Muttonchops
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every shape and size? black bumpers everywhere. where can you get brown or green in every shape and size to match the wrap on your cue?
Are there white rubber butt bumpers?
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I usually cast my own. I can add a little tint and make them any color I want. It is just tinted rubber,
I use this stuff
http://www.smooth-on.com/
Muttonchops
Banned
There might be market for this sort thing. How do you make your molds?
I just want for my own use.... I'll buy
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I make them from Delrin 1 3/8" rod. Making any size stem bumpers is very easy. I just drill a hole for the stem and one for the bumper top. I used to make caps for the mold making it a complete unit. Now I just put the mold on a piece of waxed paper and pour in the rubber. When it is hardened I peal off the waxed paper and pop out the bumper.
For a bumper like you see on a Szamboti or Balabushka, the type that are held in with a screw I have a machined mold the shape of the bumper I made with an insert I put in for the hole. Easy to make on a lathe basic beginner machining.
I doubt there is any market for this that would make it worth your time. There are millions of off the shelf bumpers on the market It is just fun to do it for your self. The only reason I do it myself is for the color because I can make virtually anything I want with a small mix of tints.
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