Weight Bolt issue........

DiamondDave

DiamondDave

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I have a customer who tried to glue the the weight bolt into their Joss cue. It is stuck about a quarter turn loose. Any recommendations?

He used wood glue, screwed it in and backed it out that little bit and now its stuck and he hates the way it plays.
 
Heat

Whether it's wood glue or epoxy, heating the bolt will break the glue bond. The trick is heating it just enough to break the glue bond and not do any damage. One precaution you may want to take is to wrap the butt with a damp rag to keep the heat from affecting the finish.
 
Bill has given the best advice that I could.

One way to do It, but Have to be careful, and know when it's not a good idea to use one, is to heat the center of the weight bolt head with a soldering iron. You never want to heat anymore then what it takes to loosen the glue, and be quick with switching over to the screwdriver, hex drive, or whatever tool It takes to remove It, before the glue hardens back up. If the weight bolt is sticking out past the butt cap then you may be in better shape, but if the head is inside of the cue then you have more to worry about because the excess heat that the iron gives off can melt plastics or finishes, glues in the butt sleeve, etc.. Having a soldering iron that has variable temp settings may be better suited, so that you have the ability to have more control over The amount of heat You use.

Greg
 
Cue Crazy said:
Bill has given the best advice that I could.

One way to do It, but Have to be careful, and know when it's not a good idea to use one, is to heat the center of the weight bolt head with a soldering iron. You never want to heat anymore then what it takes to loosen the glue, and be quick with switching over to the screwdriver, hex drive, or whatever tool It takes to remove It, before the glue hardens back up. If the weight bolt is sticking out past the butt cap then you may be in better shape, but if the head is inside of the cue then you have more to worry about because the excess heat that the iron gives off can melt plastics or finishes, glues in the butt sleeve, etc.. Having a soldering iron that has variable temp settings may be better suited, so that you have the ability to have more control over The amount of heat You use.

Greg
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Great Advise Greg, this is a very common problem that occurs when some one comes in wanting to change the weight in a Huebler Cue. Paul did not like anyone screwing with the balance point of his cues so all the weight bolts on Huebler cues are glued in. I have used the above technique many times to remove the weight bolts of Huebler cues and it works very well so long as common sense is exercised, that is the key!!!!!!!!!:)

Take care
 
manwon said:
Great Advise Greg, this is a very common problem that occurs when some one comes in wanting to change the weight in a Huebler Cue. Paul did not like anyone screwing with the balance point of his cues so all the weight bolts on Huebler cues are glued in. I have used the above technique many times to remove the weight bolts of Huebler cues and it works very well so long as common sense is exercised, that is the key!!!!!!!!!:)

Take care
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Very true Craig, I almost hate even mentioning something like that to anyone, because I can't stress enough How much common sense should be used.

I have ran across several cues that had the bolts glued in, either from the maker, or by one of the cue owners that decided to do it in an attempt reduce rattles, or stop the bolt from loosening up. In Some cases I imagine It was probably done because the threads were stripped at one time or another.
 
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