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Tommyd1

Tommyd1

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I have a new shaft on the way to me. It's going to be in transit for about 5 days I guess. I should have had it shipped next day - but I didn't think of that at the moment.

My question is: Since it's so cold out, how should I go about letting the shaft warm up. I don't want to warp it from letting it warm up to quickly, It's coming from Oklahoma.

Thanks for any suggestions :)

Tommyd1
 
Tommyd1 said:
I have a new shaft on the way to me. It's going to be in transit for about 5 days I guess. I should have had it shipped next day - but I didn't think of that at the moment.

My question is: Since it's so cold out, how should I go about letting the shaft warm up. I don't want to warp it from letting it warm up to quickly, It's coming from Oklahoma.

Thanks for any suggestions :)

Tommyd1
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Leave it in the box at room temp for several hours??
 
I just had a used Joss delivered last week. The mailman left it in the mail box
at approx -30. He knows better than that. I warmed it up and its as straight as ever. I was worried for awhile.
 
pescadoman


Leave it in the box at room temp for several hours??
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Great advise...When I go Duck hunting all day I leave my gun in the case and put it in the coldest room in my house and dont clean it until the next day. If you take it from one extreme to another it will "Sweat" and that is the last thing you want it to do. Let it warm slowly in the origional package
 
triley41395 said:
Great advise...When I go Duck hunting all day I leave my gun in the case and put it in the coldest room in my house and dont clean it until the next day. If you take it from one extreme to another it will "Sweat" and that is the last thing you want it to do. Let it warm slowly in the origional package
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yep thats the truth, In the summer i see alot of the hands want to keep their tools in the MCC which is where all the electrical equipment is on the platform...well its airconditioned at around 65-70 degrees, when you take your tool bag out in the heat it sweats and then all your tools rust to hell b/c of the combination of the moisture and salt in the air.

Just another good reason to wrap a cue up nice b/f shipping.
 
Thanks guy's for all the great information. I've read in the past about leaving the shaft in the original shipping tube :smile:

Should I stand it up horizontal or lay in down vertical. Eithier way I don't think will be perfectly straight up or flat.

Maybe I'll try hanging it by a rubber band in the closet.

Sorry for all the stupid questions, but you have to understand, in my old neighbor hood ( I lived on a lake ) I burnt up a Pontoon Boat hooking up three wires.

There used to be a saying in my neighborhood, " Don't give Tom a wrench ".

I'm not very shop savoy.

Thanks again - Tommyd1
 
honestly if the heat is blasting, most likely it is dry so you will be fine just leaving it for a couple of hours to get to room temp. Otherwise if it is moist get a dehumidifier, not only for this but for future reasons and pout it in a room with that because of the previous mentioned sweat problems
 
Honestly, Tommy, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just let it thaw out in the package for a day and it should be fine. Eddie cuts his shafts at a very slow rate and lemme tell ya, this shaft wood is swwweeeeeet.

I don't know what the weather is like up there, but it is -27 here with the wind chill..... bbbrrrrrrr...... it's been snowing here too.

Hope that helps.
 
Recieved my new Farris Shaft and took everybody's suggestions, slow warm up, hung from a ceiling hook in the original shipping wrapper. Shaft looks great !

Sung Kang, your right on the money about his shafts, lots of growth rings, good color, great taper and finish.

Thanks everyone, you all beez the BEST !!!!

Tommyd1 :grin:
 
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