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The thread on the low cost 12" DIY stabilizer got to me start working on mine. I picked up 2 Graphite Golf Club shafts at a garage sale for $.50 a couple years back. I thought I would machine a tapered cylinder with a threaded hole down the center. Doing a taper on the lathe I have access to is not feasible. I can't get a smooth finish on a straight cylinder as their is so much play in the lathe.
So I decided a finished stab even if not "elegant" was better than no stab.
Off to Fastenal to pick up 5/16x24 bolts. Got 3 for $.93.
Put the bolt in the lathe and got a file, This could be done with a drill and a grinding wheel too.
I rounded the bolt head, put a slight taper on it. I continued til the head would slide down the shaft and snug up against the walls of the head leaving the proper amount of thread exposed.
I also snaded the shaft lightly so epoxy could grab better.
So I decided a finished stab even if not "elegant" was better than no stab.
Off to Fastenal to pick up 5/16x24 bolts. Got 3 for $.93.
Put the bolt in the lathe and got a file, This could be done with a drill and a grinding wheel too.
I rounded the bolt head, put a slight taper on it. I continued til the head would slide down the shaft and snug up against the walls of the head leaving the proper amount of thread exposed.
I also snaded the shaft lightly so epoxy could grab better.
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