The particular issue with the R7 is that it has a stepped hosel, normally taking a .350 ferrule that has a long collar on the bottom. I'm concerned about the void that will exist in that area.
-Don M --- TFLAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can dig through the ST archives for a lot of > ways > to shim up a shaft tip. One method I've used, and > proselytized is to use fiberglass window screen for > the shim. Load the tip with epoxy, wrap enough > screen > material to fill the gap, wet the screen, and > "screw" > it in. I've done in countless times and never had a > failure. > > I don't like those brass shims at all. They don't > seem > to do the job for me. There are other ways to shim > up > a shaft tip, but one thing you should not do is > depend > on epoxy to fill gaps. The epoxy is used for > adhesion, > not gap fill. > > TFlan > > --- Don M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can I reshaft an R7 to .335 without using a > special > > adapter ferrule? I was thinking of using a brass > > shim > > and then a collared .335 ferrule to help center > > everything. It looks like it ought to work but > that > > is counting on the epoxy as a gap filler in the > > enlarged portion of the upper hosel bore. The > shim > > will help hold the shaft out away from touching > the > > step in the hosel. Maybe I could even use a > masking > > tape wrap to take up most of the space in the > > stepped > > area. > > > > I'm not opposed to using the right adapter but I > > don't > > have one on hand. I did one without it a year or > > two > > ago but maybe I just got lucky. We are talking 90 > > MPH > > swing speed. > > > > > > > > > >
