How to cut a kinked flexible shaft

No matter how good the quality of your flexible shaft is, there is always the possibility of kinking it when your chain stops suddenly on a solid obstruction, and the torque limiter does not engage in time.

This can be prevented by reducing the space between the sleeve bearing and the drill adapter that connects your flexible shaft to your drill.

This video describes the process of cutting a flexible shaft after it has kinked. It is a very simple process, but it can save you so much trouble, money and time.

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Few important things to remember:

Please be sure to lubricate your flexible shaft before the first use, and then check the lubrication every few weeks. This not only ensures the longevity of your shaft, but also makes it more efficient over longer distances. Our preference for lubricant is basic machine oil.

Feel free to choose between a corded or a cordless drill, but make sure not to use the hammer action function on the drill because it can cause damage to your shaft.

With a flexible shaft you will be using less than 3% of the water you would need to get the same result with a hydro jetting machine. Imagine the amount of water you will save by using a flexible shaft.

0:00 What equipment and tools you will need
1:01 Cutting the flexible shaft
1:50 Importance of what we do

Important note: We manufacture our own brand of shafts, and by chance our clients started adapting them to their Ridgid K102 or K204 sewer cleaning machines. They also informed us that our flexible shafts are a bit more rigid than the Ridgid flexshafts. We do not claim that we have a replacement shaft for a Ridgid Flexshaft.