Flakeandrun said:

My observations here in China, would be that mass produced (in a new colour every season), and what I would call "Factory custom" are heavily outweighing true handmade, custom built cues.

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Point of order:: it is not a custom cue if the cue starts to get built before the owner specifies the parameters.
If you, the owner-to-be cannot specify the colors, rings, inlays, veneers, wrap; it is NOT custom
For example, the Remington custom shop does not start your gun build before you specify what is it to be.

So, 'factory custom' is just a 'factory' cue and nothing more.

SeniorTom said:

That's cool. I think a fair point to be made is that anything or any device can be used to shark somebody else. It's the statement a player makes when he performs a particular action that has intentions of distracting his opponent. Yes it could be an oxygen machine, it could be a glove, it could be disassembling your stick, and anything else that will distract your opponent.

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I've had people try to shark me with chalk before. I turned it into a reverse shark.

I will never shark someone first, but if they do it to me I will drag them down to my level and beat them with experience.

DrCue'sProtege said:

No, that's not what they said.

They said 4-6 months.

They even said it's possible it could be a little sooner.

Who knows, I might be just a little over a month away.

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Nah, count on 6 months. It's kind of like "two weeks." It will be done when it's done.

Dave38 said:

I use T-88 and it is a 24 hr cure time. It works VERY well, not cheap but worth it.

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Thank's Dave. I had looked that up and ended up ordering some BSI 5 min and 15 min stuff. They say the 15 min version is there most flexible, we'll see I guess. Quite honestly the reason I didn't get the T88 was I was able to get both the 5 min and 15 min for the same price as the T88. Hope I don't regret it. It is just a spare shaft for me so if I have problems I'll just have to redo it. I do appreciate all your help.

gorst, hall, miz, filler and worst

no particular order

honorable mention: mika, soquet (sp?), chang,

Bump it up

I have an Eddie Cohen sneaky pete I’d let go. Tough to beat for the money on playability

jkan101 said:

What size thread is a cue tec drive pin...Thanks

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Go to google, type this:

site:forums.azbilliards.com your search term here

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The search function here is kind of suspect but that "hack" will get you a ton of info.

jasonlaus said:

I'd bet if you gave Fedor his "Russian" back, nobody is betting against him and Filler beating whatever 2 Americans you wanna pick....unless they hate their money.

I don't know how much Shaw plays banks but I'd be willing to take team Europe(with Fedor) against the Americans with whoever is next on the list anytime

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In banks I would take that bet.
Shane, Sky, Billy VS Filler, Gorst and whoever else you want from that euro team.
I don't hate my money, I just can't find it.

jtompilot said:

Someone told me the RKC stuff was very hazardous stuff and they discontinued it. Is that old or bad info? Thanks

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I think it was a supplier issue, the supplier needed more quantity or something. It's no longer blue (which doesn't effect anything) but I don't think it was anything to do with being hazardous. I mean, use your head when using any chemicals, don't go huffing it, but it's probably no worse health wise than any other contact type cement stuff.

You can order it now, but there was the supplier issue a year or so ago. I don't know the entire deal so don't quote me on this, just the general gist of it.

Dartman said:

Can't say
RKC250 is currently sold as Slocum Contact Adhesive at my supplier.

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Yeah, they are using it for some other industrial use and this helps meet the quantity, just no specialized blue dye in it.