What do I need to replace tips by myself?

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WillyCornbread

Break and One
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Hi - I've never replaced the tip or done any maintenance other than cleaning on my cue(s). I'd like to be able to change the tip out myself and do a professional job.

What do I need in order to do this as far as tools and know-how goes? I don't imagine it's terribly difficult but there are 5,000 different ways to do it on the internet and I trust you folks more than that.

If it matters I'd be putting Kamui on a 314-3 and Samsara on a Stinger break/jump.

Thanks for your time and knowledge!

b
 
An accurate lathe, a sharp cutting tool, good sandpaper, excellent glue, patience, care.

Or you can buy one of those drill lathe setups for $130 and do it that way. The results from those aren't spectacular unless you put in a ton of time.
 
WillyCornbread said:
Hi - I've never replaced the tip or done any maintenance other than cleaning on my cue(s). I'd like to be able to change the tip out myself and do a professional job.

What do I need in order to do this as far as tools and know-how goes? I don't imagine it's terribly difficult but there are 5,000 different ways to do it on the internet and I trust you folks more than that.

If it matters I'd be putting Kamui on a 314-3 and Samsara on a Stinger break/jump.

Thanks for your time and knowledge!

b
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35.00 and a professional.

Before you say I'm being rude, consider what is inferred by your question. You'd like to spend more money on tools than what you would most likely spend in a lifetime of having someone else do your tips. Furthermore, you'd like to "practice" on 200-300 dollar playing shafts. Not only that, but with some of the most trying(Samsara like to pop off) tips ever created.

That being said, if all I ever wanted to do was tips, I'd buy a Willard. They are very well built and there aren't any motors. You can go slowly and still do nice job. Furthermore, it's very portable and handy for trimming mushrooms.
 
ideologist said:
An accurate lathe, a sharp cutting tool, good sandpaper, excellent glue, patience, care.

Or you can buy one of those drill lathe setups for $130 and do it that way. The results from those aren't spectacular unless you put in a ton of time.
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I'm making one for myself but much cheaper than that

35dollar bearing clamped to a table
15 pawn shop drill Clamped to a piece or wood
A few Teflon sleeves
It'll be up and running in a few days
 
Way back ... this is how I did it..............

cut the old tip off with a razor blade
sand the ferrule flat and clean
sand the glue side of the tip with the sand paper on a hard flat surface
glue the tip on with super glue gel... hold it until it is set... about a minute
carefully trim the sides of the tip on a bench grinder or
put the tip on a hard surface and trim around it with a razor blade

carefully sand the tip to shape it


crude but it works .... most of the time

Kim
 
WillyCornbread said:
Hi - I've never replaced the tip or done any maintenance other than cleaning on my cue(s). I'd like to be able to change the tip out myself and do a professional job.

What do I need in order to do this as far as tools and know-how goes? I don't imagine it's terribly difficult but there are 5,000 different ways to do it on the internet and I trust you folks more than that.

If it matters I'd be putting Kamui on a 314-3 and Samsara on a Stinger break/jump.

Thanks for your time and knowledge!

b
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OK - so the advice from jb1911, where you might have to spend as much as an hour
getting enough detail in videos and pictures, is way too much of your own valuable
time to invest.

If the info available is not enough for you... give up the dream of selfie re-tipping.

Dale
 
pdcue said:
OK - so the advice from jb1911, where you might have to spend as much as an hour
getting enough detail in videos and pictures, is way too much of your own valuable
time to invest.

If the info available is not enough for you... give up the dream of selfie re-tipping.

Dale
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Give me a break guys, I acknowledge in my original post that there are 5000 ways to do this listed online, I was looking for some help in filtering through the bad advice and get to some recommendations from people that I trust to know what they are talking about instead of some unknown youtube, or wikihow article. Isn't that the entire point of a forum?

Instead I get grief for asking a question on the forum - if you took the title of ANY question thread on this entire forum you would find some google results and could go through and try to figure it out on your own.


Thanks to the folks who actually offered an opinion that I CAN CONSIDER IN MY FURTHER RESEARCH...
 
Give US a break.
Whammo57 gave you very good advice. You can do an excellent job with just a blade and sandpaper. Less than 10 bucks and there you go.

I wonder if anyone on the forum put on their first tip any other way? Almost everyone starts like this. All you need is practice and patience and they are still both free.

Robin Snyder
 
carguy said:
Give US a break.
Whammo57 gave you very good advice. You can do an excellent job with just a blade and sandpaper. Less than 10 bucks and there you go.

I wonder if anyone on the forum put on their first tip any other way? Almost everyone starts like this. All you need is practice and patience and they are still both free.

Robin Snyder
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What are you talking about? I'm not complaining about the advice that I received in this thread, only about the grief to 'just google it' in a forum specifically dedicated to asking questions.

