By now I'm down to a tiny section of the shaft that's not smashed flat, the head looks really bad (it was brand new) and I'm ready to simply run out and buy a new club and send it back to the customer. My final attempt was to clamp the last portion of the shaft directly into the vise, heat away with the microtorch inside the shaft tip/head and with an electric heat gun, and twist it off with my hand. Amazing that I remembered to put a glove on and not grab with my bare hand. I don't need a matching Titleist brand on my palm to match the Taylormade brand already there, they'd have to pay me a sponsorship fee for that.
I was able to clean up the head with my 3M wheel so it looked like new and the customer is happy with his new fairway wood (with the new $275 Mitsubishi Diamana shaft).
Next steel shafted club I get is going directly to the vise, no more scr*wing around trying to save a $5 shaft.
Thanks again to Arnie for his help on this project, he was a life saver.
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John Muir http://clubmaker-online.com http://gripscience.com http://elevongolf.com 810.923.7396
