Ferrule Turning....poor man's method?

[Rockford35]

How would one go about turning some ferrules without the aid of a belt sander?

Could you use a wheel on a grinder? (Not a grinding wheel obviously, but a felt or fabric wheel?)

Any advice would be sweet.

R35

[Slingblade61]

Turning them for what?
Are you trying to make your own?
WTF are you talking about?

[Rockford35]

If the outside diameter of a ferrule is larger than the outside diameter of the hosel, there will be an overlap. You "turn down" the ferrule so it's flush.

Basically, a golf nerd term for sanding it flush.

It's extremely common, so much so that Golfsmith has a section in the club-making section supplies, machines, ect.

It's hard to match OEM hosels to aftermarket ferrules. Hence the need to flush them up. You wouldn't want it smaller, so bigger is always better, just sometimes you need to sand a bit off the side to make things work.

R35

[Slingblade61]

Being in the "trades" I'd think a belt sander would way overcook it.

Hand sand.......light grit (440 or so) and finish with some acetone.

[Rockford35]

Originally Posted by Slingblade61

Being in the "trades" I'd think a belt sander would way overcook it.

Hand sand.......light grit (440 or so) and finish with some acetone.

I thought about that. It's probably what i'll do.

Apparently a belt sander is the way of the pros, with special belts of course.

http://www.golfsmith.com/products/777

R35

[ualtim]

Rock,

Before I bought a belt sander with a cloth belt, I used to do it by hand with a metal file. Tape the hosel with masking tape so that you do not scratch the finish. File down the ferrule one section at a time working your way around the ferrule. Once you have the ferrule close to the hosel, take a thin piece of fine grit sand paper and smooth out any ridges left from the filing process. When you have the ferrule down to the hosel, take a paper towel or cloth with some acetone and wipe the ferrule through the accetone to return the ferrule to a shiny finnish. The acetone wipe takes a bit of practice to get the ferrule to look good, but you will pick it up fast.

Hope this helps.

[Rockford35]

Originally Posted by ualtim

Rock,

Before I bought a belt sander with a cloth belt, I used to do it by hand with a metal file. Tape the hosel with masking tape so that you do not scratch the finish. File down the ferrule one section at a time working your way around the ferrule. Once you have the ferrule close to the hosel, take a thin piece of fine grit sand paper and smooth out any ridges left from the filing process. When you have the ferrule down to the hosel, take a paper towel or cloth with some acetone and wipe the ferrule through the accetone to return the ferrule to a shiny finnish. The acetone wipe takes a bit of practice to get the ferrule to look good, but you will pick it up fast.

Hope this helps.

'Tim,

Thanks for the tips. From what I know about the ferrules I have, it'll take minmal turning to get them flush. I have a couple of fine files, so they should do the work. The fine grit sandpaper is a good idea.

I don't have any acetone on hand, would nail polish remover with acetone work?

Thanks for the tips,

R35

[ualtim]

Nail Polish remover with acetone should work OK. I have never tried it, but as long as there is acetone present, it should work. Your ferrules just might smell better than mine when your done........

[Rockford35]

Originally Posted by ualtim

Nail Polish remover with acetone should work OK. I have never tried it, but as long as there is acetone present, it should work. Your ferrules just might smell better than mine when your done........

I cleaned out the hosels with the nailpolish remover. It's been on my hands since.

I feel like a fairy, but at least the heads of my Mizunos are clean.

I have a stupid question now. How much epoxy should one use? I think "enough" would be a sifficient answer, but too much won't hurt a steel shaft, will it? Or is it just more cleanup?

R35

[obagain]

It wont hurt. Before you put the ferrule on. put the epoxy in the head and insert the shaft. Wipe off the excess and take the shaft back out. Wipe the shaft, put the ferrule on and reinsert the shaft. This will leave enough extra epoxy to keep the ferrule in place and it won't be so messy.

[Don]

Rock: have you gotten one of those cloth belts that Golfsmith sells ? If you get one, you could try the ole "shoeshine" method of polishing shoe, where you run the cloth back and forth over the shoe. Try putting the shaft in a vise, and do the shoe shine thing with the cloth belt. Should reduce the diameter of the ferrule the same way a belt sander would, just take a little more time and some muscle power on your part. A little nail polish remover might to worth trying at the same time.

Be careful with usint Nail polish remover to clean out the inside of the hosel. Most nail polish remover contains an oil, so as not to dry out the nails. If the remover has oil in it, it will leave behind an oit film inside the hosel. I'd recommend you get a spray can of "brake cleaner" from you local auto store, like Auto Zone or Checker. It works better and contains no oil of any kind, and it dries real fast.