turning ferrules

Don't use sandpaper. You will cut into the chrome of the irons or your shafts and they will rust.

In the absence of a belt sander with a linen belt, use a paper towel soaked in acetone. It will take a while, but you can turn them by hand.

T-shirt with acetone.

T-shirt entangled drill bit w/acetone also works if you want power on the cheap.

Or splurge for the belt.
Or splurge for a wider assortment of ferrules.

Typically if you have a good variety of ferrules you can get one close enough so the paper towel or rag or t-shirt w/acetone will bring you down fairly quickly.

If the ferrule is waaay off though - I use 100 grit and carefully bring it down w/out touching the hosel. Then you can take the acetone out to finish the job.

May want to go 100 grit to get it down....then hit it with 200 to help smooth it out...then the acetone.

Now I'm rambling.

put a piece of electrical tape on hosel ,use a fingernail file carefully bring the ferrule down to size .Clean up with some acetone .If the tape is getting chewed up during the process ,stop ,replace the tape ,continue.

All very interesting ideas, I was going to tape the hosel and the shaft to prevent damage, will try some fine grit and buff with cloth+acetone and see how it turns out, thanks everyone

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With the right cloth belt and a little practise should make the work a lot faster and better result.

Joe

[quote name='stage1350' post='846016' date='Jan 2 2008, 01:58 PM']Don't use sandpaper. You will cut into the chrome of the irons or your shafts and they will rust.

In the absence of a belt sander with a linen belt, use a paper towel soaked in acetone. It will take a while, but you can turn them by hand.[/quote]


The Acetone as above, is the way I've done mine, works just fine.

[quote name='stage1350' post='846016' date='Jan 2 2008, 05:58 PM']Don't use sandpaper. You will cut into the chrome of the irons or your shafts and they will rust.

In the absence of a belt sander with a linen belt, use a paper towel soaked in acetone. It will take a while, but you can turn them by hand.[/quote]
I agree, Acetone is the best method by far. I cut an old t-shirt into pieces 4x6 inches. Fold them til they are just alittle bigger than the ferrule. Pour some acetone on it and then (if your right handed) hold the soaked t-shirt piece in your lefthand, lay the ferrule to be turned in it. with your right hand rotate the club. I usually use two 4x6 in pieces for one ferrule. the second I use to smooth things out. Now be careful you'll need to keep the club turning. If you hold the ferrule in the soaked cloth too long without moving you'll get unwanted shapes or grooves. Finally when your done use mineral spirits to shine them back up....I believe even this method is better than the linen belt and NO it doesn't take long at all........

[quote name='lngnokr71' post='848106' date='Jan 3 2008, 09:01 PM'][quote name='stage1350' post='846016' date='Jan 2 2008, 05:58 PM']Don't use sandpaper. You will cut into the chrome of the irons or your shafts and they will rust.

In the absence of a belt sander with a linen belt, use a paper towel soaked in acetone. It will take a while, but you can turn them by hand.[/quote]
I agree, Acetone is the best method by far. I cut an old t-shirt into pieces 4x6 inches. Fold them til they are just alittle bigger than the ferrule. Pour some acetone on it and then (if your right handed) hold the soaked t-shirt piece in your lefthand, lay the ferrule to be turned in it. with your right hand rotate the club. I usually use two 4x6 in pieces for one ferrule. the second I use to smooth things out. Now be careful you'll need to keep the club turning. If you hold the ferrule in the soaked cloth too long without moving you'll get unwanted shapes or grooves. Finally when your done use mineral spirits to shine them back up....I believe even this method is better than the linen belt and NO it doesn't take long at all........
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HA HA

That's a really good explaination, I printed it, and will see if my daughter can follow the instructions this weekend.

Just getting into the club building stuff for my own personal items, and I have a box of stuff from Golfsmith, waiting to be used to put a wedge, 3 and 5 wood together.

Thanks for a written instuction.

[quote name='Adamsgolfer1 ' post='848138' date='Jan 4 2008, 01:30 AM'][quote name='lngnokr71' post='848106' date='Jan 3 2008, 09:01 PM'][quote name='stage1350' post='846016' date='Jan 2 2008, 05:58 PM']Don't use sandpaper. You will cut into the chrome of the irons or your shafts and they will rust.

