muskyed said:

For shits and giggles, you might as well drive to Schon also, not a whole lot further. Worth the trip. Sometimes when you go there you see cues in their rack you have never seen before. No discount's there though. I've probably been there 4 or 5 times, something new every time. They are really a great bunch of guys, if it's break time and they are playing pool, grab a place to to sit and wait till break is over.

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noted! I know in the past I sent an email around Sept 2018, asking if it'd be cool to come visit the factory. John Fuhrman owned it at the time and said they can't for insurance reasons. Has that changed or do they have a guest area now? I promise to be respectful and not go all willy wonka factory kid on all the machines.

SunDogAZ said:

I ended up making my own linen press using cam follower track runner bearings. I got some nice maple to make the handles, but, for the first attempt at making this tool, I used pine as you can see in the pics. The holes and half-moon in the one handle was my first attempt with some other bearings that did not work well. I also made a linen spool holder, with the rod being a length of cue shaft cut to size.

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Looks good Dog I can’t seem to find a Porper presser anywhere I guess thier not made anymore but Ali Express and Woods Cues have something very similar to the Porper I had one in the past and got very used to using it Im probably going to take a chance and order one from one of those sites that I mentioned My only concern is the shipping time it will take to get to PA Once I get it I will post details on how long the wait was and how it works Thank you