jnwilliams
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What is the best cue tip tool for correcting a mushrooming tip?
best cue tip tool
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cueball2010
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Dollar Bill
This will work better than a Dollar Bill, but not as good as a razor ~
jnwilliams
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I've learned it isn't a dremel. At least in my hands
cueball2010
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Not if you give it to Hawk Tuah once the job is finished.
I've seen them both used at the same time.
The Longini trimmer
www.longonicues.com
Longoni cuetip razor
Longoni Cues Official website. The professional cues made in Italy since 1945
www.longonicues.com
cueball2010
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Can we get a link or picture of this Porper?
I would highly suggest painters tape completely covering your ferrule for any non professional attempt to correct a mushroomed tip by cutting or filing the tip edge - no matter what tool is used.
Secondly, to prevent mushrooming in the first place, I recommend obtaining a 3inch by 3 inch quarter inch thick piece of leather to burnish sides of the tip after each playing session - this has worked for me for many, many years.
Some tips - like Ultrakin soft ( not the ivory version) tend to mushroom a bit after installation no matter what you do to prevent. This is where some sort of trusted tool will be needed.
Secondly, to prevent mushrooming in the first place, I recommend obtaining a 3inch by 3 inch quarter inch thick piece of leather to burnish sides of the tip after each playing session - this has worked for me for many, many years.
Some tips - like Ultrakin soft ( not the ivory version) tend to mushroom a bit after installation no matter what you do to prevent. This is where some sort of trusted tool will be needed.
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You have to be careful with it, as it can cut into the ferrule.But it is the best tool I tried so far, it gets the tip flush to the ferrule but sometimes grazes the ferrule in the process.If you want to be sure not to touch the ferrule, you have to do it by hand as I think all the devices can be potentially harmful to it.The Longini trimmer
Longoni cuetip razor
Longoni Cues Official website. The professional cues made in Italy since 1945
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Never liked the Porper tool...not accurate enough imo...
it doesn't
It can for sure, I have a ferrule to prove it too and upon contacting Longoni was told that it is possible and they would pay for the replacement of the ferrule.
But it is the best tool I have used so far.
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I'd spin it up on a dime rounder on the carpet, hold it down with my feet and work it, weight of cue says ''I got that goin' for me''.
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I've tried a fair few and I keep going back to the Ultimate Tip Tool and the little piece of leather that Kamui includes with their tip protectors.
The blade style ones I've had trouble getting to cut smoothly and evenly without damaging the ferrule. I try to keep on top of it by maintaining regularly on tips that mushroom using the sanding piece on the sides of the Ultimate tool, then the fork bit to burnish a little, and then the Kamui leather strip to burnish it more.
But really, switching to harder tips has made the biggest different. I had Kamui softs that really mushroomed on my but the mediums are so much better and barely move.
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The blade style ones I've had trouble getting to cut smoothly and evenly without damaging the ferrule. I try to keep on top of it by maintaining regularly on tips that mushroom using the sanding piece on the sides of the Ultimate tool, then the fork bit to burnish a little, and then the Kamui leather strip to burnish it more.
But really, switching to harder tips has made the biggest different. I had Kamui softs that really mushroomed on my but the mediums are so much better and barely move.
Kamui Rubber Pool Cue Tip Protector Set Of 2
Magic Chalk Rubber Protective Pool Cue Tip Caps. Made of flexible rubber material, it can be used on all popular tip sizes of 11-14mm diameter.
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I have one of these.
www.abearth.com
Cheap and effective.
I am sure there are other methods but this is how I have use it and have never touched a ferrule with the blade:
Remove the shaft.
Set the joint end on the table and the tip end raised to about 30 degrees.
Insert tip/ferrule into the tool.
DO NOT push tip into the tool or push the tool down onto the shaft.
Hold the tool steady, blade up. Insert the tip into the tool. Pull the shaft up to the blade, watching through the window to see exactly where the blade is touching the tip.
Carefully spin the shaft with the other hand.
Long read, but I don't want anyone trying it and damaging their cue if they get one.
AB EARTH Cuboid 8 in 1 Aluminum Pool Cue Tip Repair Tool #T18
The AB EARTH Cuboid 8 in 1 tip tool is a go-to tool since you can shape, Trim, scuff, pick your tip and clean the ferrule all from this one tool. Will fit tips from 8.5mm up to 14mm. The AB EARTH Cuboid tip tool is the ultimate multi-function tip maintenance tool for serious Pool players. 8...
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I am sure there are other methods but this is how I have use it and have never touched a ferrule with the blade:
Remove the shaft.
Set the joint end on the table and the tip end raised to about 30 degrees.
Insert tip/ferrule into the tool.
DO NOT push tip into the tool or push the tool down onto the shaft.
Hold the tool steady, blade up. Insert the tip into the tool. Pull the shaft up to the blade, watching through the window to see exactly where the blade is touching the tip.
Carefully spin the shaft with the other hand.
Long read, but I don't want anyone trying it and damaging their cue if they get one.
I have ivory ferrules on my custom cues and happen to reside in a state where ivory was banned for sale a decade ago.
So if I damage a ferrule, it will be permanent since I cannot replace it with a new ivory ferrule. Trimming a mushroom
tip is something I only entrust only to someone with a lathe and lots of experience replacing cue tips very successfully.
So if I damage a ferrule, it will be permanent since I cannot replace it with a new ivory ferrule. Trimming a mushroom
tip is something I only entrust only to someone with a lathe and lots of experience replacing cue tips very successfully.