In the absence of a belt sander with a linen belt, use a paper towel soaked in acetone. It will take a while, but you can turn them by hand.[/quote]
I agree, Acetone is the best method by far. I cut an old t-shirt into pieces 4x6 inches. Fold them til they are just alittle bigger than the ferrule. Pour some acetone on it and then (if your right handed) hold the soaked t-shirt piece in your lefthand, lay the ferrule to be turned in it. with your right hand rotate the club. I usually use two 4x6 in pieces for one ferrule. the second I use to smooth things out. Now be careful you'll need to keep the club turning. If you hold the ferrule in the soaked cloth too long without moving you'll get unwanted shapes or grooves. Finally when your done use mineral spirits to shine them back up....I believe even this method is better than the linen belt and NO it doesn't take long at all........
[/quote]


HA HA

That's a really good explaination, I printed it, and will see if my daughter can follow the instructions this weekend.

Just getting into the club building stuff for my own personal items, and I have a box of stuff from Golfsmith, waiting to be used to put a wedge, 3 and 5 wood together.

Thanks for a written instuction.
[/quote]you bet, hope it helps.....

I know this is an old topic, but it just helped me several years later. Thanks GolfWRX! Also, thanks to those of you here who posted!

I too use acetone and a tshirt. I put the club in the no bs spine finder too so I can spin it easier and consistently.

when I did my set of irons, I tried the sand paper and then acteone on a t shirt for one iron. While this worked good, I found it took a long time to sand it down and then acetone it. I found using acetone and a couple strips of tshirt and then spinning the ferrule in it did the job in half the time.

*heres a trick that I came up with for shiny ferrules. If you use a t shirt with acetone this really helps to bring down the ferrule to size but its not going to be shiny and smooth no matter how much acetone you use. When you are down to size use an eye dropper and drop a few drops of acetone on top of the ferrule to evenly cover it in liquid, then just slightly wipe the bottom of the ferrule with the acetone rag so theres not liquid dripping off the bottom of the ferrule. They come out very shiny with no imperfections. YOUR WELCOME!!

[quote name='Redjeep83' timestamp='1299348675' post='3028238']
when I did my set of irons, I tried the sand paper and then acteone on a t shirt for one iron. While this worked good, I found it took a long time to sand it down and then acetone it. I found using acetone and a couple strips of tshirt and then spinning the ferrule in it did the job in half the time.

*heres a trick that I came up with for shiny ferrules. If you use a t shirt with acetone this really helps to bring down the ferrule to size but its not going to be shiny and smooth no matter how much acetone you use. When you are down to size use an eye dropper and drop a few drops of acetone on top of the ferrule to evenly cover it in liquid, then just slightly wipe the bottom of the ferrule with the acetone rag so theres not liquid dripping off the bottom of the ferrule. They come out very shiny with no imperfections. YOUR WELCOME!!
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I find that after you turn it down, if you'll saturate a clean piece of t-shirt with acetone and wipe vertically, it shines up nice. Let it dry and follow with your favorite hard shell wax and you're good to go.

[quote name='RookieBlue7' timestamp='1299348884' post='3028251']
[quote name='Redjeep83' timestamp='1299348675' post='3028238']
when I did my set of irons, I tried the sand paper and then acteone on a t shirt for one iron. While this worked good, I found it took a long time to sand it down and then acetone it. I found using acetone and a couple strips of tshirt and then spinning the ferrule in it did the job in half the time.

*heres a trick that I came up with for shiny ferrules. If you use a t shirt with acetone this really helps to bring down the ferrule to size but its not going to be shiny and smooth no matter how much acetone you use. When you are down to size use an eye dropper and drop a few drops of acetone on top of the ferrule to evenly cover it in liquid, then just slightly wipe the bottom of the ferrule with the acetone rag so theres not liquid dripping off the bottom of the ferrule. They come out very shiny with no imperfections. YOUR WELCOME!!
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I find that after you turn it down, if you'll saturate a clean piece of t-shirt with acetone and wipe vertically, it shines up nice. Let it dry and follow with your favorite hard shell wax and you're good to go.
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yea I tried all those tips, like soaking the peice of t shirt and going vertically up and down but there were still tiny imperfections. the way I described makes them like smooth plastic. I wonder how they get them so perfect from the factory though?

