Club building....

[TheNuclearOne]

How many guys in here active in doing their own driver and wood reshafting? What toolage do you use?

Would these be smick?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MakeTrack=true

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROBERTS-PRO-HYDR...3%3A1|294%3A50

Just being able to do my own woods would be fantastic.

What else would one need for the minor basics of this. I imagine some good epoxy, ferrules, a lil handsaw for shaft cutting, grip glue, some sort of knife for removing ferrules? Sandpaper for tips?

Cheers

[Grunt]

Looks the good that i was looking at making/buying when I was right into this. Just got al too hard. Was easier just to buy another club.

[TheNuclearOne]

That's what i feared lol. I'm one for trying different shafts and zeroing in so i think it'd be worthwhile with the bare requirements. I have no need to do irons.

[perci]

Don,t do it you will drive yourself {and your misses} mad!

[Timbo]

The shaft extractor looks pretty good. I made one myself, but at that price I wouldn't bother. Get a butane torch rather than the heat gun, it works much faster. Check out some of the Youtube videos featuring JB's shaft extractor (similar to the one on eBay), they are really easy to use.

And yes, your missus will be pissed off at the amount of time you will spend dicking around in the shed on the stupid bloody golf clubs.

[Minor_Threat]

The shaft extractor looks pretty good. I made one myself, but at that price I wouldn't bother. Get a butane torch rather than the heat gun, it works much faster. Check out some of the Youtube videos featuring JB's shaft extractor (similar to the one on eBay), they are really easy to use.

And yes, your missus will be pissed off at the amount of time you will spend dicking around in the shed on the stupid bloody golf clubs.

I wouldn't recommend a butane torch when dealing with graphite shafts!

[perci]

Definitely not Butane heat gun is the way to go,I picked up a Mitchell shaft puller about 3 years and 200 shafts ago.Also got a loft lie machine that I regularly spend time with,the Misses just shakes her head!

[henno]

I picked up a Mitchell shaft puller about 3 years and 200 shafts ago.Also got a loft lie machine that I regularly spend time with

And most Brisbane ozgolf members thank you for it.

[Timbo]

I wouldn't recommend a butane torch when dealing with graphite shafts!

I have removed plenty of graphite shafts using a butane torch (not propane) with no adverse effect on either the shafts or the heads. You are heating the head (moving the torch constantly) and the epoxy gives long before the graphite. The hydraulic extractor also pulls directly up off the shaft, there is no twisting whatsoever. The hydraulic extractor I made is also spring tensioned like the JB Pro model (don't know if the one on ebay is or not).

I know it's a bit long, but have a look at this demo on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjU7DrYb1qc

[Minor_Threat]

I have removed plenty of graphite shafts using a butane torch (not propane) with no adverse effect on either the shafts or the heads. You are heating the head (moving the torch constantly) and the epoxy gives long before the graphite. The hydraulic extractor also pulls directly up off the shaft, there is no twisting whatsoever. The hydraulic extractor I made is also spring tensioned like the JB Pro model (don't know if the one on ebay is or not).

I know it's a bit long, but have a look at this demo on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjU7DrYb1qc

You stick with the Butane and ill take the Heat Gun..

[perci]

You stick with the Butane and ill take the Heat Gun..

Shit yea,its about gettng them out with the least posible heat required!

[Tomson]

I wouldn't recommend a butane torch when dealing with graphite shafts!

I prefer it to a heat gun.. especially if I have to get the heat into one particular area. Heat guns are to general, but I wouldn't recommend it if you don't know what you are doing.

[PeteyD]

Heat gun takes about 30 seconds and not a lot of chance of over heating. Better for amateurs like us.

[chappy1970]

Another one for heat gun here, low heat shaft pulls are always preferred.

[TheNuclearOne]

What are the basic options for sanding and prepping tips guys. How simple can we go.

[Minor_Threat]

What are the basic options for sanding and prepping tips guys. How simple can we go.

Bench grinder here and give it a slight roughness..

[pt73]

What are the basic options for sanding and prepping tips guys. How simple can we go.

Bench grinder is easiest for steel shafts. I use a box cutter for graphite just to remove the paint then finish off with a piece of sanding belt.

[simmsy]

where is the best place to buy epoxy for reshafting heads??

also what sort of solvent, grip tape should you use for redoing grips??

[virge666]

where is the best place to buy epoxy for reshafting heads??

also what sort of solvent, grip tape should you use for redoing grips??

Buy some cheap sidewinders off me and use your air compressor - no one with any talent uses solvent/tapes/bostik any more... just too hard. If anyone tells you you need glue and tape - just nod and ignore.

Get some Araldite 24 hr 2 part epoxy and use that when starting out... you won't get bubbles in your glue... once you work out how to get rid of bubbles you can use 5 min epoxy.

When you buy your shafts - DONT FORGET to ask for ferrules - for the 50 cents they cost it is way easier than trying to save them.

[zigwah]

do you put anything over the grip to put it on virge, how many psi do you use?

[just]

Helpful vid here!

[henno]

I don't need the fancy nozzle as the $5 connection I bought works just fine, but what do you guys use when taking off grips to stop them exploding? (I have as yet only replaced worn grips, so I just cut them off.)

[zigwah]

Helpful vid here!

Thanx Just

Does this become harder to do if you have say more than 4 tapes on the shaft?

I have a set i'm going to do in the next day or 2, not sure if they have been glued or not, and i want to save them, so should i just get a syringe and pump some turps in?

[zigwah]

I don't need the fancy nozzle as the $5 connection I bought works just fine, but what do you guys use when taking off grips to stop them exploding? (I have as yet only replaced worn grips, so I just cut them off.)

My dad made my nozzle bit, but we had trouble trying to get a grip off that had the sticky tape underneath was just blowing the grip up.

[moree golfer]

I use Shellite tipped in the mouth of the grip with my finger over the hole at the butt end, swirl it around and then pour over the buildup tape or the bare shaft where the grip is going on. It will glide on without air even with a heap of buildup tape. Set aside in the sun near warmth and the Shellite evaporates without leaving a smell. Can get it next to Turps, Metho at any store that sells these hydrocarbons.