-22"..
Any lingering issues some are having with the Liquidator channels could very well be sorted by trying this. Haven't tried it with other channels so cannot say whether this is universal but by gosh. It has certainly transformed the Liquidator. Huge shout out to Bob Hatt ...
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Ive always liked the feel of the blue bi-component handle and after further consultation with the 'oracle' I dismantled it, inserted it in a vice, closed it to finger tight and gently but firmly started incrementally bending the metal top section back to 25 degrees. Once finished I had to do a little bit of plier reworking on the bottom grip and in the second photo you see the result. The bi component/liquidator is now an absolutely stunning combination for channels 10-16". The larger handle 14-22"..
Any lingering issues some are having with the Liquidator channels could very well be sorted by trying this. Haven't tried it with other channels so cannot say whether this is universal but by gosh. It has certainly transformed the Liquidator. Huge shout out to Bob Hatt ...
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