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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: saelee on February 19, 2004, 07:47:10 PM

Title: How thin is too thin on the bridge of a fingertip NO insert grip
Post by: saelee on February 19, 2004, 07:47:10 PM

Worried about cracking occuring in the bridge, it looks a bit narrow.  Looks to be about 1/4 of an inch.  again no inserts in the tips, if that matters.

Storm XXX drilled up, fits great, just more a general question, to take precautions.

thanks in advance

Title: Re: How thin is too thin on the bridge of a fingertip NO insert grip
Post by: Goof1073 on February 20, 2004, 11:59:44 AM

Yup...all the manufactures that I know about want a 1/4" bridge.

But to answer your question I have a customer that insists on a 3/16" bridge...so we drill it for him, but explain that it's at his risk and not ours.

Title: Re: How thin is too thin on the bridge of a fingertip NO insert grip
Post by: JohnP on February 20, 2004, 12:10:27 PM

saelee -- 1/4 inch should be fine.  The other thing to watch for is the distance between any hole and the pin.  I've seen several balls crack out between a finger hole and a pin closer than about 1/2 inch.  Some ball manufacturers will not honor a warranty on a ball that has a pin closer than 1 inch to a hole.  Then they give us layouts that require drilling close to the pin, and the customer wonders why I don't want to drill it that way!  --  JohnP