what is an implex joint???
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Implex is what McDermott and I believe Meucci used to use for their "plastic" joints. Not terribly sure what exact material composition "Implex" is made of, but I still call most "plastic" joints by the name Implex, old habit from when I started playing serious pool and learning about cues. As far as the other question, I am a VERY beginner cuemaker, and don't think I am qualified to answer much, but I will give my opinion, for what it's worth. Ivory can crack, steel can't, not sure how an ivory jointed cue shoots, but I have had a few stainless jointed cues and they seem to shoot a little stiffer than most implex/plastic/phenolic/wood-wood jointed cues I have shot with. Now, that being said, there are exceptions to all of this, I recently shot with a implex-jointed Meucci that had some custom work done on it, had a G10 ball-screw joint pin installed, and had a 314-2 shaft mated to it and it shot stiffer than any Meucci I have ever seen, it shot REALLY well (I prefer a stiff hit). You probably need to try a few different combinations to find out what YOU prefer. If I am wrong about any of this, I apologize, I am only going on what I know about.
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i did a search here and google
not much info
im not a cuemaker(obvious:embarrassed2
can anyone help ??
also pros/cons to steel vs ivory joints
thanks
Not sure what type of plastic was called Implex, however, I purchased my first cue from Paul Heubler around 1974 or 1975 and the material he was using at that time he called Implex. It seemed pretty durable for the time, I use to break with the cue and generally used it for almost 15 years. The material never cracked, unlike the material Meucci was using later in the 1970's.
i did a search here and google
not much info
im not a cuemaker(obvious:embarrassed2
can anyone help ??
also pros/cons to steel vs ivory joints
thanks
Your google must not be working as well as mine is.
http://www.professionalplastics.com/IMPLEXACRYLIC
Impact resistant 8 times greater than acrylic
UV stable
There you go from the makers of Implex.
conetip - thanks for doing the research. I always thought "implex" was a made up expression Bob Meucci used for plastic joints. I visited the Meucci shop many years ago and was talking to a worker there. He's the one who told me it was just a gimmick word. Now I know.
Big Al
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...thank you
In addition to Meucci and McDermott, Schon used them, too. Some brochures to support this can be found at http://www.jimboarmy.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1010
Old thread, just read.......by me.
I have an old McDermott C-14 that I bought new and the joint was called implex at the time by the McDermott CO.
I have an old McDermott C-14 that I bought new and the joint was called implex at the time by the McDermott CO.
Does anyone know where to get Implex Rod/Tube? All I can ever find is clear sheets, not colored rods.
From what I gather, Bob Runde used true Implex in his early cues including this early Schön I have. After the "real" stuff was no longer made, it surfaced again at some point and was used by many makers but it was Implex in name only since it's not believed to be the same material....
