Bore-through project, pics!

sdandrea1 · 2019-05-28T15:50:40+00:00

I swear I searched first guys! I'm reshafting a set of 2004 Callaway BB irons in graphite (they have graphite now but the ferrules are all beat up and I want...

sdandrea1

Mattyv How many times has the bit grabbed and twisted your wrist? I did this once and it sucked! Lucky for me I have not had to do much work on bore through clubs.

If you use some oil and go slow it's not too bad. As soon as I hear it cutting, I back off the pressure a bit....but, yeah, you can boink your wrist a bit.

LBlack14

sdandrea1 So a 3/8 bit, oil and be careful, it is? The 7 iron in my NIW Nike Vapor Fly irons is from a fitting cart and shafted with a tapered shaft and adapter. I bought the set, minus a 7 iron. Need it reamed to fit with the matching shaft. I can't find a regular 7 iron anywhere.

Weirfan

sdandrea1

pick up a reaming bit at Golfworks

a drill press and/or safer mounting jig would also be smart

meagain

As a machinist myself that looks pretty risky. If the drill grabs it could: 1. Break and send pieces flying. 2. Grab and cause bodily injury (wrist, elbow, etc.) 3. Grab and ruin the head itself. I know that in my lifetime I have drilled hundreds of thousands of holes.

sdandrea1

meagain

I got lucky. The steel is fairly soft and the bit is sharp.

sdandrea1

Weirfan pick up a reaming bit at Golfworks

I have 2 of those.........in VA. 😞

meagain

I would hold it in my precision ground custom made (by me) Vee Block, and then put it into a vise on my milling machine. Would get a perfectly straight and sized hole with safety.

sdandrea1

meagain

If I thought I was going to do a lot of hosel reaming, I'd get or make some kind of fixture and a drill press, but you just can't find that stuff for $12...... 😁

Par4QC

meagain You really need to get that 'side gig' going.

sdandrea1

Waiting for ferrules and shaft pins. C'mon Golfworks!

fatshot

sdandrea1 No shaft pins or ferrules from Golfworks for the Steelheads yet? I want to see the finished product of this project and hear how they perform.....I may be interested when you get tired of them and move
on to something else, as they resemble my Acer XV/HT's. Too soon to call dibs??

LBlack14

Par4QC then he'd have to buy a drill press.

Par4QC

LBlack14 I'd just bet 'meagain' has drill presses that factories are envious of.

meagain

LBlack14 then he'd have to buy a drill press.

Have one and a Bridgeport milling machine which is a 2000 lb precision drill press. If you need pics to prove it, let me know. If anyone needs that one special part that they can't find or not available or something special made to order. Let me know.

LBlack14

Par4QC oops, I was talking about Uncle Steve.

sdandrea1

meagain If anyone needs that one special part that they can't find or not available or something special made to order. Let me know.

Next time I need some old PING heads bored to .370, can I reach out?

DonM

meagain
Yes I do need an aluminum clamp block. I’ll send you the sketch and please let me know what you think.

meagain

sdandrea1 Next time I need some old PING heads bored to .370, can I reach out?

Do you have the reamer?

sdandrea1

meagain Do you have the reamer?

Yes, but a 3/8" drill bit works as well.

candukid

I reamed some PINGS by hand using the Golfworks reamer bit. You use a very slow speed on a handheld cordless drill and you can hold the head in your hand. You are not removing very much material at all. I had no problems at all.

meagain

Rickochet Here is my high tech reaming jig. Two wooden blocks with a "v" groove cut in. Stick the hosel up throught the hole in the drill press table and clamp. Use a proper reaming bit and cutting oil. You can do a head in less than a minute. I just did a set of Ping Eye 2 and getting ready to do a set of Eye 2+.

That's at lest a safe setup and should give a good result. Easy for any one to do. Everyone should have a drill press if no other machine tools.

azgreg

Rickochet
That's how I do it as well.

Par4QC

Rickochet Looks like a Delta, not a Harbor Freight wobbler.

Par4QC

Rickochet Use short strokes and pull out to clear then plunge back in.

That's gonna take all night!

Rickochet And she should use proper eye protection.

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