Funny, I never saw Arnie's reply, and it's not in my spam folder. Well anyway, I will try dimpling. Thanks,
Don M >________________________________ > From: Studio | Golf DNA <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:16 PM >Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Another Ping reshaft question > > > >Carl was nice enough to give me a FREE Dynacraft dimpler a couple of years ago >for the cost of shipping. >The night I called about his frequency analyzer, the dimpler was at curb-side >so we saved it for another day. >Arnie I do have a smack plate LOL, I’ve had one for years … 1/2 inch steel >plate does the job. Harry > >From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of [email protected] >Sent: 20-May-14 10:26 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Another Ping reshaft question > >Much easier to do then shimming! >After cleaning the shaft tips and inside of the hosel wipe both with acetone >to be sure of good epoxy bonding. >NOW here's the secret method. Have a helper hold the shaft on the slightly >opened jaws of your vise or in a groove cut in a sturdy hardwood block. Now >use a punch and hammer to dimple the shaft tips in 3 or 4 different places >around the shaft (being sure to dimple where they are to be inside the hosel). >You can omit the dimples and just smack the shaft tip out of round (I prefer >the dimple method). >DO NOT ATTEMPT A DRY FIT AS THE SHAFTS WILL BE REALLY TIGHT. >Apply epoxy and seat the shafts by holding the head and smacking the shaft >butt on a hard floor or a steel plate (called a smack plate). This guarantees >the full seating of the shaft! > Dimple method is still used by some OEM's ! > >
