Recent content by CamposCues

Finish work is easily my least favorite part of cue building and probably why I went bald.

Whatever a loaded deluxe cuesmith cost me from Chris 20+ years ago was roughly what it cost me to start building cues. I've certainly blown way more than that now on machinery, supplies and wood but that initial investment was good enough to get me going building cues.

This has been sold.

I have the shaft portion of my cuesmith deluxe taper setup that I'm no longer using. I still use the butt section though.

Hi, I use Kelly's (MVP) Cue Cut to generate the g code for tapering. He's on here or you can google it. There are a bunch of videos on Youtube showing how to use it. If I just sent you the gcode it would end badly as I use various off sets on my machine.

I have the same machine. Probably an older version. I do all my inlays and tapering on it. Great machine. I need to get some ambition and figure out how to cut my point grooves on it.

I was assuming you meant if the wrap was mildly above the shoulder of the A joint then it could create almost a compound taper appearance or look warped when you rolled it on a table or whatever.

Those ones are in pretty good shape. I would think $300-$350 range if they are fairly straight in the butt section. If they are .840ish roughly 29 inches up they are easier to sell as you can convert them to a wrapless, as well as what was mentioned above.

Use the power feed for this operation. Cut first point groove to a partial depth, index to next point at same depth, index to next point at same depth, index to last point at same depth. Now go a little deeper with the groove and repeat the same operation. Repeat until your points are almost...

Yes, check your pockets. If they are ending dead even after cutting the groove, that is a good start. I then try to keep everything perfectly on center (obviously) and keep the original centers throughout the process. You can't have any run out at the A joint or anywhere once assembled and have...

Check out i2r cnc. Superior product imo but you can research it yourself. I have the i2r8 and am happy with it and the support I've gotten from them. I think they have an AZ account.

Almost looks like sting ray. I like it.

https://i2rcnc.com/

I bought an I2R8. It is large enough to taper and inlay 30"+ butts and shafts, with plenty of room for the 4th axis and a setup to spin for tapering. Very accurate and the support from them has been outstanding. They also offer laser attachment add ons.

He always came through when I ordered something. I still use his table saw veneer cutting fixture.