Cue Tip Replacement (DIY or let the pro do it)

RobustBrad

RobustBrad

Looking to play in CO
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Hello all,

Quick question on cue tip replacement. I apologize if this has been brought up before, nothing came up with the search.

Is this something you do yourself at home or bring your cue to a shop and let the pro handle it? I tried doing my first one myself but it came out horrible. The hardest part is getting the cue tip to match the diameter of the shaft.

If you do it yourself, are there any good tutorials out there so I'm not wasting $20 again :)

Cheers,
Brad
 
Me and a buddy did ours when we were in college. Turned out ok actually.

Now though - I'll take it to a pro.
I'm a DIY'er typically
 
cue tip replacement

It is way easy to do yourself. I used the Porper Cut Rite Tip Shaper and Cutter tool . It shaves the tip to the Farrel perfectly and it shaves the end of the tip to a perfect nickle shape. Its great because I was testing different tips and I didn't have to go anywhere or wait to have it done.

You can buy the tool for around $16 and use tiger glue or gorilla super glue these glues work good and dry fast.

1.cut the old tip off with a single edge razor blade
2. Remove any of the left over tip on the farrel and flaten off with the razor blade.
3.Glue new tip on let dry for 5 minutes
4.Cut any tip off the hangs over farrel, does not have to be perfect just somewhat close
5.user porper tool to trim and shape

If you would like to purchase this you may at pool cue warehouse or try az billiards store

I hope this helps
 
It's always best to have a pro do it, unless you are experienced at it yourself. Of course, if you live in an area like the one I do, there are no pros within hundreds of miles. (I'm getting tired of buying a new cue every time the tip wears out. :p)
 
If you've never put a tip on before and want to start doing your own tips practice on a few one-piece or cheap two-piece cues before re-tiping your own good players. Sometimes putting a new tip on every once in awhile can act like a placebo. It probably didn't need a new tip but now you know it doesn't and can put that out of your mind. Just like changing cues when in a slump works for some people. Johnnyt
 
When I was younger the guy at the pool hall showed me how to change a tip then let me go on the house cues. He probably didn't want to do them himself. hahaha!! I do my own tips or have someone do it if I don't have time. Mostly do my own though. It's simple.
MULLY
 
Have someone who knows what they are doing put it on.
Too much of a waste of time to do just one tip.
If you do decide to do it yourself. Start with a junk cue before you destroy a costly cue.
 
RobustBrad said:
Hello all,

Quick question on cue tip replacement. I apologize if this has been brought up before, nothing came up with the search.

Is this something you do yourself at home or bring your cue to a shop and let the pro handle it? I tried doing my first one myself but it came out horrible. The hardest part is getting the cue tip to match the diameter of the shaft.

If you do it yourself, are there any good tutorials out there so I'm not wasting $20 again :)

Cheers,
Brad
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You _can_ do it yourself, in a pinch, but I guarantee you'll never get it done as well as I do, or most cue repair people. You can also damage your ferrule and possibly even your shaft in the process. When I replace a tip, I always clean, seal & polish the shaft afterwards, which is included in the price of the tip replacement.
I used to have a guy who was in my shop about every 3 weeks wanting a new tip. I asked him why he didn't wait until the tip was worn down more before replacing it and explained that the tip was just really getting broken in by that time. He said that his shaft just felt so good after I worked on it that he was happy to pay for a tip replacement to get that silky smooth feel again. I then explained that he could just pay for a clean and polish which was only half what he was paying for a tip replacement. After that he did as I suggested and only had the tip replaced when I told him it was ready. He saved a lot of money that way and still had that silky smooth shaft he was looking for. It can be done without a lathe, but to get the kind of results I get, it would take hours to get it right, and then you also have the risk of damaging the ferrule and such. Like most things, if you're not properly equipped to do a job it's usually better to let someone who is, do the work.
 
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