Bore through metal wood reshaft

[GarthM]

I'm reshafting a Callaway metal wood and have the plugs sold by Golfworks to fill in the shaft tip but I am unsure how to install them. Do I use epoxy? How do you finish the sole plate afterwards?

Any help is appreciated.

GarthM

[Chieflongtee]

If you have not epoxied the shaft yet and if I the shaft tip has not been cut to an angle yet here is how I would go about it. Epoxy the shaft tip. You don't have to ram it all the way down. You do not want to crack the shaft in doing so. Let it dry. Then cut the whole shaft tip at a 45* angle.(the part that sticks out of the club) Before you do so make SURE that the graphics are lined with the club head. You can do a mock assembly first to stimulate final assembly. If you already have glued the shaft then you'll have to use a scotch brite wheel to finish the sole afterwards. Go with the first method if you can. It is a lot simpler and does not require any finishing of any kind afterwards.

[GarthM]

That makes sense. I did a test with a cheapo steel shaft (I will be using graphite ultimately) and the plugs just don't fill the hole after having cut down the shaft.

So by "Epoxy the shaft tip" I assume you mean the plug? If I do not have a chop saw, what is the best way to cut the shaft at the angle? I have a mitre box, would that be my best bet using a hacksaw?

Thanks

GarthM

[Chieflongtee]

The plugs for graphite are a lot smaller than the steel ones. Yeah that is what I meant. Epoxy the shaft plug. Do you have access to a disk sander or an upright belt sander or a grinder?

[GarthM]

I have one of the upright belt sanders that Golfworks sells for ferrule turning. I was not sure if it would have enough power for the steel shaft.

As for the plugs I suppose I have the graphite ones and perhaps that is why they do not fit properly.

Thanks again.

[Chieflongtee]

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Notice on the right hand side: plugs for steel and graphite.

[Chieflongtee]

The Manual mitre saw would work but you have to have the specialty blade and use masking tape. Golfsmith item 8586
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Hope this helps.