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I was helping my mother clean out her shed the other day and there were a few sets of golf clubs that nobody has used in years.The heads (if that's what the bit that connects with the ball is called) are such well tooled things. No idea what sort of metal they are?It seems such a pity to toss them out - not really worth selling.There must be millions of old golf clubs sitting around. Has anybody ever seen anything interesting done with them?Scott
Reply:Hat rack?
Reply:Yep, that's a great idea - hat/coat rack.
Reply:Sock dryer...New gear shift for car (with reinforcement)...handle(s) for drill press...fly swatter... John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Human repeller... ...ap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:I like the gear shift, John.I bet they could be made into a great gate. A mate of mine has a gate made from old wheel braces, spanners etc welded into a pattern.So what are they made of? And how hard would they be to weld? Beyond the capabilities of me and my stick welder I suspect.
Reply:Originally Posted by scott brunsdonThere must be millions of old golf clubs sitting around. Has anybody ever seen anything interesting done with them?Scott
Reply:Found on the world wide web: "Zinc and Aluminum alloys are primarily used in beginners sets and putters. HST Aluminum is a much harder aluminum and is popular in very large drivers. 431 stainless steel is a softer stainless steel very commonly used in high quality iron heads. 17-4 stainless steel is a harder steel found in professional quality irons and wood heads. Maraging metal is a stainless steel put through a very special hardening process that makes it very very hard and is a popular material for the faceplates in the highest performing woods. Titanium is the most expensive material used in building golf clubs heads and combines light weight and excellent strength. Titanium is used today in the highest end woods manufactured."John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Hmmm. Some fancy metals there. I can see myself making a mess of things with my trusty stick welder. Might have to find something to do with them that doesn't need welding.
Reply:Doorknobs.
Reply:Yep. Good shape for that.So how would you guys weld those fancy metals?
Reply:What you need to do is lease some store-front real estate in an old warehousey neighborhood that is in the middle of being gentrified. Then you need to install an industrial kitchen, some indirect lighting and a big, long, hardwood bar. Hire ab out 40 waitresses (all cute/hot) and a staff of temperamental, irritating cooks. Name the restaurant something golfy, like "Plus 4" or "Mashie Niblick's" and serve pub faire and some of your great Aussie ale. Then, for decoration, hang your golf clubs on the wall, along with autographed photos for famous golfers, which you can acquire on e-Bay.When it's the hottest place in town, and you've turned $2 million into about $63.42, invite your mother there for dinner and tell here, "See! I told you they'd come in handy for something. And to think you wanted to throw them away."Bob RosenbaumFormer PublisherPenton's WELDING Magazine
Reply:At the Nordstrom's near by, someone welded a bunch of club heads together in a sphere. it is a bit bigger than a basket ball, but it does make a really cool table decoration. I should be doing a bit of Christmas shopping this weekend, so I will try to snap a photo. "Ask not for whom the bone bones, it bones for thee" - Bender
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterHuman repeller...
Reply:you could always Braze/Solder them if it's not needing to be structuarally sound... as far eas welding them together, you can do it with any machine that is properly set up to wedl them... right heat, right power, right consumables, etc. i'd find out for sure what they are before you go hacking them all up. get a picture or two for us... any brand logos or signatures in them?  are the shafts steel? wood? graphite... that will help determine the approximate age. remember, if they were from the '50's, they won;t be titanium. if they are from the '90's, they aren't going to be made from low-grade steel/iron usually.Later,Andy
Reply:Make outdoor grill cooking utinsel handles out of them...sell them to golfers.  cool!MM175 MIGCutmaster 38 PlasmaCraftsman 30gal compressor4x6 HF bandsaw1hp HF floor drill pressRyobi Cutoff SawAssorted grindersNot enough time
Reply:Thanks guys.Some good ideas there. I reckon golfers would pay good money for things made from old golf clubs. And the cost of materials would be bugger-all.I hadn't thought of soldering or brazing.It would be a good on-line business for someone with a bit of spare time. I'll mull it over and perhaps have a go at a few one day.Of course Bob's idea is a bit bigger. I reckon Bob hankers to run a bar. He'd be pretty good at talking sense to drunks going by how he manages this place.Scott
Reply:I got one in the back seat for.......ehem......protection.Miller blue star 2eLincoln 175
Reply:beer taps if you have a home bar.