Hi,
Anyone have a shaft large enough for this huge Micarta Ferrule?:rotflmao1:
I weighed these ferrules and they are a little lighter than Juma. Because the rod is so heavy I thought they were heavier than other ferrules but I was wrong.
Material Description:
General Electric 1960 Micarta Material used for 345,000 KVW Power Grid Insulators. Great ferrule material, hits better that Ivory and won't crack.
This material has the sheet aggregate spiral woven within the resin for a very tight and dense cross section. It is denser than the flat sheet Westinghouse micarta that was laminated and has been used by some cuemakers for micarta ferrules.
I bought this rod from Ken ( Stupendous ) Mortensen who aquired it in the 70s. Ken was a cue maker for over 40 years starting with Bert Schraeger in California and was the featured Pantograph artist at Schuler Cues for many years.
This material is not commercially available and all of the material that was in the field was replaced and remediated because of the asbestos formula.
If you are looking for the real old school micarta, this is the good stuff. See Wanter For Sale section for ordering details: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=232670
Rick G
Stew Mortensen
Anyone have a shaft large enough for this huge Micarta Ferrule?:rotflmao1:
I weighed these ferrules and they are a little lighter than Juma. Because the rod is so heavy I thought they were heavier than other ferrules but I was wrong.
Material Description:
General Electric 1960 Micarta Material used for 345,000 KVW Power Grid Insulators. Great ferrule material, hits better that Ivory and won't crack.
This material has the sheet aggregate spiral woven within the resin for a very tight and dense cross section. It is denser than the flat sheet Westinghouse micarta that was laminated and has been used by some cuemakers for micarta ferrules.
I bought this rod from Ken ( Stupendous ) Mortensen who aquired it in the 70s. Ken was a cue maker for over 40 years starting with Bert Schraeger in California and was the featured Pantograph artist at Schuler Cues for many years.
This material is not commercially available and all of the material that was in the field was replaced and remediated because of the asbestos formula.
If you are looking for the real old school micarta, this is the good stuff. See Wanter For Sale section for ordering details: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=232670
Rick G
Stew Mortensen
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