Frank...I take a piece of old steel shaft sanding belt from my belt sander and cut it into strips...about 3/8-1/2" wide...maybe 6" long. I flatten the legs of the shim carefully....and pressing down to hold the shim in place, I rub each leg from the center out to the tip......on both sides. Then bend them back upright to the original position. Seems to work well.
Al Humphrey PRECISION GOLF SERVICES 271 Providence Club Drive Monroe, GA 30656 [email protected] 770-207-5360(O) 770-312-6398(mobile) --- On Tue, 5/5/09, Frank Hann <[email protected]> wrote: From: Frank Hann <[email protected]> Subject: Re: ShopTalk: .350 Shim-125 mph ss To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 10:13 PM #yiv1523490660 v\:* { } #yiv1523490660 v\:* { } Al: What is your procedure for removing the gloss finish from both sides of all brass shims? Thanks, Frank Hann -------Original Message------- From: Allen Humphrey Date: 5/5/2009 9:23:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ShopTalk: .350 Shim-125 mph ss John...generally, the GW or GS shims leave a gap between top of shim and bottom of ferrule [ as do .335/.350" and .350" Billy Bob ferrules. After removing gloss finish from both sides of all brass shim legs, Dana Upshaw taught to : a. Install ferrule and grind a minuit amt off the tip to compensate for thickness at bottom of shim.. b.Place shim on shaft and mark distance from top of shim to bottom of ferrule on a piece of 1/2" masking tape. c.Cut a small piece of masking tape to fill the gap between bottom of ferrule and top of shim, and wrap it around shaft 2 times. d. Butter hosel. Butter shaft tip. Slide on shim. Butter outside of shim....Slide head straight on...do not twist it. e.For 115mph+ we use Conap epoxy. Al Humphrey Monroe, GA 30656 [email protected] 770-207-5360(O) 770-312-6398(mobile) --- On Tue, 5/5/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: ShopTalk: .350 Shim-125 mph ss To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 3:40 PM Thanks all... I've using the brass shims for a long time without problems and last week the head flew off on a TM driver I reshafted for myself. Scared the cr*p out of me so I was a bit paranoid to use again. Shim stayed in but epoxy near top of hosel was tacky (after a week or two) so I think I may have mixed it poorly or screwed something up. It's entirely possible I used a short shim when it called for a longer one? The Golfworks iron and wood shims aren't marked so I have to toss a coin each time I use one. John > No worries, > > I've been shimming .335 shafts into .350 heads for my long drive customers forever. > > -t > > On May 5, 2009, at 12:32 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> I have a customer looking at a XX flex shaft to put in a Callaway. I was going to simply shim it or use an adaptor and a .335 shaft but wonder if it's not a good idea with that fast a swing. He seems to break a lot of shafts. > > -- > Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. > Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/ -- Thanks! John Muir skype: jhmuir AIM: [email protected] 810.923.7396 http://clubmaker-online.com http://gripscience.com clubmaker.mobi sponsored by http://aldilavoodoo.com -- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.19/2099 - Release Date: 05/05/09 13:07:00
