Recent content by Cgra2

No definitely not an "easy" job, lots of measuring figuring and in my case a surprise or two :-) I clamped the brackets that hold the taper bar to the back of the flat way (opposite the operator) on both ends and long enough to accommodate a 4 ft long bar, which gives me plenty of clearance on...

Yes you can make and install a taper bar on a metal lathe, I did for my Clausing 6913. Make two brackets to clamp to the back ways, one very near the head stock and one near the tail-stock, then I used a cold rolled (it has closer tolerances than hot roll) 1/4" by 2" by four foot long bar, you...

Thanks for the info...

While shooting pool last night a lady showed me this cue with a cracked butt cap. She would like to get it fixed, but would want the Joss name back on it also. She thinks its ivory but of course it isn't.. I guess the question is how would you get the Joss name back on it? It might even be...

In my experience (just observation over the years) good pool cues are like good cornbread, different things to different people. Some like them one way and some like them the other way, wrapped, unwrapped, leather, linen, hard hit, soft hit etc., etc.. But if a persons really likes his cue, if...

I read an article in a book on cuebuilding that was posted on the web (its no longer on), and it was written by a very popular cuemaker, about thread mills. In this article he said he had tried multi flute live threading tools but the ones he made where he silver brazed a piece of carbide on the...

Just got in from playing some pool tonight and caught up on the thread, and this was what I was hoping for, a very interesting and informative discussion, with a slant as to how much time a cuemaker spends making a cue, am enjoying it... Cgra2

Thanks Guys for your answers, I have built only one cue and was trying to get a reasonable estimate of how much of ones life is tied up in a cue.. There was no way I could figure it as it, was about 8 months ago I decided I would give it a try, Watched DVD's read everything I could find on it...

I know this question probably has a elusive answer, and can vary quite a bit but maybe someone has a ballpark figure. I was wondering on the average about how many man hours would it take to make a complete cue, considering an experienced cuemaker with average ability using average equipment, to...

I am by no means an experienced cue maker, not even a cue maker yet, as just one cue doesn't qualify me to be called a cue maker. Just for the sake of joining in on the conversation (since I spent some time pondering the coring subject) before I even found this forum. I did watch some...

You have probably had a chance to put the Glacern trough its paces by now, so what do you think? have you checked the accuracy yet?? I have been wondering how good they were for a while, thinking about one with a No.3 Morse taper for my lathe.. Cgra2

I think the taper attachment on most lathes is considerably shorter than the distance between centers.. you could offset the tail stock for a taper a little shorter say maybe 34 inches but it would be a straight taper not a compound taper like a "pro taper" cue shaft. I did build a taper...

Thanks Chris, I am learning from you guys, I never even heard of a carbide sanding die. Stands to reason though, but like my Daddy always said, "hey there has never been anyone smart enough to know something before he learned it".. I have heard the term "good quality cyno" before, but I guess...

:-) Oh yeah, got some cocobola and a birdseye already in the the pipe line :-) Now If I can just sell some in due time,, I will keep them moving :-)

Thanks a lot guys, I will try both of them. I am cutting with hi speed steel and do have a grinder probably a seven inch, but havn't sharpened the tool for quite a while. The thought had passed through my mind about the mandrel and I guess it would need to be the same size of the exact joint...