Meucci Pro Shaft--is this a crack?
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not sure i follow, Doc. huh?I am no expert.
But...is this a hole in the ground?
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I was being facetious.
It looks to me like it is clearly a crack...unless the camera is playing tricks.
Does it not look that clear in person?
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It certainly looks like the shaft has split.
I would venture a guess that that shaft threaded on to the butt rather tightly.
The tightness can get worse when the threads in the shaft get dirty, some will use a light coating of wax to help with friction.
From the looks of the picture the growth rings look huge and this may indicate that the shaft wood was soft.
I would venture a guess that that shaft threaded on to the butt rather tightly.
The tightness can get worse when the threads in the shaft get dirty, some will use a light coating of wax to help with friction.
From the looks of the picture the growth rings look huge and this may indicate that the shaft wood was soft.
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Does it show above the collar from the side?
I don't know where there would be glue that failed, it's a solid piece of wood.
Does it make any noise or have you noticed a different feel when hitting shots w it?
Still under warranty?
I don't know where there would be glue that failed, it's a solid piece of wood.
Does it make any noise or have you noticed a different feel when hitting shots w it?
Still under warranty?
Huge growth rings....yeah....not such nice wood.
Split? Yup.
Broken.
Cracked.
Fractured.
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so it gots a boo-booHuge growth rings....yeah....not such nice wood.
Split? Yup.
Broken.
Cracked.
Fractured.
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So... you are saying that you want lots of growth rings, tight together?
***You may want to run that one by the cuemakers section.***
I'm not a cuemaker but I'll say yes. Tight growth rings means it's more dense and stable. Slow growth wood usually from northern areas where the tree has a shorter growing time.
Meucci claims they use northern slow growth trees from inner forest where the trees grow straighter up.
Shade Tree Mechanic's Way
I would put a light coat of Vaseline on the Pin.
Then put super glue gel in crack as far down as I can.
Then screw them together.
Then tape the collar tight with masking tape.
Pray that you can get it apart later.
Shop Repair
If I had a Lathe I would put very thin epoxy in the crack then wrap tape around it, then clean up the threads.
So cool of you guys to respond...lots of great feedback!
I don't notice a rattle or anything. I keep it in my case, away from humidity. I'm stumped, and pissed.
I love the shaft. Dangit.
If it's not playing different and its not under a warranty mix up a little two part epoxy. Use a toothpick and put a little in it being careful not to get any in the threads or anywhere else, won't take much. Clean up the excess w rubbing alcohol. Wipe right over the crack w a cloth w some alcohol. Sstore in a vertical position, crack end up. Should be good to go in about an hour or two with quick set epoxy. I'd probably give it a day though.
Are you kidding?
LOL!
Go to the cue makers. Please. Please ask them.
Yes, high growth ring count is one valued characteristic.
I don't need to go ask, I already know, apparently you don't.
And apparently you have been buying cues. You might want to look into this. :wink:
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Yes, like this: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=5962350&postcount=4
As you can see in your cuemaker forum thread such things have been discussed at length. Growth rings are one of numerous characteristics cuemakers consider. Generally speaking more is better. Generally, but many put other characteristics ahead of that.
As was said the main consensus is straight grain. Ugly grain runoff is frowned on and not just for cosmetic reasons. Density, color, and "clean, without sugar marks" as well as other characteristics come into play.
As a generalization, better shaft wood tends to have higher growth ring count as you can see in the grading system you quoted.
So it is the opposite of what you said.
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Yes, precisely...in technical lingo.... :thumbup: