I've never needed softer paddles, myself. I suppose they are mainly for softer operation in colder temperatures, but living in the tropics I don't have to experience brittle paint due to cold.

If you do get soft paddles, and you find them slipping on the axle, a good fix is to wrap a few turns of electrical tape around the axle. That should increase the width enough to keep the paddles firmly positioned.

Oh, how I wish the axle were a shape that did not permit slipping so easily. Something like a triangle...or maybe a five-pointed star shape.

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