I'm appreciative of the actual advice including Whammo57 as I said in my last post.
 
WillyCornbread said:
What are you talking about? I'm not complaining about the advice that I received in this thread, only about the grief to 'just google it' in a forum specifically dedicated to asking questions.

I'm appreciative of the actual advice including Whammo57 as I said in my last post.
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"Isn't that the entire point of a forum?"
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No, as a matter of fact, it isn't - and the Name of the forum is "Ask the Cuemaker"

It is not "Teach me how to repair/build/whatever cues"

You have been given MORE than enough information.

Get some junk cues and try to do what Kim suggested.

Dale(self taught up to a point)
 
WillyCornbread said:
Give me a break guys, I acknowledge in my original post that there are 5000 ways to do this listed online, I was looking for some help in filtering through the bad advice and get to some recommendations from people that I trust to know what they are talking about instead of some unknown youtube, or wikihow article. Isn't that the entire point of a forum?

Instead I get grief for asking a question on the forum - if you took the title of ANY question thread on this entire forum you would find some google results and could go through and try to figure it out on your own.


Thanks to the folks who actually offered an opinion that I CAN CONSIDER IN MY FURTHER RESEARCH...
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I think you need to consider that some of these guys have been doing this for a long time. What I'm getting at here is....once upon a time you oculdn't jump on a cmoputer and in 20 secs send out questions and get answers from knowledgeable folks the way you can now.

I've been friends with a future hall of fame cuemaker for over 20 years and that is his position. It's way too easy now and the knowledge is taken for granted. I've asked him some questions, but I've always tried to figure things out for myself out of respect for that. What probably has cost him 1000's in trial and error I can research in moments on the internet. For those times that I'm stumped, I'll contact him with knowledgeable questions that convey the fact that I've actually done research...which I have.

It isn't that these guys are being disrespectful, it is that they are asking for respect..

Something to consider...
 
There is still some kind of misunderstanding here...

I didn't complain after the fact that the answers weren't enough, in fact they helped me know that one of the videos I was watching was accurate.

I was only reacting to immediately being told to Google it, after specifically stating that I needed help filtering through the internet BS - the other input was and remains appreciated.

The point still remains that anything asked here could also be Googled and 'figured out'.

It's not easy for beginners to know what's a dumb question and what is not, what you might be willing to help out with advice on and what you won't. Thankfully many of you are really good at pointing that out.
 
WillyCornbread said:
There is still some kind of misunderstanding here...

I didn't complain after the fact that the answers weren't enough, in fact they helped me know that one of the videos I was watching was accurate.

I was only reacting to immediately being told to Google it, after specifically stating that I needed help filtering through the internet BS - the other input was and remains appreciated.

The point still remains that anything asked here could also be Googled and 'figured out'.

It's not easy for beginners to know what's a dumb question and what is not, what you might be willing to help out with advice on and what you won't. Thankfully many of you are really good at pointing that out.
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Again you are missing the point. I think I told you a Willard was the best non lathe and cost effective method. You COULD use one of those drillmaster thingamajigs, but I wouldn't. You could spend 1k or more and get a lathe from Hightower...and so on.

For about 500.00 you can have what you need. The Willard doesn't have spinning parts, so you are much less likely to have your shaft explode. They are a pretty easy resell if you decide doing your own tips isn't for you.
http://www.muellers.com/Willard-Tipping-Machine,437.html

Kamui and Tiger both have instructional videos out there. Did you look at the manufactures videos and determine they were BS?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzmh-LbZi7M
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...FlVwvBfe3MNA3OdJmXixlA&bvm=bv.113943665,d.cGc
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...QhtMsNDI7V-vFzN3fmWpqw&bvm=bv.113943665,d.cGc

BTW, this took me less than 10 minutes to search out and type. THAT is why you got some negative comments.
I have a bunch of wood and some ferrules I'll never use. I can make you some practice blanks before you take on a 300.00 shaft.
 
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Thank you for the links, they didn't show up and I never thought to go to the manufacturer. The ones I saw were from WikiHow and About Billiards using the knife and sandpaper, which is why I asked if there might be a a better way.

Appreciate the courtesy, I'll look further into it and either figure it out myself or send my shaft out to have it changed as there isn't anyone near me.

b
 
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You guys ever notice how Joeyincali always has some kind of smart ass comment to add to the post, If you search all his threads you will agree with me. All I ever see from him is rude smart ass comments when someone is asking an honest question or looking for some kind of help. We cant all be experts like Him I guess,

Whats that we where told when we where young, If you don't have anything good to say THEN DON"T SAY ANYTHING !!!!

Noe everyone Stand and bow to Joeyincali because he knows it all ..
 
It's not rocket science, it's changing a tip. You won't learn anything here that youtube doesn't know.
 
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