Patent ID: 8376211

Claim:
A method for processing a turbine engine blade comprising: placing a root of the blade in a receiving area of a fixture, the fixture comprising: a first jaw, being a fixed jaw; a second jaw, movable relative to the first jaw from a disengaged position for accepting a root of the blade in a receiving area between the first and second jaws to an engaged position clamping the blade in said receiving area between the first and second jaws, the first jaw comprising a bottom portion along a base and a wall portion extending away from the base and opposite the second jaw; and a gas flow path from an inlet port to an outlet port, the outlet port positioned to introduce gas to a blade inlet port when the blade is installed, tightening the second jaw against the root, the tightening causing the second jaw to exert a downward force to the blade root, clamping the blade root against the wall portion of the first jaw and the bottom portion of the first jaw, the first jaw remaining fixed during the tightening; delivering a gas through the fixture and the blade through a port in the root; and adding material to a site on the blade.