[quote name='Redjeep83' timestamp='1299349074' post='3028257']
[quote name='RookieBlue7' timestamp='1299348884' post='3028251']
[quote name='Redjeep83' timestamp='1299348675' post='3028238']
when I did my set of irons, I tried the sand paper and then acteone on a t shirt for one iron. While this worked good, I found it took a long time to sand it down and then acetone it. I found using acetone and a couple strips of tshirt and then spinning the ferrule in it did the job in half the time.

*heres a trick that I came up with for shiny ferrules. If you use a t shirt with acetone this really helps to bring down the ferrule to size but its not going to be shiny and smooth no matter how much acetone you use. When you are down to size use an eye dropper and drop a few drops of acetone on top of the ferrule to evenly cover it in liquid, then just slightly wipe the bottom of the ferrule with the acetone rag so theres not liquid dripping off the bottom of the ferrule. They come out very shiny with no imperfections. YOUR WELCOME!!
[/quote]


I find that after you turn it down, if you'll saturate a clean piece of t-shirt with acetone and wipe vertically, it shines up nice. Let it dry and follow with your favorite hard shell wax and you're good to go.
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yea I tried all those tips, like soaking the peice of t shirt and going vertically up and down but there were still tiny imperfections. the way I described makes them like smooth plastic. I wonder how they get them so perfect from the factory though?
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I'm sure they order them at near perfect sizes and have very little turning down to do, if any.

steel wool works very well in reducing the ferule size, then finish with acetone. good luck

[quote name='Redjeep83' timestamp='1299349074' post='3028257']
[quote name='RookieBlue7' timestamp='1299348884' post='3028251']
[quote name='Redjeep83' timestamp='1299348675' post='3028238']
when I did my set of irons, I tried the sand paper and then acteone on a t shirt for one iron. While this worked good, I found it took a long time to sand it down and then acetone it. I found using acetone and a couple strips of tshirt and then spinning the ferrule in it did the job in half the time.

*heres a trick that I came up with for shiny ferrules. If you use a t shirt with acetone this really helps to bring down the ferrule to size but its not going to be shiny and smooth no matter how much acetone you use. When you are down to size use an eye dropper and drop a few drops of acetone on top of the ferrule to evenly cover it in liquid, then just slightly wipe the bottom of the ferrule with the acetone rag so theres not liquid dripping off the bottom of the ferrule. They come out very shiny with no imperfections. YOUR WELCOME!!
[/quote]


I find that after you turn it down, if you'll saturate a clean piece of t-shirt with acetone and wipe vertically, it shines up nice. Let it dry and follow with your favorite hard shell wax and you're good to go.
[/quote]

yea I tried all those tips, like soaking the peice of t shirt and going vertically up and down but there were still tiny imperfections. the way I described makes them like smooth plastic. I wonder how they get them so perfect from the factory though?
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If I'm just doing one club and the 1x42 is not handy, I use the t-shirt acetone method too, but I cut a strip of old belt sander belt (from a 4x24 heavier belt than the 1" ones-used with the smooth side to the cloth) to back the t-shirt cloth up with so the sides of the ferrule stay nice and straight. I could never get them nice and straight either with just the t-shirt material. You get it nice and smooth with the acetone too, but after turning it down to size it's still too soft from the acetone for the shine. Let it air dry for a minute or so, and then give it a quick go with a very slightly dampened cloth with acetone. Since you said you couldn't get it shiny no matter how much you used, it sounds like you are using too much for the final buff-you can easily use too much to shine.

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Bumping an old thread for appreciation. I used the acetone t shirt 'lasso' spin method and it worked great. Would never use a belt sander after trying that trick. Still need to get them shined up, will try the mineral spirits and see if that changes anything. Good tips.

