Flare tip putter shafts - Where???

[djcalied]

Found this Mizuno TPM 4 at a yard sale, decided I would have a go at making it cool again! This is my first attempt at stripping nickel plating, polishing, heat coloring etc. Had no idea how it would turn out, next time I think I can get it a more consistent color but overall I think it looks awesome with the fresh paint (nail polish) fill. I know its just a large batch mizuno and not special but i'm excited to game it!

 

>The original shaft is much too short so I ordered a flared tip shaft from golfworks but I'm not sure its going to fit- OD of the putter end is .375" and ID for the new shaft is .382. Does anyone know another source for flare tip shafts? Maybe I can just cut a bit of the golfworks shaft off to reduce the ID?

 

Here's some pics

 

 

 

 

[Phabs]

Bought my black flared from siege 

[djcalied]

7 minutes ago, Phabs said:

Bought my black flared from siege 

 

Those are also .382" ID. The fattest part of the tapered putter housel insert is .375"

 

Maybe the .382" is the right size? .007" of play seems like a lot to me, but if the OD is flush with the putter head I suppose it would work with enough epoxy in there?

Edited May 8, 2023 by djcalied

[Phabs]

Yeah .007 is quite a bit.  Should be tighter than that 

[PJE]

Golfworks sells shims in different sizes. I tried one on a spud putter head in which the shaft was too big for the spud. It worked fine. 

Maybe a shim would work for your project? 

Edited May 11, 2023 by PJE