Is there any way to save a ferrule when you're reshafting? I have always assumed they're basically disposable, but some clubs have special ferrules, and short of stocking every ferrule imaginable, I'm not sure what I can do.
So is there anyway of recylcing a ferrule when you reshaft a club? I normally just cut 'em off.
It would depend on if the ferrule was epoxied onto the shaft when the club was assembled. I always apply a little epoxy to the ferrule, so in my case, I have to cut them off before I can pull the shaft. Most of the time, there is also some epoxy between the ferrule and the top of the hosel, so you have that to worry about as well. If there isn't any epoxy at the top of the ferrule and contacting the ferrule, there should have been. That's why the bottome of the ferrule and the top of the hosel are concave. At the price of a ferrule, it's not worth worrying about. Most irons take the same size ferrule, as do most woods, so unless the club in one of a set, and you want the not change the "look" of one of your irons, I don't see a big problem just cutting off the old ferrule and installing a new one.
Well the only problem is that many OEM drivers have fancy looking ferrules, and putting a plain old black one on changes the look of the club slightly.
For years I cut ferrules off of shafts until a friend told me about using boiling water to soften them up. It works great. Many of the OEM ferrules are hard to find.
For years I cut ferrules off of shafts until a friend told me about using boiling water to soften them up. It works great. Many of the OEM ferrules are hard to find.
Can you take me through a step by step process? How do you apply the water? Just soak the whole head in it? And then, how dow you remove the club head without removing the ferrule? (my extractor hooks onto the hosel at the poit the ferrule used to be). Would it work just as well to use low heat from a heat gun or hair dryer on the ferrule?
Steam the ferrule (old teapot or the like), slide the ferrule up just enough to attach the extractor, pull the head, then dip the end of the shaft in the boiling water (doesn't take long) and slide the ferrule off. All this is assuming there was no epoxy involved.
When they cool off they fit quite tightly to the shaft...no glue needed in most cases. If one slips then a little epoxy between the ferrule and hosel will secure it.
Assuming there was no epoxy applied to the ferrule or the top of the hosel, the hot water trick should work. You'd have to slide it up the shaft far enough to get it out of the way so you can pull the head. Next time I have to pull a head from a OEM club, I'll give the hot water a try and save 30 cents. If it's a plain black ferrule, I think I'll save the trouble instead, and just cut the fool thing off, and save the hassle. If I don't have a replacement for it, I can see how the extra work would be worth it. It would be cheaper to spend a few minutes sliding it out of the way, versus driving 10 miles to Golfsmith for a 30 cent part.
November 14th, 2006, 10:56 PM
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