So i had this ob shaft with no ferrule. Been told about $60 to fit a new one. Well, didnt feel like spending and this is what i did. Used a bit of linen thread, epoxy glue, made a tip pad. No lather. Hits great. What do you think guys? 
Well, this is what i did. Waht do you think?
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I think that the best a cue can do is play like a single solid piece of wood with a tip on it. Well, maybe you need to add a wrap for a better grip if the wood is slippery. Your solution comes pretty close.
Interesting solution. I have thought about doing something similar on a standard shaft to create a ferrule in place with linen and epoxy. Never saw it done before and never heard of anybody else who thought of doing it.
Pretty cool. :thumbup:
What epoxy did you use?
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Pretty cool. :thumbup:
What epoxy did you use?
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That's incredibly creative and excellent workmanship on your part. Given the amount of force at the tip and ferrule, I'm not sure it will hold up over time. Good luck, let us know how it works out.
Well I'm sure that will get the job done as in reality, you don't really even need a ferrule persay.
Its just that your shaft is an inch or so shorter and you haven't corrected that. You've also added weight to the shaft that will change the LD properties of the shaft.
If that doesnt matter to you then your golden.
Its just that your shaft is an inch or so shorter and you haven't corrected that. You've also added weight to the shaft that will change the LD properties of the shaft.
If that doesnt matter to you then your golden.
used "armor coat" quick setting epoxy adhesive
used "armor coat" quick setting epoxy adhesive
it is shorter
its shorter by a quarter of an inch. it copes with deflection very good. have soft tip installed
Well I'm sure that will get the job done as in reality, you don't really even need a ferrule persay.
Its just that your shaft is an inch or so shorter and you haven't corrected that. You've also added weight to the shaft that will change the LD properties of the shaft.
If that doesnt matter to you then your golden.
its shorter by a quarter of an inch. it copes with deflection very good. have soft tip installed
He's basically created a sort of linen phenolic ferrule in place. It's likely nearly as strong as a traditional phenolic ferrule glued on or threaded and glued on I am guessing. The one exception is that the linen is all wound in one direction as opposed to one produced with a weave which would likely be stronger.
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As long is it works for you , that's all that matters.
With those 'turning' skills, having no lathe, you clealry could have fixed it the 'proper' it would appear.
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Nice work...........
It looks awsome good luck
I wonder, perhaps being wound this way is actually stronger (assuming the linen and resin were comparable to those used in commercially available phenolic). Ferrules could break because the hoop stress of the ferrule is exceeded. A design with a circular patter, such as that by the OP, would have higher hoop strength, imo.
How it would withstand the stresses due to the head-on impact, I'm not sure...
Hard to say but it does not impress me as being weak especially because it is made right on the tenon. As you say, it may actually have a strength advantage.
It's an interesting idea for sure.
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I'm a bit lost on the length of the shaft. Did the original ferrule break, and you cut the shaft clean across where the bottom of the original ferrule started?
Nice idea. Let us know how it holds up over time.
