Golf shaft extractor

[IanO]

Anybody got one of these they don't want/need?

[Captain Nemo]

Google the XT extractor

[Eldrick]

seem to have disappeared?
google lead me to a thread on here
http://www.ozgolf.net/showthread.php/15487-The-Extractor-XT

[Captain Nemo]

Strange?
I have one they are great?
Check eBay I'm sure they are still around?

[IanO]

Got a pic of it? There are a couple on there, just not sure what works.

[Captain Nemo]

www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/golf-club-shaft-extractor-82286091

I cant find it anywhere else?

[virge666]

I just bought one of these . . . to test it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190551167307&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

[Captain Nemo]

You have the xt virge???

[virge666]

Yeah - got both.

[IanO]

I just bought one of these . . . to test it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190551167307&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Did it work? Looks pretty simple.

[Ned]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROBERTS-PRO-HYDRAULIC-SHAFT-PULLER-plus-vice-adapter-/120752517994?pt=Golf_Clubmaking_Products_US&hash=item1c1d69336a

[IanO]

I looked at that one as well ... shipping is actually as much as the extractor

[Ned]

Ive got one of his earlier models.

Pretty robust.

[chappy1970]

IanO if you can get hold of a small Bottle jack, I could build you one like mine (for parts and a small fee), which is a complete rip off of the JB.

Mine works a treat, actually I pulled a graphite shaft with it yersterday

[IanO]

IanO if you can get hold of a small Bottle jack, I could build you one like mine (for parts and a small fee), which is a complete rip off of the JB.

Mine works a treat, actually I pulled a graphite shaft with it yersterday

Chappy I will find a bottle jack and take you up on the build. I am sick of being charged $10 when I change a shaft and it will let me fool with my spare club set-ups!

[SeptemberSquall]

Maybe I'm missing something; I pull shafts successfully without one??

[henno]

Maybe I'm missing something; I pull shafts successfully without one??

Graphite? Really?

Remind me to never buy a pulled shaft from you.

[virge666]

Maybe I'm missing something; I pull shafts successfully without one??

Twisting with a grahite shaft is a MASSIVE "No No"

[Steve57]

I just bought one of these . . . to test it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190551167307&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Have you got it yet Virge, and if so how well does it work?

[Captain Nemo]

Graphite? Really?

Remind me to never buy a pulled shaft from you.

+1
Maybe your own SHAFT but prob not graphites!:mrgreen:

[SeptemberSquall]

Twisting with a grahite shaft is a MASSIVE "No No"

Who said anything about twisting?
Shaft tips aren't threaded you know?

[SeptemberSquall]

Graphite? Really?

Remind me to never buy a pulled shaft from you.

Yes Graphite, Yes Really.
"Henno, remember to never buy a pulled shaft from me."

[PeteyD]

How do you pull the shafts?

[henno]

You must have triceps the size of quads if you can pull a graphite shaft straight out by hand. Either that or you use blu-tack instead of glue.

[3oneday]

Maybe he hits his hybrid 235.



;)

[Captain Nemo]

Looks like his graphite shaft resales on here are......:smt018

[chappy1970]

Ian,
I'm working on a new prototype Shaft Extractor, this one doesn't require a bottle jack, will keep you updated.

Chappy

[IanO]

Ian,
I'm working on a new prototype Shaft Extractor, this one doesn't require a bottle jack, will keep you updated.

Chappy

OK ... I will lay off buying the bottle jack until I hear more ... Thanks

[kingslayer33]

I'm looking for one too Chappy so any updates on your prototype, when appropriate, would be appreciated.

[chappy1970]

No problemo KL

The one I made with the bottlejack works an absolute treat, however the logistics involved in the manufacture of it make it a little unsustainable for any soft of limited reproduction.

I have a concept in mind that would be a little easier to manufacture and still provide an easy way to pull graphite shafts simply.

Keep you posted

[Dotty]

How would a bar clamp go, with the handle turned around, so it works as a spreader rather than a clamp?

http://www.irwin.com/tools/clamps/one-handed-mini-bar-clamps

[TheNuclearOne]

You must have triceps the size of quads if you can pull a graphite shaft straight out by hand. Either that or you use blu-tack instead of glue.

He could use massive amounts of heat too as a third option.

[PeteyD]

Massive heat will delaminate the graphite shaft ?

[Eldrick]

How would a bar clamp go, with the handle turned around, so it works as a spreader rather than a clamp?

http://www.irwin.com/tools/clamps/one-handed-mini-bar-clamps

had thought the same thing

or even a weight hung from the grip while the hosel is heated in a u shaped bracket

[chappy1970]

Dotty I don't know exactly, but I would think the heat generally applied during the shaft removal process may be a little too much for the Irwin.

I don't know this for certain and I have 2 of these clamps at home for other purposes

[TheNuclearOne]

Massive heat will delaminate the graphite shaft ?

It's never good. Not saying it's happening. It might be handy for someone without a puller looking to get a throw away shaft out as opposed to cutting and drilling.

[SeptemberSquall]

How do you pull the shafts?

um, with my hands? I have a piece of 2"x12mm with a notch in it for help if need be.

[SeptemberSquall]

You must have triceps the size of quads if you can pull a graphite shaft straight out by hand.

No, I'm a weedy little computer geek who'd be lucky to weigh 60 kilos sopping wet.
I don't pull the shaft from the head per-se, actually clamp the shaft and pull the head.


Either that or you use blu-tack instead of glue.

No, Golfworks Graphite Shafting Epoxy.
I don't think that Blu-Tac would work very well.
Isn't that the stuff you use to put up posters on your bedroom wall?
('ve also done this with some shafts assembled by persons other than I.)

[SeptemberSquall]

Maybe he hits his hybrid 235. ;)

22 deg, axivcore blue 85s at 39.5", about 180 carry approx.
I reckon I have done well when I hit driver out there 230ish.

[SeptemberSquall]

Looks like his graphite shaft resales on here are......:smt018

I don't think I have ever sold a graphite shaft anyway.
Definately not on here.
Actually, the last load of stuff I didn't need, I just gave away to a bunch of you.

[SeptemberSquall]

He could use massive amounts of heat too as a third option.

I don't think the heat I am using is excessive.
The consistency of the residual epoxy on the shaft tip doesn't suggest too much heat is being used.
My fairway wood shaft is in its third head with no issues - except the urchin swinging it!

[chappy1970]

Michael if it's working for you then that's all that should matter.

I'm a bit of a tinkerer and had a number of materials at my disposal and was also able to get access to a welder, so I took on a mini project which I enjoyed thorough and it now serves me extremely well.

I now pull graphite shafts with confidence knowing that it's being extracted straight, without any stress on the tip and with minimum heat applied.

[PeteyD]

I am impressed. I did try without a proper puller and stuffed a shaft so got one. I had difficulty pulling it straight, and a general lack of patience which is not conducive to these sort of things.

[chappy1970]

Patience is certainly the key Pete, to ensure neither the head nor the shaft are affected during the process. Low heat with a heat gun can take a little longer than the gas bottle or torch, but hey an extra minute is no big deal

[PeteyD]

Yep. All good now with the puller. It is a nut on a cylinder thing that you slip over the shaft. Works nicely.

[TheNuclearOne]

I don't think the heat I am using is excessive.
The consistency of the residual epoxy on the shaft tip doesn't suggest too much heat is being used.
My fairway wood shaft is in its third head with no issues - except the urchin swinging it!

You are doing well, really well.