At 07:24 PM 8/31/03, you wrote:
And all I said was I use Devcon 5 minute epoxy?
Did I miss something here?
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Go to http://www.devcon.com/techinfo/adhphy.pdf and > you will see that 5 > minute has strength of 1400 psi vs 2400 psi for 10 > minute > > I will only use 5 minute stuff for bore through > shaft plugs or REseating a > ferrule (never had one on my builds). > > Once again................................ > You can cure 24 hour cure epoxy in one hour at 140 > degrees F. about 1.5 hours > at 120-125 degrees F. > > If you are interested in building or repairing golf > clubs FAST you should > build a "hot box" like I have described many times! > I don't think a customer will > feel that your service is poor if you can reshaft a > club in 3 hours (ready > to play) or fit someone in the morning and deliver > the clubs in 4-5 hours > including loft / lie adjustment. Let's get real > here! The only thing I don't have > time for is repairing a repair. That's free and I'm > worth more than that. > > If you are going to change shafts and heads to fit a > golfer and you want a > smoke and mirror show besides to impress this > potential customer > ............knock yourself out with any of the > "instant fix products" that are not > permanent! I find that a customer won't wait while > you pull a head, prep the hosel, > apply your magic adhesive, and allow "some cure > time" (even 2 minutes). People > are too impatient for that! Build a bunch of "test" > clubs and spend your time > "selling" your product! Even that quick head shaft > attachment gizmo sold by > Golfsmith is on clearance......wonder why? > > If you think you can pop a pill and become instantly > thin, physically fit, > handsome, 30 years younger, grow a full head of > hair, play the piano or any > other instrument, mentally alert or anything else > you deserve to be taken! FORGET > ANY DISCUSSION OF INSTANTLY BONDING A HEAD TO A > SHAFT unless you are prepared > to spend about $6,000 for a machine that will cure > 24 hour high strength > epoxy in 6 seconds! Yes this machine exists but I > think the production > requirements are not with any members of this forum. > It's just another machine I dream of > owning. Apply the epoxy, clamp the hosel in the > machine, apply epoxy to next > club, remove the cured club, place the epoxied one > in the machine and apply > epoxy to the next club! WOW! No wonder it costs > $1.50 to assemble a club in the > Far East. > > End of discussion, I hope!
