Gear101 said:

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Definitely a Scooby-Clydesdane.

I've tried a fair few and I keep going back to the Ultimate Tip Tool and the little piece of leather that Kamui includes with their tip protectors.

The blade style ones I've had trouble getting to cut smoothly and evenly without damaging the ferrule. I try to keep on top of it by maintaining regularly on tips that mushroom using the sanding piece on the sides of the Ultimate tool, then the fork bit to burnish a little, and then the Kamui leather strip to burnish it more.

But really, switching to harder tips has made the biggest different. I had Kamui softs that really mushroomed on my but the mediums are so much better and barely move.

jnwilliams said:

What is the best cue tip tool for correcting a mushrooming tip?

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I'd spin it up on a dime rounder on the carpet, hold it down with my feet and work it, weight of cue says ''I got that goin' for me''.

Bob Jewett said:

That's the sort of move that starts brawls. That's not how the rules work in at least some leagues. Here is the rule from CSI/BCAPL/USAPL:

3. Once they are established, groups can never change for the remainder of that game. If a player shoots the wrong group and no foul is called before the next shot and the player continues to shoot at that group, or if at any time during the game it is discovered by either player or a referee that the players are shooting the wrong groups, the game will be replayed with the player who broke the game breaking again. If a game has ended and then the players realize they shot the wrong groups, the game is not replayed and the result stands.​

In general, a foul must be called when it happens. If I were the TD, I would call the opponent for unsportsmanlike conduct -- he did not call the first foul when he saw it. Forfeiture of the rack.

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hello said:

You have to be careful with it, as it can cut into the ferrule.

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skor said:

it doesn't

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It can for sure, I have a ferrule to prove it too and upon contacting Longoni was told that it is possible and they would pay for the replacement of the ferrule.

But it is the best tool I have used so far.

jokers_wild96 said:

Thanks Kim, the only carbon fiber shaft i thought was worth the money was a cynergy. But that wasnt enough for me to stay with it, and something in me isnt ready to give up on carbon just yet.

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I will let you know as soon as I get them in stock. The Cynergy Shafts have had their fair share of issues, especially the ferrules, so I'm expecting TS1 to be a step up, they certainly use a better ferrule material and the tube itself is a more complex construction.

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oscargrouch said:

Can someone who has a diamond or has the diamond sprocket measure and post the diameter including the balls? From ball edge to ball edge? Thanks.

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It's roughly 9.5". What are you trying to accomplish?

hello said:

You have to be careful with it, as it can cut into the ferrule.

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it doesn't

GoldCrown said:

Porper mushroom tool is without a doubt the best. Adjustable so it does not cut into the ferrule.

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Never liked the Porper tool...not accurate enough imo...

But is it now still a Byrne table? Or is it now a Byrne-Alciatore hybrid?

skor said:

The Longini trimmer

Longoni cuetip razor

Longoni Cues Official website. The professional cues made in Italy since 1945

www.longonicues.com

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You have to be careful with it, as it can cut into the ferrule.But it is the best tool I tried so far, it gets the tip flush to the ferrule but sometimes grazes the ferrule in the process.If you want to be sure not to touch the ferrule, you have to do it by hand as I think all the devices can be potentially harmful to it.

billiards_watch said:

Those are some big pockets.

I'm use to my 4.25 and sometimes even lower than that at the pool hall I go to. Somehow somebody convinced the owner to make it that way. LOL

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As I mentioned in the video, I use the table mostly for lessons and filming, so making the table brutally hard was not a goal.

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