I don't get how he trim it with a penknife?
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I tried that...works, but you build up a lot of heat from the friction, which isn't good for the glue in between the layers (of layered tips). It can be the primary reason for the tip to de-laminate.
I now trim as much off the sides of the tip as I can with a razor or a marking knife as seen in this link: http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/page.aspx?p=32502&cat=1,42936,42949&ap=1 before I take to sandpaper.
Maniac
I know this will seem like a horror story to all you good people, but. I don't have a lathe.
I rest the shaft on a solid surface, rotate it by hand and bear down softly with a fine file. It takes a while but it works well for me.
Dave Nelson
I rest the shaft on a solid surface, rotate it by hand and bear down softly with a fine file. It takes a while but it works well for me.
Dave Nelson
sorry. that was awful. he massacared that ferrule. great technique if you like to taper by a few millimeters each tip change.
also, i dont understand the comment about cutting tools he made. it would be far better to use a simple cutting knife on the lathe and slowly dial it in to remove the "runout"
you may need to replace a steel cutting knife after several thousand tips
Tap Tap...
If doing by hand, I would rather you trim the excess tip by using this sharpener from my friend. Its inexpensive anyway.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Professional-pool-cue-tip-trimmer-/221381076718?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338b5726ee
And so, after many many hours of practice during my free time, I finally succeeded. I did realize there's a catch to it. You have to find the angle which is just by tweaking your palm just a little bit and apply pressure on the blade. Your blade would go through smoothly. I wasted 14 Elkmaster tips and succeeded on the 15th one. I have quite a few layered tips whereby I ain't using so I'm just gonna experiment on them as well. I also noticed if you're using those heavy duty Stanley(not Fatmax kind) of utility knifes, it would go through easier.
Darcy's method of removing excess dried up glue on the ferrule is quite imba and I haven't really tried it yet. I would always spray accelerator onto the excess squeeze out and trim it off when it dries.
Darcy's method of removing excess dried up glue on the ferrule is quite imba and I haven't really tried it yet. I would always spray accelerator onto the excess squeeze out and trim it off when it dries.
I used to do tips with a drill, the right screw, and a razor knife. I could do them better than factory perfect in about ten minutes.
Leonard Bludworth would do tips for people using pretty much this exact method as Darcy showed except he would shape with the razor knife as well. His tips came out perfect and he did dozens of them at shows.
Leonard Bludworth would do tips for people using pretty much this exact method as Darcy showed except he would shape with the razor knife as well. His tips came out perfect and he did dozens of them at shows.
I saw one like this. I'm wondering wouldn't his hands get burnt or something.
http://youtu.be/5MQKovMI_jQ
Use a variable speed drill and don't hold it too tightly. You can also wear a cotton glove on the shaft hand.
Back in the early 90s when I was doing tips my drill didn't have a speed setting. I just made my own using velcro so I could set the trigger pressure.
For bench work I had this really cool set up that allowed a drill to be mounted on a bench like a wood lathe. I bought it in a German version of Home Depot but I have never seen another kit like it.
Computer Slang.
IMBA = Imbalanced.
IMBA = Imbalanced.
Saw some nice lathes in China actually but their pricing ain't cheap.
Meaning to say, your way of removing dried glue on the ferrule is too pro.
Honestly, how many ferrules did you busted before achieving this skill?
Meaning to say, your way of removing dried glue on the ferrule is too pro.
Honestly, how many ferrules did you busted before achieving this skill?
In my whole career I have damaged exactly one ferrule
I was stupidly trimming a tip with a dull blade and grooved the ferrule.
In my whole career I have damaged exactly one ferrule
I was stupidly trimming a tip with a dull blade and grooved the ferrule.
Seriously? Your method of removing excess glue ain't really fool proof. Haha.