So, I've been building/tearing apart/rebuilding clubs for a while now. Mostly irons with steel shafts in the beginning. Vise, propane torch. I inevitably get burn marks on hosels. Nothing a little Barkeepers Friend can't remove. I've even done high end Epons, Miuras, etc.
I've started doing woods with graphite shafts. I invested in a good shaft puller. I bought a heat gun to avoid burn marks. I would hold the heat gun on the hosel forever and the epoxy never breaks down. After a while a give it a few blasts with a propane torch and able to remove the head. I've been luck I haven't damaged any paint on the wood heads.
My question... Has anyone had any success using heat guns alone? I mean, it seems like I'm holding that thing forever and the epoxy doesn't break. Is there a method (in a circular motion, etc) that I need to try? The one positive is that the heat gun never leaves and burn marks. But, it doesn't seem like it ever gets the hosel hot enough. Thanks.
I've started doing woods with graphite shafts. I invested in a good shaft puller. I bought a heat gun to avoid burn marks. I would hold the heat gun on the hosel forever and the epoxy never breaks down. After a while a give it a few blasts with a propane torch and able to remove the head. I've been luck I haven't damaged any paint on the wood heads.
My question... Has anyone had any success using heat guns alone? I mean, it seems like I'm holding that thing forever and the epoxy doesn't break. Is there a method (in a circular motion, etc) that I need to try? The one positive is that the heat gun never leaves and burn marks. But, it doesn't seem like it ever gets the hosel hot enough. Thanks.