thanks for the tip, it worked perfectly first time!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "jb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:13 AM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: SAVING OEM FERRULES?
> Jim: > > I have had success using a procedure from Maltby's book: "GOLF CLUB DESIGN, > FITTING, ALTERATION & REPAIR" by Ralph Maltby. It really helps to have the > Super LockTight Shaft Holder. This procedure requires the removal of the > head from the club with the ferrule to be saved. You secure the shaft in > the LockTight Shaft Holder (I suggest using masking tape to protect the > section of shaft in the shaft holder). Then wrap the ferrule with a > water-soaked paper towel and make sure the wrapping does not dry out (I use > a squeeze bottle filled with water handy). Now heat the hosel of the > clubhead with a heat gun for about 45 sec. and try to twist the shaft off > with leather work gloves (be careful). If more heat is needed, heat for 15 > sec. intervals until the clubhead twists off. Let the tip cool down and > sand off the epoxy residue. Now take an discarded rubber grip and cut a > strip from the thinnest part about 1/2 in. wide and 3 i. long. Now wrap > this strip around the ferrule stretching as tightly as possible. You should > be able to twist the ferrule off the shaft grasping the outside of the > strip. > > If you can get your hands on Maltby's book, there is an illustated > run-through of this procedure (along with countless others). > > PS - This procedure will is for steel only; it will ruin a graphite shaft. > Also, although I have never seen this happen, clubheads have been known to > fly off the shaft end when heated, so don't stand with the shaft end pointed > toward you when heating. > > John B > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Letourneau, Henry J > AM1(AW) (VAW120) > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:52 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: ShopTalk: SAVING OEM FERRULES? > > > > CAN ANY ONE OFFER GUIDENCE ON REMOVING FERRULES TO BE USED ON A REPLACEMENT > STEEL SHAFT FOR AN IRON? THANKS - JIM > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Greg Vincent [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:09 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Conversion factors > > > > I was referring mostly to the Apple equipment. We use Macs exclusively in > > the school system, and I get a laugh when other teachers have to order > > keyboards for $70 or a mouse for $40, and pay full price for software. > > There > > are so many discount vendors for PC software, Hell, you can get it for > > free > > if you are a bit unscrupulous...I'm running XP Pro on 4 computers and it > > runs like Superman minus Kryptonite...and I get the systems for $1 each > > through the University. I've been out golfing 3 times this week, yet to > > break 100, but I'll keep trying..... > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mats Bengtsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:22 AM > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Conversion factors > > > > > > > I think you haven't been checking the mac market for a while. I don't > > > think you can find many accessories that don't work on a mac. It's > > > almost always so that it's easier to get something to work on a Mac > > > than on a Win system. > > > Bluetooth is one of them. > > > It took me about 5 min to get my SE T68i to talk to my Powerbook, so > > > that I could use adressbook on the computer to make calls. > > > My friend tried to connect his phone to his PC. After 2 hours he gave > > > up, he was missing a couple of drivers. > > > I agree that a Mac are a bit more expensive that a PC, but it has > > > longer lifespann and the cost for support are a lot less, i.e if a > > > company buys Mac it's a bigger investment but in the long run it evens > > > out pretty nice. > > > > > > It's a bit of topic but still. > > > > > > Now any day our courses around here open, I hope!!! > > > > > > Mats B > > > Karlstad > > > > > > 2004-04-13 kl. 09.02 skrev Greg Vincent: > > > > > > > Sure Mac is nice....if you like paying double for software and triple > > > > for > > > > accessories...and if you like throwing out perfectly good monitors > > with > > > > obsolete computers, and if you like supporting proprietary > > monopolizing > > > > corporate greed, ala Microsoft...Apple never could find a way to open > > > > its > > > > code and maintain it's 6% market share...LOSERS > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Mats Bengtsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:44 AM > > > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Conversion factors > > > > > > > > > > > >> There has been a lot of developments in Mac since you gave up on > > them, > > > >> specially OS X, now in it's 3rd version. It is built on Unix and are > > a > > > >> LOT more stabile than any Win version you could think about. > > > >> When it comes to apps, I think you could find just about anything you > > > >> will ever need. > > > >> > > > >> just my 2 ct > > > >> > > > >> Mats B > > > >> Karlstad > > > >> Sweden > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> 2004-04-13 kl. 02.44 skrev Mark A Patton: > > > >> > > > >>> Sorry to come into this thread late (and I haven't seen what other > > > >>> posts > > > >>> there may have been) > > > >>> > > > >>> RK, Your