I built my first cues on a wood lathe without a center steady. Drilling and boring was done with the cue being fed using the tailstock and a centering jig, which in some regards is a great way to do it--the rotation, vibration and flex of the cue are eliminated. Points were cut using a hand...
Probably because draw is tied up to ego and the dunning Krueger effect is in play. The people who need this likely believe they have great draw and can't learn anything new.
Try uploading the video with a new title that plays to the ego. Something like, 'you know you have great if...'.
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I stopped turning the tenon on either piece of wood after about my fourth cue. If I don't do a full core I build a separate tenon and thread both ends, leaving an unthreaded section in the center for alignment purposes.
Absolutely. The trouble is finding it in thin colors.
I've used g10 for veneers in 0.040". They look awesome, but can chip... probably mostly because they kill carbide.
I just looked at the two machines, yours (or at least the current offerings from i2r) and the Cue Demon. From a 500ft view, they are the same machine.
From a few details:
Your machine uses profile linear rails, the cue demon uses round rails. Huge advantage to your machine.
Your machine has...