Just take a piece of straight coat hanger 6" sharpen the tip on a belt
sander and insert it in the drill as you would a bit and it works fine.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jones, Raymond H (Research)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 12:17 PM
Subject: RE: ShopTalk: cleaning out epoxy in a graphite shaft


> HI, Ralph
> I use a solid rod long enough to ram the remaining epoxy out the
> back  of the shaft.
>
>
> Ray
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Harwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 11:07 AM
> To: ShopTalk
> Subject: ShopTalk: cleaning out epoxy in a graphite shaft
>
>
> I have a problem that maybe someone has an idea for me.  I removed a
> graphite shaft and am planning to use it on another head. I normally
> clean out all epoxy from inside the shaft with a very small drill bit.
> The drill bit I used is a very small one and is about 2 inches long.  My
> problem is that there is epoxy still in the shaft that my drill bit
> cannot reach.  I still have about an inch of epoxy to remove.  My
> question is whether there are small drill bits available that are at
> least 3 inches long and still effectively work without breaking? Or is
> there another solution I just have not thought of?
>
> Thanks!
> Ralph
>

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