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Old 04-05-2006, 12:12 AM
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Re: Golf Shaft Spine Finder

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Originally Posted by gord962
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the spine is also the heaviest part of the shaft, correct? So, if you roll your shaft on a flat surface, it should come to rest at the same place each time. The bottom (where it is resting on the flat surface) is the heaviest part of the shaft, therefor the spine. Much cheaper than a spine finder.
This method works fine but takes more time as you have to roll the shaft a number of times to make sure you have the spine.
Also, your table has to be dead flat and clean.

A spine finder can be made for about £10 (the metal body type, not the plastic one) and is worth every penny.
I bought the bearings on E bay then epoxied them into a cut off bit of a table leg I bought from the local B & Q hardware store.

Total cost was just under £10.50.

I must add that I recieved invaluable advice from Lowpost about the whole spining process as well as a load of other club building advice.
Thanks to his help I now have 7 very happy friends playing with custom built clubs (mostly SMT irons).
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