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Maxx said:
A cue I had waited for a long time (7 years total) was shipped from Ohio to Illinois via USPS Priority. It was scanned being accepted at a small post office and departing for the Cincinnati distribution center. Nothing on tracking after that. I had to go through various levels of missing mail searches. After about 3 1/2 weeks is showed up in Cincinnati. It still took about a week to work its way to Illinois.
I was pretty worried, the time from getting the specs down to completion was a year. I was like a kid, I didn’t want to wait another year for the next Christmas. Worked out, just a bit of a stressor!
I don’t think my cue went on the road, it was in extended stay Cincinnati.
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Love this look. Gorgeous wood. Wrap not so much.
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1963 Valley 770 Coin-op restoration questions.

JLSACESUP
realkingcobra said:
Why would you install new laminate over the old? Just use a heat gun and putty knife to take the old laminate off, clean off the glue with Zylene and you're ready to install the new
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I appreciate your feedback. This is why I decided to join this group.
My answer to your question is that I have never tried to remove laminate and wasn't sure if it would be a major job to do so. If it's as easy as it sounds, then I might just remove the old and prep the surface.
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turn down shaft or buy new LD shaft?

Kim Bye
Patrick Johnson said:
Does “every way” include less CB deflection (squirt)?

pj
chgo
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Yes it's a low deflection shaft, but they have done it in a sensible way, so the shaft doesn't have the same issues as Predator Z/314 and OB shafts have where you hollow out the shafts so much and put on flimsy ferrules that tend to break or crack all the time. As a bonus you get a shaft with a better feel. Hollowed out shafts tend to feel more dead imo.
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How do we think a modern CF break shaft would perform on an old brass jointed Adam cue?

Sir Scratchalot
I have a carbon fiber break cue with a Kamui Sai tip and it does ok. Lately, however, I've been experimenting with an Adam cue I've had for 40+ years as a break cue and I'm enjoying the results. It has a brass joint and is still solid as a tank, so I've no fears of damaging it. I bought a cheap maple shaft off of eBay for this test and the results are actually quite promising. It hits old school solid, gives great cue ball control and I am less concerned about miscues. I have been working on my technique though, so miscues are very uncommon. I may end up choosing it over my dedicated break cue.

My question is - would mating a modern tech break shaft to this old school butt bring a little something extra, or pleasingly different, to the party or would it too closely mimic what I'm already getting from my modern break cue? Keep in mind that I would try to avoid a basic phenolic tip. I think as is I have a pretty good tool for breaking, but sometimes blending old & new produces good, fun results.
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