Coring experiment, aluminum tubes

Specific gravity of aluminum is 2.7, hard maple is .62

Now, you can vary the weight wildly since using aluminum you have the option of using tubing as opposed to a solid maple core, but what do you gain by giving up the mass that holds rigidity?

I don't see a gain, but who knows, eh?
 
Ernie is looking for something stronger than his full splices for the "go ahead and stand on it between two chairs" gimmick.
 
Hard Knock Cues said:
Wish he left them up to see!
Did he core the aluminum tube with wood?
Maybe just use aluminum rod, I wonder how a solid aluminum core would feel. 🤔
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The thought of using an aluminum tube is interesting.
Say 3/4" tube with about a 5/8" wood core.
Still workable for future whatever as far as reconstruction options should it have to be rebuilt.
Solid rod could be a nitemare for anything in the future as far as repairs.
Jmo
 
Michael Webb said:
The thought of using an aluminum tube is interesting.
Say 3/4" tube with about a 5/8" wood core.
Still workable for future whatever as far as reconstruction options should it have to be rebuilt.
Solid rod could be a nitemare for anything in the future as far as repairs.
Jmo
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The solid aluminum rod would multiply the weight of the core mass by about 4 times as much Mike, it's just a heavier denser material and unavoidable. The aluminum cored with wood would help that a lot as far as weight, but I'm curious what the benefit may be? I wasn't aware the rigidity of the core is a problem and I can't imagine you are having problems with warpage in your butts. Are you leaning towards a more solid feel or something?
 
Renegade_56 said:
The solid aluminum rod would multiply the weight of the core mass by about 4 times as much Mike, it's just a heavier denser material and unavoidable. The aluminum cored with wood would help that a lot as far as weight, but I'm curious what the benefit may be? I wasn't aware the rigidity of the core is a problem and I can't imagine you are having problems with warpage in your butts. Are you leaning towards a more solid feel or something?
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Hell No!
Purely just a thought on Aluminum.
Knowing Pool Players the way I do, the thought of future whatevers is always a thought. It has to be.
 
I didn't realize there was this much interest in coring. I make full splice cues and have warping problems. I decided to try coring to solve the problem. I wanted to use something that was stable. That's why the Al tubing. I seems to have solved the problem about staying straight. I posted this thread to share my experiment. I'm currently trying some carbon fiber tubing.

Most of my cues are made from dense wood. Example a Zircote and Ebony cue. I remove approx. 180 gr. and replace it with 200gr. The gun drills drill amazingly straight holes, since I drill from both ends they need to match up. I do 19" from the bottom and 11" from the joint. I have an ebony and ebony that is 470 gr without a pin, aluminum coring.

For those that are going to the WBCA in October, I will be bring some examples and the cut up prototype.

Conclusion, I think I solved the warping problem. For how it plays, I don't see much difference. But I play with some strange cue configurations.
22 to 24 oz., center of gravity approx. 22", butt diameter approx. 1.10".
 
Ernie eyocues said:
I didn't realize there was this much interest in coring. I make full splice cues and have warping problems. I decided to try coring to solve the problem. I wanted to use something that was stable. That's why the Al tubing. I seems to have solved the problem about staying straight. I posted this thread to share my experiment. I'm currently trying some carbon fiber tubing.

Most of my cues are made from dense wood. Example a Zircote and Ebony cue. I remove approx. 180 gr. and replace it with 200gr. The gun drills drill amazingly straight holes, since I drill from both ends they need to match up. I do 19" from the bottom and 11" from the joint. I have an ebony and ebony that is 470 gr without a pin, aluminum coring.

For those that are going to the WBCA in October, I will be bring some examples and the cut up prototype.

Conclusion, I think I solved the warping problem. For how it plays, I don't see much difference. But I play with some strange cue configurations.
22 to 24 oz., center of gravity approx. 22", butt diameter approx. 1.10".
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Do you fill your tube with foam or the like to prevent plinking like that found with hollow CF shafts?
 
Ernie eyocues said:
I didn't realize there was this much interest in coring. I make full splice cues and have warping problems. I decided to try coring to solve the problem. I wanted to use something that was stable. That's why the Al tubing. I seems to have solved the problem about staying straight. I posted this thread to share my experiment. I'm currently trying some carbon fiber tubing.

Most of my cues are made from dense wood. Example a Zircote and Ebony cue. I remove approx. 180 gr. and replace it with 200gr. The gun drills drill amazingly straight holes, since I drill from both ends they need to match up. I do 19" from the bottom and 11" from the joint. I have an ebony and ebony that is 470 gr without a pin, aluminum coring.

For those that are going to the WBCA in October, I will be bring some examples and the cut up prototype.

Conclusion, I think I solved the warping problem. For how it plays, I don't see much difference. But I play with some strange cue configurations.
22 to 24 oz., center of gravity approx. 22", butt diameter approx. 1.10".The
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The carbon fiber should be interesting since is available in tube and solid.. I do like your blanks :) be willing to try them when you are ready :)
 
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