Interested in dabbling in clubmaking, thoughts on equipment?

[Tifosinumerouno]

Hello all, I am leaving a club that had reasonably priced clubmaking services (loft/lie angles, grips, etc.), and am about to join a club with no pro shop services outside of clothes, balls, and ordering clubs. I am in need of some new grips on my wedges, and will probably regrip the rest of my set over the winter so I can add a much needed half inch extension and get used to playing with them before tournament season. I've watched our pro regrip clubs several times and I know it's quite simple. My question is in regards to what type of equipment one would need to be able to do this on their own. Obviously a bench vice of some sort, but what size? Any special attachments to hold the shafts in place without scratching or bending them? Would any old box cutter/carpet knife work for removing the old grips and tape? How about adding the extensions? Is that something I could easily do myself? I saw a kit on golf galaxy for steel shafts (which I have), but do they just slip in to the other shaft or do you need to use some sort of epoxy to be sure it's secure? Thanks in advance for your advice.

[mymizunosrock]

get yourself a rubber shaft clamp. About $4 on ebay or one of these http://www.golfmechanix.com/Items.asp?Pdts=17&CatDescription;=Clamping%20tools . Depends on your budget. A small compressor or tire inflator will get the old grips off with an air gun with a large needle. About $10 for the gun. Careful with shaft extentions. They can mess with your swing weight as well as making the shaft longer. Depends on the type as to how they need to be fixed. I have recently totally rebuilt my irons and a driver. New ferrules, adjusted the swingweights, spined the shafts and put the grips back on (actually, I had the proshop put the grips on, I could not be bothered, but its pretty simple with compressed air). Just go for it, its not like brain surgery if you stuff something up. You can always reverse the stuff up.