Tips and Maintenance Video's

ColumbiaTechSupport

I am going to be making video's on tool tips and maintenance over the next few months ex: what to look for if your Taper is skipping/leaving dry spots, how to set your anglehead to leave more/less mud, How to change a cable/box blade.

Let me know what you would like to learn/see before I start making them so that I know where to start.

Checkers

Anglehead rebuild and how to correctly set it up. Please have it ready in 24 hours. Haha. Good idea man!

2buckcanuck

how to make more money and pay less taxes
are they free videos that your posting on here
or do you half to pay

ColumbiaTechSupport

I was just going to post them on you-tube and on our facebook site so the only cost would be your internet connection.
Can't help you with the more money/less taxes deal.

2buckcanuck

you guys are great,sorry I don't have Columbia tools ,eying you 10" fat boy though ,but winter coming so.....
checkers right,angle heads first,too many conflicting stories on maintenance and setting the blades .
then the bazooka (automatic taper)
then boxes (those damn north star extend able handles) not sure if you have them(columbia one's)
and maybe you could throw some type of contest where the winner wins a 10" fat boy box

michel1949

that would be a good idea if columbia would do a video on how to fix columbia tools
i have a columbia taper and i would like to know how to fix it if something ever happend
it`s a good idea columbia pros

Capt-sheetrock

Excellent idea,, can't wait.

I'd like to see you guys explain why the clucth,dog and cablepin work the way they do, I can fix em when they brake or wear out, but I have never understood "why" they work like they do.

Its no secrect that I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

I have also heard these two things, many times over
1) you can't adjust an anglehead for more mud
2) you can adjust an anglehead for more mud

BTW, why don't you guys offer cable pins of differant sizes???? that way WE could decide how much mud the tube will lay???? The bigger the pin, the more mud layed on the tape. It would be an easy thing for you guys to do, and would give you the FIRST adjustable tube. You could like offer "sleeves" for the pin, so we had chocies. Just saying ya know.

DSJOHN

Capt ive always thought that ------- brilliant!!!!!!!

2buckcanuck

address bazooka seals too,why some leak like crazy and some dont
and a blue print/schematic ,that labels the proper names of the bazooka (for people like me)then i dont half to say "the thing ma goober thing that... " then were all on the same page,maybe a link to one, or draw one up,maybe

Saul_Surfaces

great idea. looking forward to those videos. Especially the angle head setup one. Thanks for your effort

ColumbiaTechSupport

http://www.columbiatools.com/media/s...s/COLTAPER.pdf
This is a link to the Taper schematic that is on our website, there is also one for every other tool.

2buckcanuck

ok,windows cannot open this file,pdf file,what program does this dumb taper need to use

rebel20

2buck try downloading and installing Adobe pdf reader. the file ending says it all

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rebel20

Great drawing but why is there not a parts list with it?

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ColumbiaTechSupport

Sorry rebel, our website is in the process of being updated, when it is finished you will be able to click on each part as a link and it will take you to a jpeg picture of that part and part description/name.

2buckcanuck, like saul said you probably need to download adobe here's that link:http://get.adobe.com/reader/thankyou/

Muddauber

I bought my Columbia taper just before they came out with the adjustable brake.

Can my gun be modified to use the adjustable brake?

ColumbiaTechSupport

Yes, the plate that the brake system sits on (CT-11) needs a 1/4" hole drilled into it. The center of the hole is located 1/4" from the front of the plate and just over a 1/2" from the right side of the plate .550". Then you just need to order the CT-A-14 the adjustable brake assembly parts kit and install it. If you need help on how to install it or where to send it to be installed give me a call 1-800-663-5761.

Here are the pictures:
http://www.walltools.com/store/col-ct11.html#
http://www.walltools.com/store/col-cta-14.html#

Aaron

Muddauber

Thanks Columbia!

cazna

Hi, just wondering what this adjustable brake thing on a taper is all about??? didnt know they had such things?? Thanks.

2buckcanuck

it's ok to have ,don't knock your self out if you dont have it,but you can adjust the pressure on the wheel (thing ma goober) so it runs a bit more free ,so instead of that TIC TIC TIC sound you hear when you run your tube you can make it go tic tic tic,wheel turns more easy,helps with some maintenance stuff
kind of like tilt steering in your truck,nice to have,but you usually leave it in the same position all the time