I have always heard to cap my ferrules, but now I have had several people tell me that uncapped is better. I tap and thread all of my ferrules but is it just preference or do uncapped play better than capped. I hope this is not a stupid question as I was always taught there are no stupid questions. Thanks for any input.
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It's preference, nothing more. Try both and any other configuration you can possibly come up with and choose what you feel works best for your build. BTW, I am a proponent of screwed and glued on both ends of the shaft, if it has a ferrule.
I always thread and cap ivory. The rest I do whatever is wanted. On replacement ferrules I try and match exactly what I take off. On G10 or phenolic one piece I make the entire length 1.25 but the tennnon and hole are 0.85. Otherwise it will split if you dont have enough meat on the end.
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Eric Wynne
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Capped makes it stronger, it gives support to the sidewall ...
I like a thru-ferrule...... to me, the hit is better.
On a certain level, you may be correct about there not being any stupid questions but I guess that would depend on who you ask.
Trust me, your premise does not apply to answers.
Last year at the us open bob meucci was set up at my booth with some cues so we had a week to talk about things bob has much knowledge about cue making and the hit of a cue he likes the uncapped furule and wood to wood at the joint after many drawings and listening to his opion i must addmitt what he says makes sense and many top players have won tourneys and played with his cues for years so dont discount the none caped furules he has a good theroy on them which convinced me
hope this helps somewhat
hope this helps somewhat
Wow!
His new ferrules are capped with a huge gap from the face to the tenon.
And he's always used 5/16 18 with brass insert for joint screw.
Large tendon... uncapped... threaded short ferrule, the only way to fly (imo) and it has nothing to do with what Bob said...
What Joey is referring to is known as the 'Power-Piston', a guaranteed service item. The ferrule is allowed to buckle on impact.
I'll admit that I don't follow the reasoning but then Mr. Meucci can build his cues as he sees fit.
It's a guaranteed service item because the buckling of the ferrule will only stand so many buckling cycles before it breaks. Thanx Bob.
Make sure you send him Cracker Jacks this Christmas for all the business he created for you.
Joey~thinks it was designed so the factory dude just hammers the ferrules after gobbing 'em with glue~
It doesn't matter if the joint has a bushing or not. If there is contact between the wood in the shaft & the wood in the butt, it is considered a wood to wood joint....JER
If some one manage to feel a difference between
caped and uncaped - just give him what he wants.
Caped might be stronger and if the customer decide to have a go with a file
to change tips ("cleaning the ferrule") you have some material to sacrifice.
Uncapped he would be trimming the tenon making the ferrule smaller and
smaller for each time he tries.
I make them caped for the mentioned reason.
K
caped and uncaped - just give him what he wants.
Caped might be stronger and if the customer decide to have a go with a file
to change tips ("cleaning the ferrule") you have some material to sacrifice.
Uncapped he would be trimming the tenon making the ferrule smaller and
smaller for each time he tries.
I make them caped for the mentioned reason.
K