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jeffrsharp21@yahoo.com
Joined: Jul 13, 2007
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I attempted to put together my first club today. A Dynacraft Avatar sandwedge with an Apollo Stepless steel shaft.
Well I trimmed the shaft tip and sanded it down. So then I got to use the epoxy that comes with Golfsmith's clubmaker kit. I figure I will use the tip they in their videos. Rub a little epoxy on the ferrule head, slide it on the shaft, press the shaft/ferrule against the ground or surface and make it go up the shaft then use the club head to push it down to its set position. 2 problems. First I got the ferrule on the shaft pushed it down, but it was flush with the shaft tip. I tried to push it down with the head and it wouldn't budge. Second, that epoxy absolutely sucked. Why in the heck would you pack 3-5 minute drying epoxy in a beginner pack? First when I was mixing it the epoxy looked like it was dissappearing into the cardboard. So then I went to the garage for one minute, came back, and the epoxy was already hard...horrible.
So now I am stuck with my shaft tipped, abbraded, one ferrule left, and no epoxy.
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Jeff Summitt
Joined: Jan 13, 2006
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This is a prime example of why I preached for years not to treat clubs like fast food and avoid using fast setting epoxy except in rare cases. Not only will the 24 hr epoxy allow for more working time, but also greater strength in the long run. Sorry to hear your first attempt wasn't as enjoyable as it should have been 
Sincerely,
Jeff Summitt
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jeffrsharp21@yahoo.com
Joined: Jul 13, 2007
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Well went to Golf Galaxy and picked up some new epoxy. I bonded the head and shaft together around 1pm. It's 8pm and I just finished putting the grip on. Everything looks good. Now I am just waiting for everything to dry and maybe take it out for a test run tomorrow!
The Dynacraft head looks great!
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