Rackforcash said:Wow......i would like to see you turn a square round,if you think it is that easy...........building cues,making cues is like any other job some are just good and some are great and some suck at what they do,but to just go out and buy a CNC Mill and bam you are a cue maker.............Yeah sure....making cue is not hard.................selling them is,when people think like this.Also it not Talent to sharpen points it is money,are you going to pay the guy that sharpen the points.........most don't, just ask the Filipino,it just goes to show you that most cues are bought on looks not how they play.
Rackforcash said:Wow......i would like to see you turn a square round,if you think it is that easy...........building cues,making cues is like any other job some are just good and some are great and some suck at what they do,but to just go out and buy a CNC Mill and bam you are a cue maker.............Yeah sure....making cue is not hard.................selling them is,when people think like this.Also it not Talent to sharpen points it is money,are you going to pay the guy that sharpen the points.........most don't, just ask the Filipino,it just goes to show you that most cues are bought on looks not how they play.
cuedoctor said:I pay what ever it cost to buy a cue with sharp points and inlays,thats what I perfer.And after 10 years of collecting and buying cues 99% of the time my investment in a traditional non cnc type cue has been a solid investment and gotten more than what I paid. This was advice given to me at the very begining of my passion for cues and I'm very glad I listened. And playability is the most important part when buying a cue,I dont buy cues to sit under glass or hang on the wall pal,take alook in the gallery section of the white I just purchased.Anyone who knows cue knows mottey/white cues are right there as far as playability. Searing,gina,and showman are some of my others. You can quote all the knoledge of cue building all you want,it dont mean crap or sell cues. I had a call just last week from a collector from NY named jeremy and he has spent over 100,000 bucks on cues the last 24 months and his one comment that stood out was he will never buy another cnc cue again because they all are hard to sell and lost 40% on the ones that he could sell.He was new to collecting and really didnt know much about cues then but he has learned the hard way. But like I mentioned,Ginacue is one of my favorites and he's cnc . Filipino cues,well,they look nice on ebay but are worthless!
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Rackforcash said:No Skins i was not talking about V points,i was talking about cnc, when someone sharpen's them,by hand and also use a razor to cut the pockets sharp...........takes lots of time plus if u make a mistakes well there goes the cue...............
Str8PoolPlayer said:As many of you already know, I was thoroughly screwed by Dale Perry on a Cue I purchased from him directly last year ... I never hit a ball with the cue, just stashed it away in my climate controlled Safe ... and three months later, I took it out to show a friend and was in for a Shock ... There were several areas on the Butt Sleeve and Forearm where the Finish had developed air bubbles under the finish (the finish was perfectly smooth to the touch, but the air bubbles were there, just the same) ... I immediately contacted Dale by email and attached good scans of the affected areas ... He responded by stating that "you must have banged the cue against the table several times, causing cracks in the finish" . "I am not responsible for damage due to abuse, but I will refinish the cue for $100 + shipping both ways." Needless to say, I was infuriated by his response ... Absolutely NO Customer Service from this "so-called" Cuemaker ... I finally sold the cue at a considerable loss, as I could no longer stand to look at it, let alone play with it ... BEWARE of this guy, he cranks out so many cues at a time, he must be using Illegal Aliens for cheap labor ... Just remember, every time you visit the restroom, you are depositing a "1 of 1", just like what you can expect from Dale Perry ...
Rackforcash said:What i was responding to was, i hate CNC,You say you are a collector,so you probably have many cues that have had some CNC work in them,so you surly don't really hate CNC,when you say things like that, people think that CNC is bad,and that Hurts cue makers, all of them,some cue maker are trying to make a living at building cues and they use all equipment they can afford or that will help to build a cue,CNC is actually high end work,and in the right hands makes a great looking cues.Hey, how many cues have you bought from DP.........well only DP knows hows many cues people buy from him,and maybe it was not a enough for him to make a living.........bottom line we all have to stay a live.Even Dale Perry.... No Lecture..........just facts..... DP is not flooding the market. Take a better look
Str8PoolPlayer said:Value of DP Sneaky Pete would be in the 125 - 175 range IF it is in pristine condition ... No Dings, Dents, Scuffs, Scratches, etc .... AND a Clean Shaft with NO Blueing ...
The current market for used DP cues is in the toilet ...
SphinxnihpS said:Computer Numeric Control
You can use a all the tools used to make pool cues with a CNC control setup or without, the bits that cut the wood are all the same. You can make sharp points with CNC, and rounded one without it. Please stop equating CNC with rounded corners, that's just not the way it is. Poor Skins...