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Hey Mickey, WHAT DID HE SAY?????????????
RK
-------Original Message-------
Date: Monday, September 01, 2003 8:28:45 PM
Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Re: why bother?
In milder terms, I say ditto. There are lots of hobbyists and cut and
gluers in this forum and every question deserves the courtesy of accepting
the question as being serious and the giving a serious answer. I also have
been attending this forum for some 7 or 8 years and it seems like I have
answered every club fitting and club making question possible. Of course I
haven't but that is the nature of some of the more qualified. To help
those trying to seriously learn the trade. There are a lot of well
qualified fitters and club makers here, many I have met personally. Some
of us just help with less bravado, I guess.
Al
At 02:36 PM 9/1/2003, you wrote:
>Hey!
>
>Screw Arnie! Who the hell is he? A friggin' golf club assembler. What's his
>station? Pariah? Moses?
>
>If a person has an opinion he should voice it without some asshole who
>thinks he's the only goddam clubmaker who ever "graced" these pages
>insulting his opinion.
>
>Look y'all. What's so goddam hard about our chosen passion? Sticking heads
>and shafts together is child's play. Chosing shafts, heads, grips and sw's
>is simple.
>
>I've been fitting golfers for clubs for over 40 goddam years and I've been
>answering what could have often been considered truly goofy questions on
>this here forum for about 6 - 7 years, and I've yet to "dis" a questioner.
>There's a lot of folks out there who need fundamental answers.
>
>There are a lot of folks who do things differently than I do them. I like my
>way but dammit! Even after 4 decades there are ways to do this stuff I
>hadn't thought of. I like the "tips."
>
>A lot of guys have opinions as to what works best and what doesn't. There's
>no reason to insult them.
>
>Share the friggin' info and don't dismiss it.
>
>TFlan
>
>BTW: I learned most of what I know from Richard Kennedy who is, as we all
>know, a complete asshole :-)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 7:28 PM
>Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Re: why bother?
>
>
> > Don't get Arnie pissed.
> >
> > At 07:24 PM 8/31/03, you wrote:
> > >And all I said was I use Devcon 5 minute epoxy?
> > >
> > >Did I miss something here?
> > >
> > > > you will see that 5
> > > > minute has strength of 1400 psi vs 2400 psi for 10
> > > > minute
> > > >
> > > > I will only use 5 minute stuff for bore through
> > > > shaft plugs or REseating a
> > > > ferrule (never had one on my builds).
> > > >
> > > > Once again................................
> > > > You can cure 24 hour cure epoxy in one hour at 140
> > > > degrees F. about 1.5 hours
> > > > at 120-125 degrees F.
> > > >
> > > > If you are interested in building or repairing golf
> > > > clubs FAST you should
> > > > build a "hot box" like I have described many times!
> > > > I don't think a customer will
> > > > feel that your service is poor if you can reshaft a
> > > > club in 3 hours (ready
> > > > to play) or fit someone in the morning and deliver
> > > > the clubs in 4-5 hours
> > > > including loft / lie adjustment. Let's get real
> > > > here! The only thing I don't have
> > > > time for is repairing a repair. That's free and I'm
> > > > worth more than that.
> > > >
> > > > If you are going to change shafts and heads to fit a
> > > > golfer and you want a
> > > > smoke and mirror show besides to impress this
> > > > potential customer
> > > > ............knock yourself out with any of the
> > > > "instant fix products" that are not
> > > > permanent! I find that a customer won't wait while
> > > > you pull a head, prep the hosel,
> > > > apply your magic adhesive, and allow "some cure
> > > > time" (even 2 minutes). People
> > > > are too impatient for that! Build a bunch of "test"
> > > > clubs and spend your time
> > > > "selling" your product! Even that quick head shaft
> > > > attachment gizmo sold by
> > > > Golfsmith is on clearance......wonder why?
> > > >
> > > > If you think you can pop a pill and become instantly
> > > > thin, physically fit,
> > > > handsome, 30 years younger, grow a full head of
> > > > hair, play the piano or any
> > > > other instrument, mentally alert or anything else
> > > > you deserve to be taken! FORGET
> > > > ANY DISCUSSION OF INSTANTLY BONDING A HEAD TO A
> > > > SHAFT unless you are prepared
> > > > to spend about $6,000 for a machine that will cure
> > > > 24 hour high strength
> > > > epoxy in 6 seconds! Yes this machine exists but I
> > > > think the production
> > > > requirements are not with any members of this forum.
> > > > It's just another machine I dream of
> > > > owning. Apply the epoxy, clamp the hosel in the
> > > > machine, apply epoxy to next
> > > > club, remove the cured club, place the epoxied one
> > > > in the machine and apply
> > > > epoxy to the next club! WOW! No wonder it costs
> > > > $1.50 to assemble a club in the
> > > > Far East.
> > > >
> > > > End of discussion, I hope!
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