CNC points? Your thought

I don't know why people look down upon CNC machines. So what if it takes the difficulty out of splicing points? Why did you even want the points in the first place, unless you wanted a full splice? For aesthetics? In that case, are you really willing to pay top dollar for sharper tips on the points?

Someone mentioned that CNC points are no more than inlays on a PJ. Well, don't we pay more to have inlays put onto cues? If you go to a custom cuemaker, they're going to charge more to inlay the cue. So if you have a cue with CNC points, you're paying more for those "inlay" points. So what's the big deal with saying you wouldn't pay more than the price of a PJ for one, if the PJ doesn't have those "inlay" points, which should cost money since they are additional inlays?
 
jcommie said:
I don't know why people look down upon CNC machines. So what if it takes the difficulty out of splicing points? Why did you even want the points in the first place, unless you wanted a full splice? For aesthetics? In that case, are you really willing to pay top dollar for sharper tips on the points?

Someone mentioned that CNC points are no more than inlays on a PJ. Well, don't we pay more to have inlays put onto cues? If you go to a custom cuemaker, they're going to charge more to inlay the cue. So if you have a cue with CNC points, you're paying more for those "inlay" points. So what's the big deal with saying you wouldn't pay more than the price of a PJ for one, if the PJ doesn't have those "inlay" points, which should cost money since they are additional inlays?
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No one is knocking CNC machines, just construction methods. The jury is not out on this anymore. Cutting huge flat bottomed pockets for points weaken the cue.
 
The poor horse is getting it again... :deadhorse:

It's all a matter of preference... there is nothing right or wrong about CNC'ed points or V-Spliced points. Ernie Gutierrez, Bill Stroud, Dave Kikel, and Joe Gold have been revered as some of the best cuemakers that have ever lived, and their cues are regarded as some of the best playing cues on the planet. All of them use CNC'ed or Panotgraghed flat bottom points.
 
macguy said:
No one is knocking CNC machines, just construction methods. The jury is not out on this anymore. Cutting huge flat bottomed pockets for points weaken the cue.
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You need to add IMHO in your statement as it's an opinion and not a fact.

I'm sure there are many cue makers who will disagree with your statement. Here's what one very well known cue maker said about the subject when I asked him on another forum's Ask the Cue Maker thread.

I went to flat bottom points because it was clear to me that you could produce a more consistant cue that way. With the V bottom points and the glues available the inside of the cue was very inconsistant. It was difficult to join the front with the handle and get a perfect result. With the flat bottom point there is good wood in the front to drill and tap. Having perfect points was an added advantage.
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To OP who "cannot think of a custom cue that has CNC points", I'd suggest at getting the blue book of pool and/or billiard encyclopedia to familiarize with cue makers and their work.
 
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