My revo shaft has a scuff in it. Any ideas on how to fix? I was thinking just a black sharpie...
Revo finish repair
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Asked a buddy who works with composites, he told me to use an angle grinder, then re-surface with bondo. Personally I prefer using a guide coat multiple times when smoothing bondo just to make sure the surface is smooth.
Another friend works for Boeing as an adhesives and composite engineer (he developed whatever system they use for bonding the carbon fiber bodies to aluminum components in the 777) and he told me to use a wood pool cue and stop wasting his time.
Another friend works for Boeing as an adhesives and composite engineer (he developed whatever system they use for bonding the carbon fiber bodies to aluminum components in the 777) and he told me to use a wood pool cue and stop wasting his time.
Can't tell if you're trolling or serious but I'd be scared to death of using an angle grinder :smile:
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Scuff on Revo Shaft
How about a picture of exactly what this scuff mark looks like and exactly where on the shaft this has occurred ??
An angle grinder - really ?!
Bondo - really ?!
Are we talking about a scuff mark or collision damage ??
How about a picture of exactly what this scuff mark looks like and exactly where on the shaft this has occurred ??
An angle grinder - really ?!
Bondo - really ?!
Are we talking about a scuff mark or collision damage ??
or Seyberts. Rick can possibly advise.
Call Predator
You should call Predator. In researching their REVO shaft I learned they use Carbon Fiber Tow not the weave, with that type of construction, better go to the source, way too many experts who don't really know roaming around the interwebs!
http://www.predatorcues.com/customer-service/
You should call Predator. In researching their REVO shaft I learned they use Carbon Fiber Tow not the weave, with that type of construction, better go to the source, way too many experts who don't really know roaming around the interwebs!
http://www.predatorcues.com/customer-service/
Priceless.
Welcome to AZ.
John Candy would have buffed it out
With a bit of 600 to 800 grit paper, you can draw polish it and blend it in. When changing tips on these sorts of shafts, some kind of masking I think is preferred.Then I trim the tip to the size of the ferrule/tip pad but + 1thou of an inch or 0.03mm or so. I would not use a blade over the shaft like most trim a tip to the ferrule.
If you put a dent into the shaft, the only way to fix is to use an epoxy, to fill the area, and then very carefully take it to the shafts surface. Adding carbon fillers etc won't hide it, as you can't use fillers to mimic the carbon material.
Neil
If you put a dent into the shaft, the only way to fix is to use an epoxy, to fill the area, and then very carefully take it to the shafts surface. Adding carbon fillers etc won't hide it, as you can't use fillers to mimic the carbon material.
Neil
Zan grip hard. it is amazing
You are correct, it was certainly avoidable.
My guess is that the "scuff" can simply be burnished/polished smooth thus glossing so it is no longer noticeable. I would try burnishing with a piece leather on a lathe similar to burnishing the edge of a tip.
My guess is that the "scuff" can simply be burnished/polished smooth thus glossing so it is no longer noticeable. I would try burnishing with a piece leather on a lathe similar to burnishing the edge of a tip.
Surprised you went with such a hard tip.
I started there and dialing a few times until I settled on a SIB Pro.
The softer tip seems to pair well with such a stiff shaft.
I find the harder the tip the more spin i can get. I could easily generate spin with my z shaft because of the small diameter, but with the soft predator tip and the 12.9mm it was pretty tough to get spin. The hard tip plays much better
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