2nd attempt at making a putter.

[deesta]

As we're in lockdown again in the UK and I won't be playing for a while I thought I'd make a start on #2. 

From doing the 1st one I've learned a few things already so #2 is going to be a solid carbon steel head (no insert or weights yet) with a 316 SS version to follow if this one comes out OK. Aiming for around 330g head weight.

As a double bend shaft seems the easiest to work around I'll be going for the same approach with this one and will be able to use the existing shaft & grip to save some money.

Going for a more traditional shape this time and thought it would be a bit more interesting to do a more thorough thread on my process so there'll be more pictures and workings.

 

I'll be machining on the 5-axis Bridgeport CNC here at work and will be able to do bits as the normal workload dictates so progress may be slow...Please bear with me 😉 

The beauty of the 5-axis is that I can rotate the part to be able to machine the majority of the head in one step just leaving the loft & face milling to be done. 

 

Here goes!!

 

1st job, after cutting the billet to size (105mm x 26mm x 44mm) is to put the dovetail on to enable me to hold it in the vice.

 

 

Please feel free to pick faults in the design/pass on any tips you may have as I go along....I'm doing this without any experience or knowledge of putters, just my ideas of what may work!!

Edited January 6, 2021 by deesta

[deesta]

One of the other, non 5-axis, machines was free this morning so have been playing with the CAD to do a few different face milling ideas. I might just go with a 'normal' pattern but these look pretty nice too:

 

Edited January 6, 2021 by deesta

[jonradus]

1 hour ago, deesta said:

One of the other, non 5-axis, machines was free this morning so have been playing with the CAD to do a few different face milling ideas. I might just go with a 'normal' pattern but these look pretty nice too:

 

The pyramids are similar to what Kevin Burns uses and feel very nicely soft and roll the ball great. That third option with the spiral is awesome. If it were me, I would try that one out. 

[deesta]

A couple more:

Really like the look of the last 2..

[Eeecc]

2 hours ago, deesta said:

One of the other, non 5-axis, machines was free this morning so have been playing with the CAD to do a few different face milling ideas. I might just go with a 'normal' pattern but these look pretty nice too:

 

That third pattern is so nice and interesting, I vote to try that one. Would love to try designing my own putter but don’t have access to any of this equipment.

[deesta]

11 minutes ago, Eeecc said:

That third pattern is so nice and interesting, I vote to try that one. Would love to try designing my own putter but don’t have access to any of this equipment.

One thing I plan to do is leave a bit of material on the face thickness so that I can do a milled pattern, try it, and if it doesn't feel great put it back in the machine and do a new one 🙂 

The milling is only 0.25mm deep at the moment. 

Taking the shaft out obvs.. 

Edited January 6, 2021 by deesta

[jonradus]

That 3rd pattern is great. Go with that one.

[deesta]

One more go:

Looks a bit more traditional, like a typical flycut pattern. Might be my favourite so far..

[Chadwickog]

Deep milling is fantastic. So soft

[deesta]

Just had a play with the chemi-blacking tank at work. Came out pretty good, really consistent colour. Not proper black but pretty good.

 

[deesta]

A bit of free time on the machine this morning so did this:

A bit more work to do on this setup but nearly there..

[deesta]

More progress today. Just need to produce the loft angle on the face and do some face milling. Currently 380g but hoping that will end up around 350g when it's finished.

[deesta]

Finally got it finished yesterday 🙂 

340g with SS weights, 330g with aluminium so pretty close to my 350g target. 

The weight just need a little detail machining so they will look a bit neater. White paintfill not perfect but it'll do for now. 

[justasgood]

Wow🤯

[kmay__]

That multi tiered cavity milling is fantastic man! Well done 

[deesta]

Thanks 👍🙂

[sm_watts]

Amazing what you can accomplish on a boring day at work! 😂