Cues In Hot Cars
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I know a lady that has a cheapo Chinese cue that was given to her . She said it came out of an old shed , sat there for yrs. Rolls dead straight
I keep a cheap Eliminator sneaky pete in my Civic trunk. It was $40 on Ebay years ago. It is in a cheap 1 butt, 1 shaft vinyl case. It has been there for 4 years in South West Florida. The car is not garaged. To add insult to injury, the rear drains for the sunroof exit in the trunk. They were clogged and water accumulated in the spare tire compartment. I finally drilled holes in the trunk floor to drain any water after opening up the drains didn't cure the problem. This poor $40 cue was not only baked, it was steamed for years. It recently moved a bit, not enough to be noticeable unless rolled on the table. I still use it. I have 3 of these, first one I won in a tournament, others bought later on to experiment with. Put your favorite tip on one of these and go to town.
I did have a cue in my car when I lived in NJ one 5 degree winter day before going to the pool hall. I didn't let it warm up and the first shot broke the ferrule glue bond. Brought cues into work and placed in my locker after that event.
I did have a cue in my car when I lived in NJ one 5 degree winter day before going to the pool hall. I didn't let it warm up and the first shot broke the ferrule glue bond. Brought cues into work and placed in my locker after that event.
I had a twelve ounce one piece Brunswick cue. First time I got hurt it was in the back of a station wagon wrapped in a towel or blanket, I forget which. I thought about it but what the hey, it cost me ten or twelve dollars new and the tip about the same for the early milk dud installed.
After about three months of daily heating and cooling with fairly gradual temperature changes and no moisture involved I checked on my cue. I now had a fine shillelagh! It was heavily warped in multiple directions despite being laying on a flat surface the whole time.
To make it really annoying, Brunswick had quit making the cue! The cue was very difficult to learn to shoot with but once I got a handle on it, it was pure magic! I had an absolutely ridiculous level of cue ball control. I had to quit playing a local tournament because I was winning it every week.
I think our old pal "Murphy" takes a hand in this. The less we can afford to have a cue damaged the more likely it is to happen. If a cue is going to be in my vehicle even for a few hours here and there I leave it in the case then wrap case and all in several layers of blanket. No problems so far, but I wouldn't leave any cue I considered irreplaceable in a vehicle.
Hu
After about three months of daily heating and cooling with fairly gradual temperature changes and no moisture involved I checked on my cue. I now had a fine shillelagh! It was heavily warped in multiple directions despite being laying on a flat surface the whole time.
To make it really annoying, Brunswick had quit making the cue! The cue was very difficult to learn to shoot with but once I got a handle on it, it was pure magic! I had an absolutely ridiculous level of cue ball control. I had to quit playing a local tournament because I was winning it every week.
I think our old pal "Murphy" takes a hand in this. The less we can afford to have a cue damaged the more likely it is to happen. If a cue is going to be in my vehicle even for a few hours here and there I leave it in the case then wrap case and all in several layers of blanket. No problems so far, but I wouldn't leave any cue I considered irreplaceable in a vehicle.
Hu
I've had a Meucci sneaky that has lived in my car for nearly 40 years, from Wisconsin, to Cali to south Texas. Day in and day out, temps ranging from -25 to 105 in the shade (God knows what the in-car temp was.) No special packaging or care. Zero warpage. People worry so much about so many things......
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Years ago I had a pickup truck with a gun rack behind the seat. This was a 73 Ford pickup and they no behind seat gas tank so there was a nice space behind the seat.
I had a house cue that I used to leave laying in my rack for when I go playing in bars. Was a real nice feeling cue. Here's the crazy part, it used to be back there rain or shine hot or cold didn't matter. It never warped.
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I think if it’s old wood prior to being turned then it’s going be fine no matter what.
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I loved that cue I made the mistake of loaning it to somebody who ended up leaving it in a bar. When I went looking for it I couldn't find it.
Reminds me of the early 80’s and getting stationed in Denver for Air Force Tech School. I bought a nice custom Merry Widow down on Colfax Ave. I left Denver in May/June timeframe in 1982 and flew home (KY) to visit my parents prior to my first duty station and pulled the cue out of the duffle bag and the forearm had warped like a dog’s hind leg during the flight. I was so disappointed!
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