Don: All that Ive seen were the shaft breaking at the top of the adapter. Ive seen 5 and that is a lot for my small shop
Don Johnson From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Don M Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 9:52 AM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Nike Str8 fit tip Don, What breaks, the shaft only, or also the adapter? -Don M --- On Mon, 7/9/12, Don W Johnson <johnson...@citlink.net> wrote: From: Don W Johnson <johnson...@citlink.net> Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Nike Str8 fit tip To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Date: Monday, July 9, 2012, 7:41 AM Keith. They are prone to break at the top as there is no cone or stress relief and I talked with Nike rep and they were aware of the issues and was the main reason changed design. So on reshaft I tell the customer no warranty. Don Johnson From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Don M Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 6:53 AM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Nike Str8 fit tip Are you talking about the one prior to this year's model? Meaning, it has the slotted collar on top of the head? If so, there is no problem with reshafting it. It won't need much heat if it was the factory epoxy, but it does seem to be able to take heat just fine. You can save the ferrule by heating it and then popping it free with a putty knife. I heated a cup of water to 170º and dunked the shaft tip in it for 4-5 seconds to get the ferrule evenly warmed up. I've also made my own unmarked replacement ferrules by reaming out the ends of regular ones, then sanding the bevel onto the bottom. -Don M --- On Sun, 7/8/12, Keith Anderson <dmur...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote: From: Keith Anderson <dmur...@hawaiiantel.net> Subject: ShopTalk: Nike Str8 fit tip To: shoptalk@mail.msen.com Date: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 9:38 PM Aloha all! Has anyone had a chance to remove one of these tips? I've done all the others but this one looks like it might have a coating that could deform with heat. Any input other than cut and drill? -- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/
