Tip Replacement Lathe

DavidC said:
Hi folks i'm just wondering what you folks are useing for replaceing cut tips, which lathes.

Sincerely David♠
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u dont need a lathe to replace a tip.but is sure a lot nicer to do with a lathe.i have a deluxe hightower and a southbend 40" metal lathe.
 
DavidC said:
Hi folks i'm just wondering what you folks are useing for replaceing cue tips, which lathes.

Here is the link to a Portable lathe im looking at buying w/ a tool holder:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360191527552&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Sincerely David♠
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Ok, you could replace a tip with that lathe. You will need to face off the ferrule or you may have glue bonding issues. We use cross slides with a tool for cutting that and they are common place on a cue lathe or metal lathe. You could face the ferrule and shape the tip with a blade free hand but you do get what you pay for. If you plan on doing this for yourself then go ahead. If you plan on doing tips for others then I would get something better. A replacement shaft is not cheap and if one gets messed up you will be expected to replace it. By the way one piece of advice. If the repair cost is higher than stick value, turn the job down. Stay away from cheap import crap.

good luck, Jim.
 
DavidC said:
Hi folks i'm just wondering what you folks are useing for replaceing cue tips, which lathes.

Here is the link to a Portable lathe im looking at buying w/ a tool holder:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360191527552&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Sincerely David♠
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Not to be harsh - but, where did you see a tool holder??

I'm going to tapdance out on a limb here and guess you want
to learn to do tips with the minimum possiple outlay of dollars.

This seller also offers a setup that uses a power drill - that you supply -
to spin the shaft, for about $70 - so you might as well get that one.

IMHO - the quality of any tip job you can accomplish with either of
these rigs will depend on how clever you are with a utility knife
and sandpaper.

If you are ever going to try to do very many tip jobs - and charge
money for your work, the severe limitations of this "machine"
make it a poor choice - IMHO - for what you can do with it, you might
just as well do the job 'by hand'

Dale
 
Well said Dale.
After using a real lathe to do tip and ferrule repair, the set up you see on ebay is really aimed at someone with time and wants to do something at home. It seems to me that you would be spending a couple hundred dollars to do your own tips when a local repair man could do it for $25 or so depending on tip and do a good job.
I am not saying you can't do a good job on one of these setups, but to expect a beginner to do well out of the box is unrealistic.
There is some good advice here, and with reading you will see the warnings.
Neil
 
Mc2 said:
Sorry, too small. Spindle bore is less than 1/2 inch. You can't get a shaft in there unless it maybe less than 12 mm.


Jim.
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On the 7" X 12" & the 8" X 12" they show the spindle bore at 3/4" and the through chuck capacity at 5/8". I think you just looked at the mini lathe.
 
for the record i wouldnt even lay a shaft on the table next to one of those drill driven lathes.

also you need to make a steady rest for the back of that mini lathe so u need some knowledge.

i say go micro hightower.... its the easiest out of box ready to go machine
 
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