Love TFLAN's method. I hate the brass shims. They always seem to
end up someplace other than where I want them to be...
On Jul 15, 2008, at 8:08 PM, TFLAN wrote:
You can dig through the ST archives for a lot of ways
to shim up a shaft tip. One method I've used, and
proselytized is to use fiberglass window screen for
the shim. Load the tip with epoxy, wrap enough screen
material to fill the gap, wet the screen, and "screw"
it in. I've done in countless times and never had a
failure.
I don't like those brass shims at all. They don't seem
to do the job for me. There are other ways to shim up
a shaft tip, but one thing you should not do is depend
on epoxy to fill gaps. The epoxy is used for adhesion,
not gap fill.
TFlan
--- Don M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Can I reshaft an R7 to .335 without using a special
adapter ferrule? I was thinking of using a brass
shim
and then a collared .335 ferrule to help center
everything. It looks like it ought to work but that
is counting on the epoxy as a gap filler in the
enlarged portion of the upper hosel bore. The shim
will help hold the shaft out away from touching the
step in the hosel. Maybe I could even use a masking
tape wrap to take up most of the space in the
stepped
area.
I'm not opposed to using the right adapter but I
don't
have one on hand. I did one without it a year or
two
ago but maybe I just got lucky. We are talking 90
MPH
swing speed.
