I am starting to get into club making, mainly just reshafting my irons and woods. I was hoping anyone who is already doing this could fill me in on what tool they prefer for trimming the shafts. Is it better to use a small hand saw, or is an electric saw with the proper blade better. I assume that a good straight cut is critical, and was worried that a hand saw may be harder to do that consistantly with than a power saw. Any help is greatly appreciated.
For steel shafts nothing beats a good tubing cutter. I like Imperial Eastman the best, but they are expensive and cutting of shafts takes more time. Do not use one on graphite shafts! The best bet is a table mounted chopsaw with the proper blade in it. On steel shafts the chopsaw cut will have to be filed smooth.
for graphite I used good old hacksaw and masking tape. Set up carefully and theres no reason why you'd cut bent. In all honesty I was only butt trimming though and that is not so critical.
For steel shafts Ive used a pipecutter. Go for the better quality ones or all you will do is blunt the cutting wheel. Remember some cutters are designed specifically for cutting plastic or copper pipe which is way softer than your shafts so are of no use.
I've just started clubmaking a few months ago myself. I started with a tubing cutter for steel and a small hacksaw for graphite. I quickly switched to a Dremmel tool with a cutoff blade for both. Then, a 6" cutoff blade on one side of my grinder. I just bought a 7" chopsaw for ~$50 (Golfsmith... cheaper at Golfworks, but I didn't have to pay for shipping at GS), and wish I had done that before I spent the money on any of the other stuff.
May 31st, 2006, 08:04 AM
Best tool to trim shafts.
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