Re: ShopTalk: cleaning out epoxy in a graphite shaft

[Ralph Harwood]

I appreciate the various ideas on how to remove the epoxy.  The suggestion below is the one I decided to use. The only variation is that I used a filer to get a point rather than a belt sander on the coat hanger piece.  I had the epoxy out in about 5 minutes. Ralph David Jamieson wrote: 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