Pressing cue tips
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I dont.
I never heard of anyone pressing layered tips.
Just play it for a week. It will change all by itself.
A layered tip has an adhesive in between the layers right? What happens to that when you put it under extreme pressure?
Never pressed a layered tip. Also, 2mm is a ton of pressure. If the goal is to prevent mushrooming of a layered tip, this will mos def do it. It will be a hard tip.
Time in the press is a factor too. 1mm for 24 hours is far different than 1mm for 48 hours.
No one does that. No one. Bad idea. Want a harder tip, BUY a harder tip. You only soak-press single layer tips.
no buy an expensive one, a whole box and press em all,
think sniper, precision, athlete
Will buy twelve gross. Cheaper that way. I just asked a simply question. Didn’t ask for an idiot answer.
Buy any one that Tom Hay offers. Never had an issue with any of them. Order the hardness you want and you will be satisfied.
it’s actually a stupid question that no one’s ever asked or thought about so it deserves an answer befitting
Would you go out and buy a nice bottle of Merlot then take it home and add some, say, Boone'sFarm and Everclear to it?? No. Why? Because the winery took the time to grow and select the right grapes, press them, cask them, bottle and age it. Same sort of process with a good layered tip. Why buy a well-made tip and then f^&k it up by pressing it? There's a reason they come in different leathers/hardness. Pick one and don't jack with it.
Actually, a lot of people have asked about pressing layered tips.
There's a whole world out there besides this place.
Spot on!!!! Layered tips have glue between the individual layers. Given enough pressure, you could break the adhesion. You would have just ruined a $25.00 to $28.00 tip. No way to fix that.
I've pressed them in a vice. Kamui clears too.
Why?
Because I knew someone would ask and I wanted to know myself.
Nothing came apart, not even the clear.
Why?
Because I knew someone would ask and I wanted to know myself.
Nothing came apart, not even the clear.
I've read where laminated tips are under TONS(https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/modifying-tips.54049/page-2) of compression. I doubt you're going to damage it but i also seriously doubt you'll see any improvement. Waste of time. There's what,5000 tips on the market? Why buy and take chance of ruining it.
I’m certain pool players have asked about it
They try all kinds of things . They have all kinds of ideas like they can tell by the hit if a forearm is cored or not and how that some how relates to pocketing balls or not. Ahh I missed cause I’m so used to a steel joint lol. Oh no another miss I must have pressed that ki tech a 1/64 of an inch too much
lol... humorous thread. I can appreciate pressing a layered tip. A ton of people i know, don't press... but they do cut half of the tip away to make it shoot the way they want. so shouldn't they get 1/2 their money back LOL...
If you want to try it, try it... it is your money to spend.
I can appreciate lightly pressing (with a domed press) any tip to reduce the settling process... just haven't done it yet myself.
If you want to try it, try it... it is your money to spend.
I can appreciate lightly pressing (with a domed press) any tip to reduce the settling process... just haven't done it yet myself.
You know how it goes.
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Agreed. There are plenty available.