- Sep 1, 2004
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So I've been tinkering for quite a while now with clubs, shafts, grips. etc. I'm fairly adept at it now, by no means a pro, but having fun with it. One of my bug-bears is ferrules. Getting them off, putting them on has been painful. Until I had a brainwave, and the results are outstanding.
Up to now, I have been applying heat to melt the glue to remove shafts. The ferrule tends to disform, melt in the process and I end up having to replace them. Thsi can cost me $ and time ordering up new ones. And when I go to put them on, they rarely fit, so I have been sanding down the shaft, inside of the ferrule to enable it to fit. Sometimes the ferrules crack or split. It's been very time-consuming and frustrating.
I have now discovered a new trick, using boiling water. I simply put the club in the water, ensuring the club head and ferrule are covered. A few minutes later, I get a knife and jimmy the ferrule further up the shaft, away from the head. I can then torch the head from the shaft, scrap off any excess glue, etc and then just slide the ferrule off, fully intact.
Once I have prepped new shafts, I put the (recycled or new) ferrules in boiling water for a few minutes. The heat must cause them to become supple, I can then apply them onto the new shaft. I use the clubhead to gently tap them down onto the shaft, and once on I can jimmy them down the shaft, with the blunt end of a knife (carefully). Once I dry off, I can then glue the head to the shaft and then push the ferrule back down to meet the join.
I did a full set of irons in no time at all, replaced shafts and ferrules. 100% success.
You're welcome!
Up to now, I have been applying heat to melt the glue to remove shafts. The ferrule tends to disform, melt in the process and I end up having to replace them. Thsi can cost me $ and time ordering up new ones. And when I go to put them on, they rarely fit, so I have been sanding down the shaft, inside of the ferrule to enable it to fit. Sometimes the ferrules crack or split. It's been very time-consuming and frustrating.
I have now discovered a new trick, using boiling water. I simply put the club in the water, ensuring the club head and ferrule are covered. A few minutes later, I get a knife and jimmy the ferrule further up the shaft, away from the head. I can then torch the head from the shaft, scrap off any excess glue, etc and then just slide the ferrule off, fully intact.
Once I have prepped new shafts, I put the (recycled or new) ferrules in boiling water for a few minutes. The heat must cause them to become supple, I can then apply them onto the new shaft. I use the clubhead to gently tap them down onto the shaft, and once on I can jimmy them down the shaft, with the blunt end of a knife (carefully). Once I dry off, I can then glue the head to the shaft and then push the ferrule back down to meet the join.
I did a full set of irons in no time at all, replaced shafts and ferrules. 100% success.
You're welcome!
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