Camille Bissarro Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I've been trying to figure out a cheapish graphite shaft pulling setup for a while. I came across some videos on Youtube (here and here) by a guy who built one from a couple of vises. He's from the UK, so he says it cost less than &20. I picked up the vises for about $20 a pop at the hardware store. I cut out the aluminum cuff myself, but I'm going to get one from Golfworks here shortly, and had the torch and shaft vise collar already. It's a pretty simple design, and it works a charm, so I thought I'd share it in case anyone is interesting in making one themselves. medievaldave, fixyurdivot, StrokerAce and 3 others 6 Quote Callaway Epic Speed + Mitsubishi MMT TaylorMade SIM Titanium + Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue Titleist U510 20* + Paderson Kinetixx Ballistic Mizuno 919 Forged + Paderson Kinetixx TS-I Cleveland CBX2 54*, Vokey SM8 58* TaylorMade Spider Tour Black Pro V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Looks ideal for the at home tinkerer that is only going to do a few shafts. Was thinking about how to do something like this last night; have a shaft or two I want to pull the head/adapter to try in my 3w. Camille Bissarro and TR1PTIK 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camille Bissarro Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, cnosil said: Looks ideal for the at home tinkerer that is only going to do a few shafts. Was thinking about how to do something like this last night; have a shaft or two I want to pull the head/adapter to try in my 3w. @cnosil for sure, it's a low-volume set up. Having used it a few times, on iron heads and a driver adapter, I'd say it's a good and relatively inexpensive option for the hobbyist. Certainly it's less expensive than a shop shaft extractor tool, and cheaper than a ruined shaft too. Speaking of, maybe I should factor the shafts I've ruined attempting other methods over the years...that would push the total cost up a bit cnosil and Headhammer 1 1 Quote Callaway Epic Speed + Mitsubishi MMT TaylorMade SIM Titanium + Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue Titleist U510 20* + Paderson Kinetixx Ballistic Mizuno 919 Forged + Paderson Kinetixx TS-I Cleveland CBX2 54*, Vokey SM8 58* TaylorMade Spider Tour Black Pro V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleybob Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Nice bench! Quote WITB 2024 DRIVER AEROJET 10.5° | FAIRWAY ROGUE ST MAX 3/15° HYBRID G410 21° | UTILITY 699 V2 U 5/23° IRONS 699 V2 6-PW WEDGES CBX 2 50°, 54°, 58° PUTTER KING GRANDSPORT 35 BALL MODEL | PRO WHITE/BLUE ICE BAG 3.5 LS | PUSHCART RV1S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camille Bissarro Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, berkeleybob said: Nice bench! @berkeleybob thanks! It came to me from my wife's grandparents' retirement house in Tenants Harbor, Maine by way of my father in law. It's old, but my wife doesn't know if it originally belonged to her grandparents, or if it came with the house when they bought it. In either case, they got that house in the late 1960s or early 1970s, but by the appearance and construction, the bench seems to date quite a bit before that. As I'm typing, my wife is telling me to add that one of the Bean family (of L.L. Bean fame) lives there now. That's all I can say about the provenance of the bench, but I do enjoy working on it! downlowkey 1 Quote Callaway Epic Speed + Mitsubishi MMT TaylorMade SIM Titanium + Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue Titleist U510 20* + Paderson Kinetixx Ballistic Mizuno 919 Forged + Paderson Kinetixx TS-I Cleveland CBX2 54*, Vokey SM8 58* TaylorMade Spider Tour Black Pro V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camille Bissarro Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 Update on the DIY puller: eventually the carpenter's vise tore out of the wood at the end of the bench. I finally bit the bullet and ordered a Golf Works puller, only to learn a component was on back order. I found this thing on ebay instead (see attached photo), and it's the bee's knees. fixyurdivot, Nolan220, MattF and 2 others 5 Quote Callaway Epic Speed + Mitsubishi MMT TaylorMade SIM Titanium + Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue Titleist U510 20* + Paderson Kinetixx Ballistic Mizuno 919 Forged + Paderson Kinetixx TS-I Cleveland CBX2 54*, Vokey SM8 58* TaylorMade Spider Tour Black Pro V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 52 minutes ago, Camille Bissarro said: Update on the DIY puller: eventually the carpenter's vise tore out of the wood at the end of the bench. I finally bit the bullet and ordered a Golf Works puller, only to learn a component was on back order. I found this thing on ebay instead (see attached photo), and it's the bee's knees. I've got that one as well. Sometimes the shaft slips in the rubber clamp, but i found putting some tape around the shaft helps. MattF 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickLD Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Thanks Camille, I was going to chuck the driver head as its only worth about £50 (70 bucks) so buying a puller just to replace the shaft was a pointless. However I have a woodworking vice on the bench but never thought of lashing up something like you’ve done. Cheers Mate :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 6/3/2020 at 11:13 AM, Camille Bissarro said: I've been trying to figure out a cheapish graphite shaft pulling setup for a while. I came across some videos on Youtube (here and here) by a guy who built one from a couple of vises. He's from the UK, so he says it cost less than &20. I picked up the vises for about $20 a pop at the hardware store. I cut out the aluminum cuff myself, but I'm going to get one from Golfworks here shortly, and had the torch and shaft vise collar already. It's a pretty simple design, and it works a charm, so I thought I'd share it in case anyone is interesting in making one themselves. Nice set-up. The few YT videos I've looked at suggest the hydraulic puller but I should think for occasional DIY projects, a screw system that provides solid, straight action would work just fine. Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 12/4/2020 at 10:27 AM, dlow206 said: I've got that one as well. Sometimes the shaft slips in the rubber clamp, but i found putting some tape around the shaft helps. Where are you guys finding these? Is there a seller on eBay making them? Edit: found it, I think? GOLF CLUB SHAFT PULLER EXTRACTOR - FOR STEEL & GRAPHITE SHAFTS | eBay Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 4 hours ago, fixyurdivot said: Where are you guys finding these? Is there a seller on eBay making them? Edit: found it, I think? GOLF CLUB SHAFT PULLER EXTRACTOR - FOR STEEL & GRAPHITE SHAFTS | eBay Yes, from rjstage fixyurdivot 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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