Removing a G-10 Glass Pin

1 Pocket Ghost

1 Pocket Ghost

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I know that taking out a stainless steel pin from a cue butt can be difficult to do...but I was told that taking out a G-10 glass pin, unlike the ss pin, is simple, much easier to do...is this true?

Thanks for replies, Ghost
 
I cut the pin close as possible, then center drill and use a carbide end mill. With a glass pin I go in and out so as not to build up to much heat. :)
 
Forgot to say..the butt with the glass pin that I am asking about has a piloted joint...therefore you can't get at the base of the pin from a horizontal angle to cut straight across it - what do you do in that case?

Thanks, Ghost
 
1 Pocket Ghost said:
Forgot to say..the butt with the glass pin that I am asking about has a piloted joint...therefore you can't get at the base of the pin from a horizontal angle to cut straight across it - what do you do in that case?

Thanks, Ghost
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Borrow a friends tip pik............put it in the tail stock..........chuck up on the cue and spin it and let the tip pik hunger be fulfilled!!!!!!!!!

Be careful it might eat the cue too lol.........


no seriously tho depending on how big the hole is and what kind of cajun engineering i'm savy to that day........I'd probably just remove the joint collar

and then resume the original plan to cut it off flush and gradually drill and bore out the old pin.......

-Grey Ghost-
 
How about leaving it alone? Is that an option?

If you must, cut it off as close to the face as possible.
Spot drill it a 1/4 then re-drill.
Ball-end end mill works too.
You will need to re-plug that hole btw .
I use 1/2 20 tap to score the hole for gluing groove.
 
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