Recent content by kevoka

That is a gorgeous piece of Bocote.

I just tripped across this old thread and did not see this test listed to see if the red handle was purpleheart or not. You can use a black light on it. If it is purple heart it will have flourescent streaks in it.

Cancel culture comes for us all.

I love how this thread went from "do not try it", to "come on prove it", to "very cool" , to "have you thought of this or that". Been there, done that, in another discipline. Amazing to experience.

I have been working on this recently and looking at the cue last has not helped. I am now trying a much more upright stance, but am still consistently hitting the cueball slightly off to the right. I'll add that when the cue is beyond 2 inches off the rail or more, my stroke is almost dead on.

It you use concrete screws it works out pretty good....

I will catch up someday.

This is the first comedic routine in several years to have made me laugh. Refreshing.

Curious about this regarding the head stock mount. My understanding is Sherline matches the lathe bed to the headstock with a custom made key to ensure perfect alignment. What are you doing with the key?

Ahhh you are right. It is the difference between the rail nose and the surface the ball will be rolling on that matters.. My brain freeze.

I am investigating new cushions for an early 1970 Gandy Miss America oversized 8 foot table. I came upon this AZB earlier thread from 2009 discussing using Championship Tour Edition k-66 rubber on a Gandy table and the horrible results after the install...

For those who know the full story....

I just experienced the same problem. I have used the magic rack for quite awhile now and have been successful using it on many different tables with very repeatable results. I just used it recently on a different table and the results were extraordinarily unpredictable. I was baffled for a...