Handmade Putter - My first attempt

[finchi5]

Here it is, finally. I still may port it to reduce weight and black ox it but for the moment this is how it will be gamed!

We just need some dry weather!!

[Titleist-Golfer]

Sweet looking putter. I agree that you will likely end up shedding some grams to get that in balance at 34"

Excellent first handmade - next time I'd thicken the neck a little. Seems to look a bit spindly at the moment. You could also do a shaped round flow neck - that would fit this head a bit more I think.

[finchi5]

The neck is a little thinner that I would have hoped but it seems to roll and feel quite good.

Number 2 will have round flowneck. I have already acquired some 10mm carbon steel rod for that!

Cheers guys for all the input. Its been a massive learning curve.

[J13]

well done !!!! Been following along and it sounds as if you have learned a LOT in the process.

[Scottyguy68]

Pic at address?

[Stu-Co]

[color=#008000]Very nice job! Roll any putts with it yet?[/color]

[Locked]

Love it... go game it and let us know how it goes

[TripleGrindSole]

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Pic at address?

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+1 WITH A BALL!

[finchi5]

Gonna roll it tomorrow!! I will post a pic later this evening when I am home from work.

[finchi5]

Photo at address.

[Shaank0]

I would love to learn how to do this. Nothing better then using something you created.

[spryevo]

Nice work, would you mind please revealing the source of your stainless plumber's neck hosel?
Thanks!

[finchi5]

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Nice work, would you mind please revealing the source of your stainless plumber's neck hosel?
Thanks!
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This is the same adapter I modified (as it was a little crude) and ended up using. 0.370 at both ends. I bought mine from diamondgolf in the UK.

[url="http://www.valuegolf.com/plumbers-neck-putter-adapter/"]http://www.valuegolf.com/plumbers-neck-putter-adapter/[/url]

[TripleGrindSole]

Great work. Loving the pic at address. It was great to see this putter take shape and I will be staying tuned on any future changes/projects.

[finchi5]

Used the putter today and made quite few decent putts with it. Pity the course and greens were so wet. Made more short putts than normal as well. Maybe just the honeymoon period but we'll see how it goes when the greens improve a little

The only thing I am going to change is the leather stitchback grip. The stitchback just doesn't feel natural in my hands.

[Rpardygolfpro]

awesome putter. there's no better feeling than gaming something you have built or had a hand in customizing. Every club in my bag was either built or re-built or customized by myself and it certainly adds a different feel to every swing when you know you built the club yourself.

[finchi5]

[quote name='Rpardygolfpro' timestamp='1365289731' post='6775579']
awesome putter. there's no better feeling than gaming something you have built or had a hand in customizing. Every club in my bag was either built or re-built or customized by myself and it certainly adds a different feel to every swing when you know you built the club yourself.
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Same here, nearly all of my bag is none-standard in some way or another. I have just received a brass billet in the post so watch out for putter number 2!!

[KCCO]

Looks great, weld work is great, by looks of your skills, with access to a lathe u could prob make a nicer neck, that looks good, just think its a little thin looking, by no means knocking, it looks great.... And understand the frustration as a machinist. Looks great! If I only could get motivation to use the tools I use every day at work to make something I use almost everyday after work.....hope she rolls as good as it looks, great job!

[Rpardygolfpro]

Yeah there is something special about having a personal touch on all of your clubs whether its paint-fill or something different all together. keep us posted with the new putter and LMK if you ever decide to take an order

[finchi5]

The neck is a little thin to be honest but you cant really tell from address. Similiar to some of the Kirk Currie milled putters from a few years ago, they had really thin necks. I did try and turn a neck using my mini-mill but it proved a little difficult (also I had never used my mill as a lathe before)

I did talk to someone about making me some plumbers necks but the cost was rather high. This would mean CAD, proto, etc etc etc which means time and money that I cannot justify as yet. You never know though.

With regards to the welding, my mate is a welder with a lot of experience and this was the first putter he had ever done....a very neat job to with no cleaning up around the weld at all.

I would just love a bigger mill to speed things up! I am not a machinist by any means, but it does run in my family, and I am learning all the time.

[NoSco]

What are your thoughts on adding the plumbers neck you installed on the custom putter on a Scotty Golo? I like the epoxy idea and was wondering if anyone had seen someone else try this before. Any suggestions or prior experience would be appreciated. Keep up the great work!

[heinenkugels]

[size=4]I really like how you did the coloring of the plumbers neck....[/size]

[size=4]Great job with the putter finchi5![/size]

[finchi5]

[quote name='NoSco' timestamp='1366962129' post='6920453']
What are your thoughts on adding the plumbers neck you installed on the custom putter on a Scotty Golo? I like the epoxy idea and was wondering if anyone had seen someone else try this before. Any suggestions or prior experience would be appreciated. Keep up the great work!
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By all accounts that is what these adapters are for, they only convert 90 degree hosel bores though. They are a little crude and poorly finished to pop into a nicely milled head though. A guy who posted above - the one with the carbon fibre insert as his avatar is trying to develop a nicely milled hosel and neck, PM him he may be able to help

[Bennettgrieco]

That look sweet keep up the good work

[SQUAREBACK1]

You are doing what many on here would love to be able to do, make your own putter from raw materials! This is something that I would love to do one day. I would love to be able to mill my own putter. I do not have the resources or the expertise to make this happen at this time. Bravo to you for making this happen. The putter looks great. This being your first time doing this, it looks amazing. You are learning as you go and I am envious. Keep up the great work.

[FadeOnly]

This is effin' awesome!

I would much rather be playing with something I built from scratch as opposed to ANY other putter on the planet.

Standing ovation.

[2Ironfrenzy]

Awesome job! Hope to see pics of the 2nd as well

[finchi5]

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Awesome job! Hope to see pics of the 2nd as well
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Just tidying my workshop at the min.

Also, the table on my mill is all over the place. I need to get some new gib strips and square it all up again.

The brass block is currently on my bench waiting for me to get to work on it!

[spazo]

that actually turned out very nice. great work finchi. are you gaming it?

[finchi5]

[quote name='spazo' timestamp='1370543107' post='7183124']
that actually turned out very nice. great work finchi. are you gaming it?
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Ive used it a few times, just not in competition. Not sure on the rules with that one, anyone have any ideas if I could use this in club comps??