RE: ShopTalk: Epoxy bonding problem

[Mike Walker]

Hi Mark, glad to be back, been through a lot of crap the last 360 days or so. Anyway, been a reader of shoptalk, but not a responder. Here is my email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] MikeWalker -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Mark A Patton Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Epoxy bonding problem Hello Mike, long time no see. I hope all is well. If you can, email me your email address as I lost it.     Mark A Patton [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Mike Walker Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 4:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Epoxy bonding problem Leo I use a 1" belt sander with a 120 or 80 grit belt to prep the shafts. For the hosels, I fill the hosel half full with acetone from a squirt bottle, run a hosel hone down the hosel for 5 seconds, empty the acetone into trash can, blow hosel out with air gun. Both preps quick and inexpensive. Mike Walker -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Leo Noordhuizen Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 2:27 PM To: ShopTalk Subject: ShopTalk: Epoxy bonding problem A basic question:   I have a question on preparing metal shafts and iron heads for the epoxy. I have no problem at all with the bond between grapite shafts and iron or wood clubheads. However Iron heads on iron shafts are getting me nervous. I am lucky that nobody had yet the surprise of a flying clubhead, but now and then there comes some creep in a clubhead. I just got 2 back for a friend, and with my own set I am going to re-epoxy the head of 2 irons.   My question: What is the best way to prepare the bore and the shaft to get an optimal bond ?   Regards, Leo - The netherlands