on XP (hopefully Pro) and having issues? > > > >>> Dave T, you're on 98? > > > >>> Linux? > > > >>> > > > >>> For what it's worth: > > > >>> I'm no computer pro. I'm a lazy man that figured I could make a > > > >>> computer > > > >>> work for me. > > > >>> Started with OS/400 and at home once the PC launched used MS. 3.X > > was > > > >>> OK. 95 > > > >>> was a disaster, with 98 being only a minalization of that (har to > > > >>> rebuild 98 > > > >>> every 2 months). W2K was better, but much like driving a Semi > > > >>> through a > > > >>> tropical paradise (getting the job done but inflicting casualties > > > >>> long > > > >>> the > > > >>> way, and not a good experience). > > > >>> > > > >>> Back when I was on 98, I tried many distros of Linux. Great for > > > >>> someone who > > > >>> knows puters and OSs, elsewise no go. > > > >>> Later w/ W2K I tried again and found the same thing for the most > > part > > > >>> except > > > >>> Linux was more intuitive (ie like MAC & windows). Linux could catch > > > >>> ground, > > > >>> and would work well for me, but the apps I use aren't available (the > > > >>> same > > > >>> reason I gave up on MAC years ago. Doesn't matter how well it works > > > >>> if > > > >>> it > > > >>> doesn;t do what I need it to.) > > > >>> > > > >>> Made the change to XP Pro, and as much as I hate to say it, it has > > > >>> been > > > >>> Wonderful! > > > >>> No system issues, no my not understanding what I need to do minor > > > >>> points, > > > >>> etc, NO NOTHING. The damn thing just WORKS (within reason of any OS > > > >>> under > > > >>> constant attack)! It has just plain WORKED since day one with more > > > >>> robustness than W2K or Linux ever though about, and with more > > > >>> intuitiveness > > > >>> than 3.X, 95 or 98. For the record, I really don;t like it's > > > >>> interface, so > > > >>> it was simply reconfigured to look like W2K (which felt like a semi > > > >>> without > > > >>> a clutch). > > > >>> > > > >>> I guess its just me as adoption rate is low, but as much as I would > > > >>> like to > > > >>> deride it, I really like XP Pro. > > > >>> Word to the wise: any MS product that hints to Home, Education, etc > > > >>> is > > > >>> crap. > > > >>> Pro is the way to go (I guess that is MS terminology for "it works", > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> Mark A Patton > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Corey Bailey > > > >>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:41 AM > > > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>> Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Conversion factors > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> Hi Dave, > > > >>> If you liked Win NT 3.5, then you will like Win 2K Pro. It's > > > >>> essentially NT > > > >>> 5. I use it as the default OS for the PC machines at home with one > > > >>> box > > > >>> still running Win 98 R2 for those apps that need it as Win 2K does > > > >>> obsolete > > > >>> a number of apps and hdwe that run on 98. > > > >>> > > > >>> At work they just changed out everything for new HP's running XP. I > > > >>> hate it > > > >>> and it does not interface to the Novel network nearly as well as the > > > >>> Win 2k > > > >>> boxes they removed. > > > >>> > > > >>> Best, > > > >>> > > > >>> CB > > > >>> Sorry for continuing the "non-golf" thread. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> At 10:09 AM 4/11/2004 -0400, you wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> My issues are not UNIX skills. I have been a UNIX user since 1976. > > > >>>> I'm a > > > >>>> fairly proficient user of things like "ksh" and "sed". "Vi" used to > > > >>>> be my > > > >>>> editor of choice, but the current mouse-based editors have won me > > > >>>> over > > > >>>> (about 10 years ago). I waited until Windows got to NT3.5 before I > > > >>>> made it > > > >>>> my OS of choice. (I am currently running Win98.) > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Like RK, I dislike depending on Microsoft. And that's on the basis > > > >>>> of > > > >>>> up-close-and-personal; I made a lot of business and technical trips > > > >>>> to > > > >>>> Redmond (and Bellevue, back in 1983 when they were only 350 > > people), > > > >>>> so I > > > >>>> know them and how they work. And I'd rather opt out -- if I could. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> My problem is that I use a lot of programs and utilities that only > > > >>>> run on > > > >>>> Windows. I haven't tried WINE. If it works well (meaning not much > > > >>>> lost > > > >>>> speed running some of the apps), then it might fill the bill for > > me. > > > >>>> But I > > > >>>> don't have the time to experiment with it to find out. Guess I care > > > >>>> -- but > > > >>>> not enough to make migration a priority. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Cheers! > > > >>>> DaveT > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> --- > > > >>> Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > > >>> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > >>> Version: 6.0.656 / Virus Database: 421 - Release Date: 4/9/2004 > > > >>> > > > >>> --- > > > >>> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > >>> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > >>> Version: 6.0.656 / Virus Database: 421 - Release Date: 4/9/2004 > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
