Tip Production

TheThaiger

TheThaiger

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I'm interested in how and where tips are made, specifically layered tips. I have a handful of layered tips, which all look pretty much the same when placed next to each other. Some are premiums, and some are unbranded, and vary in cost considerably.

I find it hard to believe there is a tip factory for each brand - it would make much more sense for there to be one factory that produce tips to the producer's specification - is that the case?

Anyone got any info on the production processes of layered tips?
 
TheThaiger said:
I'm interested in how and where tips are made, specifically layered tips. I have a handful of layered tips, which all look pretty much the same when placed next to each other. Some are premiums, and some are unbranded, and vary in cost considerably.

I find it hard to believe there is a tip factory for each brand - it would make much more sense for there to be one factory that produce tips to the producer's specification - is that the case?

Anyone got any info on the production processes of layered tips?
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I think it's another one of those secrets that prevents you or I from becoming tip king of the world, pretty sure on this.
 
TheThaiger said:
I'm interested in how and where tips are made, specifically layered tips. I have a handful of layered tips, which all look pretty much the same when placed next to each other. Some are premiums, and some are unbranded, and vary in cost considerably.

I find it hard to believe there is a tip factory for each brand - it would make much more sense for there to be one factory that produce tips to the producer's specification - is that the case?

Anyone got any info on the production processes of layered tips?
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That's a real good question , I don't know what machinery would be needed to make them or how expensive. It could be a 200 or 20,000 dollar operation I suppose
 
A guy I know that has one of those cue repair/retail booth at big tournaments said he was "having his own brand of layered tips made" for him. It instantly struck me as a "Huh?" moment. That would be like having Jacoby make a line of cues for me, me scraping off their logo, putting my logo on it, and calling it my line of cues.

I have no idea if this is "normal" in tip manufacturing, but it's interesting.
 
A friend of mine, named Simon Symington, was in the tip manufacturing business until he was busted by the local constabulary for trafficking in human body parts.
Simon, who would get all of his tip making material from the circumcision ward at one of the local hospitals, happened to be walking along the sidewalk one afternoon with a box of foreskins under each arm.
Coming up to the cross walk at a busy intersection, he forgot to look both ways and was struck broadside by a speeding bread truck. Simon and the two boxes of foreskins went ass over tea kettle, coming to rest in the middle of the street. A passing Rabbi, took umbrance to the spectacle, and called the cops. Two weeks later a local magistrate ordered Simon's tip making business closed.
Undeterred, or man Simon found a job at the local hospital in the circumcision ward. The very place where he once got his material from.
I asked him how the pay was. He said he got eight dollars an hour, plus tips. :smile:
 
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I suspect there are about 3-5 major tip manufacturers who make the 15-20 popular brands of tips (same for chalks, etc). That's not unusual.

Remember the pet food scare a few years ago when a company called Menu Foods used bad ingredients and dogs were dying? They were making food for more than 20 major/medium-sized dog food sellers. People were surprised that XYZ Corp. didn't make XYZ dog food.

Clothing, electronics and hundreds of other products are the same way. But the "name" company specs everything about the product -- quality of the parts used, care taken in the assembly process, etc. Just because two tips come from the same manufacturer doesn't mean they are the same.
 
Tramp Steamer said:
A friend of mine, named Simon Symington, was in the tip manufacturing business until he was busted by the local constabulary for trafficking in human body parts.
Simon, who would get all of his tip making material from the circumcision ward at one of the local hospitals, happened to be walking along the sidewalk one afternoon with a box of foreskins under each arm.
Coming up to the cross walk at a busy intersection, he forgot to look both ways and was struck broadside by a speeding bread truck. Simon and the two boxes of foreskins went ass over tea kettle, coming to rest in the middle of the street. A passing Rabbi, took umbrance to the spectacle, and called the cops. Two weeks later a local magistrate ordered Simon's tip making business closed.
Undeterred, or man Simon found a job at the local hospital in the circumcision ward. The very place where he once got his material from.
I asked him how the pay was. He said he got eight dollars an hour, plus tips. :smile:
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YA'VE STILL GOT IT, TRAMP! :thumbup:
 
Seriously, though, I don't think it would be that difficult or expensive to get into the layered tip manufacturing business; at least in small quantity production, that is. Sources for leather are out there, and then you'd just need a leather skiver, a plate press, adhesives, and a punch press.

But Thaiger has a point. Why would anyone who is interested in large scale production and distribution want to manufacture the things themselves when they can sub that part out and then concentrate only on marketing? My guess is that is probably how many of the "big boys" do it.

Roger
 
Still don't know what tip I have on my Z shaft. Anyone here know? It's on the original tip but I don't actually know who made it because I bought the shaft before Predator started making their own tips.

Anyway, it's not too bad, but seems a little hard. Think I'll go for a soft one when I get it re-tipped.
 
Slim Limpy said:
Tramp Steamer: Let this be your first warning. You are not allowed to bump your own jokes more than once every 48 hours. That is classified in the documentation as an OUA. An Occupational Unfair Advantage. Consider yourself deported. I mean, reported.

And that goes for your pretty little boat, too!
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Oh, yeah? Well take this. Bump. :smile:
 
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