> @tokeyb said:

> Bumping an old thread for appreciation. I used the acetone t shirt 'lasso' spin method and it worked great. Would never use a belt sander after trying that trick. Still need to get them shined up, will try the mineral spirits and see if that changes anything. Good tips.

Some polish on a strip of cloth, shoe shining the ferrule will add gloss. If you don't have any polish try some toothpaste. That will work fine.

> @Nessism said:

> > @tokeyb said:

> > Bumping an old thread for appreciation. I used the acetone t shirt 'lasso' spin method and it worked great. Would never use a belt sander after trying that trick. Still need to get them shined up, will try the mineral spirits and see if that changes anything. Good tips.

>

> Some polish on a strip of cloth, shoe shining the ferrule will add gloss. If you don't have any polish try some toothpaste. That will work fine.

Nice! Would never have gotten down to toothpaste! I have both shoe polish and furniture polish, will try a couple.

Very much enjoyed my first build after all the tips and tricks in the forums.

> @tokeyb said:

> > @Nessism said:

> > > @tokeyb said:

> > > Bumping an old thread for appreciation. I used the acetone t shirt 'lasso' spin method and it worked great. Would never use a belt sander after trying that trick. Still need to get them shined up, will try the mineral spirits and see if that changes anything. Good tips.

> >

> > Some polish on a strip of cloth, shoe shining the ferrule will add gloss. If you don't have any polish try some toothpaste. That will work fine.

>

> Nice! Would never have gotten down to toothpaste! I have both shoe polish and furniture polish, will try a couple.

> Very much enjoyed my first build after all the tips and tricks in the forums.

Forget the shoe polish and furniture polish. You need something with grit in it. Auto polishing compound (not wax), brass/silver polish, or toothpaste.

Ordering the correct O.D. of ferrule always minimize the finishing work. Many of the ferrule company will offer different O.D. size to choose from.

Taping the hosel before taking down the ferrule O.D. is always recommended even using a linen belt. I just tape the hosel with painter's tape.

If you don't have a belt sander and only do a few clubs in a year then a little elbow grease is all that required. It does not matter which grade of sand paper you use, as long as the finishing paper is of finer grit then smooth it out with acetone / solvent. polish with cotton cloth for a shine.

.530 OD ferrule on Bridgestone x-cb irons. This ferrule has fit perfectly the last 10 sets of irons I’ve shafted. I have .530, .535 and .540 in different lengths and styles and haven’t turned a ferrule in a really long time.

> @mogc60 said:

>

> .530 OD ferrule on Bridgestone x-cb irons. This ferrule has fit perfectly the last 10 sets of irons I’ve shafted. I have .530, .535 and .540 in different lengths and styles and haven’t turned a ferrule in a really long time.

That looks fantastic. Good to know.

I'd love to see this pinned for future reference! BTW mogc60, great wear mark.

> @buckrogers71 said:

> I'd love to see this pinned for future reference! BTW mogc60, great wear mark.

Thanks...that’s the wedge...they get more scattered from there. Haha. Honestly though, Grail golf has the best ferrules I’ve used and their service is off the charts. I posted that for reference only. Turning ferrules is an art to do it right and some guys love doing it. Like that final swirl of the brush on a painting. I never liked doing them...for the guys that are new to building or just want a nice option, here you go.

> @Nessism said:

> > @tokeyb said:

> > Bumping an old thread for appreciation. I used the acetone t shirt 'lasso' spin method and it worked great. Would never use a belt sander after trying that trick. Still need to get them shined up, will try the mineral spirits and see if that changes anything. Good tips.

>

> Some polish on a strip of cloth, shoe shining the ferrule will add gloss. If you don't have any polish try some toothpaste. That will work fine.

Agree with this. Acetone works ok for me but a strip of cloth with some car polish and a shoe shine method always gives a great shine.

Cel-Parts from Canada ordered in the correct OD, along with a touch of acetone/clean white T-shirt has always worked for me.

Can't discredit you guy's other ideas/methods - Like they say, more than 1 way to skin a cat!