I'll arrive at the Florida Open on Tuesday afternoon and I'm staying until the event is over. I hope any AZBers in attendance that I've yet to meet will introduce themselves.

Cartune said:

In theory, you could use a drill bit with the correct size to bore out the inner thread, but that is not the correct way it should be done

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A drill bit will wander and not be centered

No a tap cuts the threads. The threads are already 3/8-10. The minor diameter needs to be bored out on a lathe to match the pin.

In theory, you could use a drill bit with the correct size to bore out the inner thread, but that is not the correct way it should be done

bbb said:

sorry i canr be of more help but i think there was a thread about it on here and someine posted theirs with a letter of authenticity if i remember correctly

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This does sound familiar, I believe they were numbered as well.

Cartune said:

With a tap.

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That’s what I would have assumed, but he said “shouldn’t need to tap it”. If you’re boring it out with a tap aren’t you tapping it? Or is there some distinction I’m missing?

muskyed said:

Sounds simple enough. Guess I should have checked the diameter of the joint collar first before asking.

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To me it was easier to trim down a joint collar to a forearm than to try and nail a perfect diameter finish to a predetermined joint collar size. I’m sure some guys have finishing down to a perfect set of predicable layers.

I don’t.

I’ll reapply layers and scuff until I see what I’m looking for. My finished size could differ a few thousandths.

With a tap.

SSDiver2112 said:

3/8-10 shaft thread and 3/8-10 mod pin. Shouldn’t need to be tapped, just bore out the threads to fit the inner diameter of the pin.

I’d also confirm the shaft is really a 3/8-10 if you haven’t already.

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“Bore out the threads”. How does one do that?

I think that would be a challenge to get those in place without having some of the glue squeeze out.

I liked the blue, I liked the green and I liked the grey. If this rumor is true, I'm sure I'll like the pink. Neither the brand nor quality of the cloth is being compromised here. This is only about the aesthetics of the equipment itself, so what difference does it make?

dhansen said:

I believe ballstar is a Korean product. We have one at our local Korean room.

They work great and can do up to 6 carom balls at once.

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Ahh...that makes sense as they came with the Hollywood tables in a container.