Another swivel/bag question

[Chris M]

Well, I spent my day down in my shop refinishing the boards for my new Ringside speed bag stand that I bought on ebay last week.

While I was puttering around in my shop, I found my original plastic ball & hook swivel and I very carefully took about 1/16" off the end of the hook using my bench grinder with a thin cutoff disc on it and then rounded the edges with a file. I can now slip on my Everlast bags with the thick loops without too much difficulty. I was careful not to take off so much that it was too easy to slip on and off.

I'm going to take my swivel off my board and give it a shot with my metal one tomorrow. I'm just going to be very careful and only take a minimal amount off at a time until I can get it to fit like it does on my plastic ball one. Even if I start having problems with it coming off occasionally, I'll just start using tape to hold it in. I think a little experimenting with hooks will pay off if it keeps from tearing up my new expensive bags.

By the way, a while back I had that stupid metal center come out of the mount and I notices that the center part is not threaded, only the base is threaded. Are they all like this? I tried and tried to get it threaded back in but it just wouldn't go. Finally, in frustration, I just pounded it in with a big ass hammer until it was flush and after about 10 minutes it came flying back off again. I then took out the JB Weld and epoxied that sucker in there and it's a solid piece. I did this about two months ago and it's been fine ever since

On my chain link Everlast swivel, I tried to loosen it with a pipe wrench to see if it was threaded on both sides and it wouldn't budge. I know it's not because I wasn't trying hard enough because I had a two foot pipe wrench on it! What's the deal with these things, I've heard people mention having them come loose, but from what I've seen, they're either in there very very tight, or they hardly fit at all?

Thanks for the suggestions!

Chris

[Tim]

Originally Posted by Chris M

I just pounded it in with a big ass hammer until it was flush and after about 10 minutes it came flying back off again. I then took out the JB Weld and epoxied that sucker in there and it's a solid piece. I did this about two months ago and it's been fine ever since

Thanks for mentioning that. My first Everlast 4440 met a similar fate after about only 3 weeks of use I will have to invest in some JB Weld, I've heard of it before, but forgot it existed. As far as I know, they are all like that (not threaded).

[Tim]

Originally Posted by Chris M

Let me know how you like those other swivels. Alan says to avoid them because they fall apart, but for $5.00 apiece, so what?

I do want to get a couple of those swivels since it seems they're getting hard to come by. I think Sport Authority must have bought out a bunch or they're still getting rid of their stock because those things are getting scarce.

If you give me your email address I'll try to paypal you your money.

I didn't get around to trying that Century swivel today. Due to the way my board is set up it's not good for me to change swivel bases often (long story short due to the metal reinforcing bar on mine I have to use screws in stead of bolts to hold the swivel base on, so the more I change bases the more stripped out the screw holes get). I was going to make a new platform to try it out but didn't get around to it.

How many of the Everlast swivels do you want? Let me find out what the total is with shipping and then you can PayPal me the money or send me a check or whatever. There were 4 at my local store, plus I have a few other sources that I could get more if needed.

[Chris M]

Thanks for mentioning that. My first Everlast 4440 met a similar fate after about only 3 weeks of use I will have to invest in some JB Weld, I've heard of it before, but forgot it existed. As far as I know, they are all like that (not threaded).

What I did was clean up the threads and everything really well and with a pop sickle stick, I kind of smeared the JB Weld on the male and female parts and gently tapped them together with my big ass hammer. While the epoxy was still wet, I cleaned up any excess and let it dry overnight. Like I said, it's one solid piece now. I would highly recommend JB Weld for this type of repair, that stuff is fantastic. Just get the regular stuff, they make quicky setting, waterproof, (which works very well for boat patching by the way) etc. I think it sets in a couple of hours, but to be on the safe side, I let it dry overnight.

[Chris M]

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How many of the Everlast swivels do you want? Let me find out what the total is with shipping and then you can PayPal me the money or send me a check or whatever. There were 4 at my local store, plus I have a few other sources that I could get more if needed. 


Two would be plenty, thanks Tim! You can PM me your address if you'd like, or just send it to me via email at chris.marquardt@insightbb.com.

[Tim]

Ok, I'll pick them up with my next paycheck (next Friday I think). I'll PM you as soon as I know the shipping.

[Chris M]

If you haven't done it already, don't bother. I was able to find some. If you've already bought the swivels, let me know and I'll gladly pay you, it never hurts to have spares.

Thanks,

Chris

[niceguy678us]

Tim you have a PM!!!

[GeorgeJ]

Tim,
I just joined the forum and also just got a entry level setup from everlast. I wanted to change out the plastic swivel with the metal ball one. Can you still get them down in Fla? Up here (Long Island NY) sports authority only has the chain link models. I just put that one on and I'm not not liking it already.
George

[johnnybagger]

Hello to all out there I am new to this forum, I am hooked on speedbagging! I am wondering if anybody out there knows where i can purchase a metal Everlast ball/ hook type swivel, I have this crappy plastic jobby that I find to be cheap and slow in comparison to my Mexican style swivel. The only problem with the mexican style one is that it does not have the feedom that the ball type has and also does not work very well with the smaller bag, especially when doing front to back combinations. I ordered a metal one on Ebay and actually got another plastic one! Bummer. At least they are allowing a full refund. I know Everlast does not make the metal ones any longer, but was hoping someone out there new where i could purchase one that is sitting on the shelf somewhere. Anybody out there interested in finding me one or a few? Feel free to contact me and well appreciate the help.