bpeacock said:

Where is Tyler? Could he get bumped out of the top 3 for Mosconi?

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Hope springs eternal. Where is he? Off choking somewhere is an even money bet.

tearthecloth said:

To be honest I'm not sure how much I care about originality.. The cue is very cool but it's not (yet?? haha) particularly valuable. Who would I go to for modifying the pin? A machine shop?

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Anyone who has the ability to hold the cue in a lathe with the pin exposed can do it. I've modified many in a lathe with a hand file. You can do it by hand with a file, but it is harder to get professional looking results. Not impossible, just harder. A steady hand and a benchtop belt sander works also

Where is Tyler? Could he get bumped out of the top 3 for Mosconi?

I think gambling has more than an edge. It gets right down to win win win.

Down side of course is the downside.

Mensabum said:

I think it was pot they were singing about, but you could look at it as being anything a person might overtoke on.

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Big clue (only to me obviously) is weed don't done in lines. I like weird grammar too. In moderation of course.

DeeDeeCues said:

If the insert isn't an open cylinder, then the bottoming tap may work. The inserts I used to use were open cylinders. Regardless, a machinist could likely drill the end of the insert without harming the existing threads.

If you aren't concerned with originality, the Adam screw could be modified slightly (shortened, or taper/round the end).

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To be honest I'm not sure how much I care about originality.. The cue is very cool but it's not (yet?? haha) particularly valuable. Who would I go to for modifying the pin? A machine shop?

Both have their place, but I think gambling.

In a tournament, you put up your entry fee, wait around all day, and play a few matches. If you lose its no big deal, you are out a few bucks on the entry.

In gambling, there is a lot more play. Win or lose you flip and keep playing. There is more pressure. If you lose, you are losing a lot more money than the tournament entry fee.

Mensabum said:

I think it was pot they were singing about, but you could look at it as being anything a person might overtoke on.

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That was the hippie times. I prefer conspiracies. (they nail all the questions)

Hail Mary Shot said:

I have to agree on that. The craftsmanship and playability of production cues now rival that of what custom cuemakers used to brag about. And at a much lesser cost. Sometimes though it annoys me when certain production cues are being sold like they are nice customs but are not. Other than that, my main motivation for owning a custom is a having a pool cue that others dont have or unique. Of course, playability and quality are a requirement.

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Thankfully Pechauer has customization module now, that's exactly what I was looking for (modular production cue that isn't too expensive).

RandyinHawaii said:

I have and am still using it based on your recommendation! I have tried a lot of others, but nothing comes close to the Renaissance wax!!!

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Randy…..thanks for posting……I hope others will follow your lead and discover that this is not a pool wax.
It is a wax intended to revive and protect wood which is why professionals use it for restoration of artifacts.

The best wax I ever used is Craftsman Wax located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The tariff cost and shipping plus product cost that was already steep makes it very expensive and don’t ship during the hot weather. The product takes
10-12 days to reach you and it can melt during shipment because it is a paste wax like Kiwi shoe polish.

Frankly, Renaissance Wax is more affordable, simple to use and does a marvelous job. I’ve been using it since 2014 and really there isn’t any pool wax that comes close. It works best on shafts that don’t also need steaming and burnishing to render any nicks, scuffs, dents to be first removed before using Renaissance Wax. Every shaft I own is as smooth as satin. People bring me the shafts of their brand new cue asking me to refinish them like I’ve done for them before. They’ll get dents and scrapes and bring the shafts to me as if I’m their cue shaft doctor.

Bottomline is without Renaissance Wax, I could never get the cue shaft to feel as smooth as it does after I refinish it.

This should be fun. First round Centeno vs thorsten. Raga is in, robocop is in, chua is back. So many pinoys, can one of them win this year.