I've made 8 of these things and my
customers love them.......cause they're
cheap!!!!
Sorry I don't want to include photos
since this is too simple. Here is what
you need.
1. Iron head Your choice here.
I bought a few for two bucks each (that's
$Cdn). Plenty of 3 irons out there and others from broken sets.
2. Old steel shaft. Note: any with long steps will work fine.
Apollo Shadows
are not suitable.
3. Steel rod ........yep... .370" or close. This is
optional of course.
If you don't want to have a heavy or high swingwgt then skip this.
4 Grip
5. Dowelling or cork to fit the butt.......Note you will be cutting
down the
butt further to accomodate the laser so don't worry about .600
etc.
6. El cheapo laser pointer. I buy cheap chineese made with 3
batteries
included in the bubble pack. Cost is $2. Cdn Watch that you
get a laser
pointer which has a parallel barrel. Some have caps that are larger
than the
barrel. Mine have a little on/off button on the side of the barrel.
7. Epoxy.
8 Large drill bit about the same size as the laser barrel.
9. Rubber abrasive point
Steps to build
1. Cut off grip from old shaft an push steel rod down until it
finds the
step into which it fits snug.
2. Remove steel rod.
3. Mark and tip trim the steel shaft below that portion.
4. Use about 16-18 inches of steel rod ...this will be the tip
end of the
shaft.
5. Try in your laser pointer...it will likely be a sloppy fit...so
butt trim
to the next step and re-try pointer..
6 Assemble the two part shaft and head as you would any other
club. Adjust
to proper length by sliding the shaft up or down the steel rod.
Make sure
you put epoxy in the inside of the tip end of the shaft so that
the rod will
have good bond.
7. After this has set, then taper the dowel to fit snug in the
butt (cork
should be adjusted too if you have larger size corks) Put some
epoxy and the
sides of the dowel. Don't get messy because you will have a lousy
time
cleaning epoxy from the inside of the shaft. Start the dowel down
about an
inch then guide it to a depth that just allows the button of the
laser to be
pushed on. The dowel or cork is there so that during use the laser
pointer
doesn't fall into the shaft.
8. Put a grip on (lots of buildup) then drill out the cap only
large
enough to accomodate the diameter of the pointer barrel...but
don't shove it
in too far (sheesh do I have to show you everything!)
9. Smooth the "entry" into the butt with a rubber abrasive
point....funny
how only rubber can shape rubber..nothing else seems to work...files
are
ridiculous!
Ok, now all you do is put the laser
pointer in and voila! the light shines
in your eyes and you are blinded!
Careful with the pointers guys, in
Alberta they cannot be sold to anyone
under the age of 16.
I think you'll have fun with these. Since I'm into these for only
about $10.
I sell them for $40.
Dr. Brian Pasemco
Class A Clubmaker
birdie@compusmart.ab.ca