Chemical welding, jb weld etc, need experience. polo mallets.

i thought that one way to make a mallet would be to lop the end off a golf club and then attach a bolt to the end of the shaft which would poke through the plastic tubing with a nut on the other side to hold it in place. will a chemical welding product like jb weld hold the nut in place given the rough treatment that mallets take?

anyone used these products and have any experience that could help?

salmon

not me but i'm looking for someone to help me make a mallet and don't have a clue, cannot even be bothered to go to the shop to get a hacksaw

haaa...you've found the right guy!.... Aidan "wasp" Earl the future in mallet technology

dont know anything about chemical welding tho:)

salmonchild i thought that one way to make a mallet would be to lop the end off a golf club and then attach a bolt to the end of the shaft which would poke through the plastic tubing with a nut on the other side to hold it in place. will a chemical welding product like jb weld hold the nut in place given the rough treatment that mallets take?

anyone used these products and have any experience that could help?

salmon

to get away from chemical welding, just drill a hole through the shaft of the golf club and the main bolt running through and put another bolt through that. almost like a '+'. that should hold it in place and will prevent any problems caused by the weld not being able to take the force.

nice diagram:)
i considered that but thought i would weaken the metal shaft

it shouldn't weaken it as long as you don't make a massive hole. plus, if the bolt you're putting through the top is snug enough, it should act as a support. personally, i'd stay away from chemical welding...especially if the pole is aluminium.

umm the bolt would have to be propper snug

not proper proper, just proper. 0.5mm will be fine.