Recent content by DeeDeeCues

I really hope there is some kind of non-racist reference I don't get here...

If you think the carpenters level is actually straight, which it likely isn't too the tolerances pool tables specify.

Random guy telling a respected cue maker how to do his job. Love it. ATCM ftw!

If it took me 30s to make a ball, I'd kill myself. Machine gun Lou ran 150 in 22 minutes. Do that math.

You ignored everyone who thinks you don't know shinola.

I'm absolutely the best person in the world who played in my 400 ltd neighborhood pool tourney. It was invitational only and I don't like people or writing invitations.

You'd be much better off boring completely through, or mostly through the pin to achieve a 25% weight reduction. If we imagine a .375" screw as a solid rod at .313" (approximately the screw pitch diameter), you would be about .156" through the entire pin which leaves you a relatively thick wall...

I don't think I even have a photo anymore and I've since lost touch with the people who had them. It was wild. Weighed about the same as a penny.

I made a mold of an existing pin, then I inserted the CF tube in the mold and cast urethane around it.

Yeah, I'd be hard pressed to paint mahogany. I'm a huge believer in automotive paint for this kind of stuff. Summit Racing has great paint at reasonable cost of you don't have your heart set on a color match.

I see no problem with it. Removing a quarter of the material from the inside won't compromise the strength in any way that is detrimental to use in a cue. I made a few pins that were cast threads with a hollow carbon tube core, they held up fine. What's the worst that happens? If it breaks...

I'm with you, which is why I do the small leather bumper with the exposed bolt head. It is a minimal compromise in the sound and feedback with some level of protection. This isn't that uncommon. I've seen enough butt caps completely destroyed due to pressure that the rubber will cause when...

Not all bumpers have to be ugly rubber.

Nobody suggested adding weight at the collar. They suggested adding weight inside the shaft at the base. The truth of the matter is that you likely don't possess the knowledge to figure out if this was done on your special shafts without cutting them in half. All the cuemakers who responded...

It varies. Playing tourneys or leagues, I'm usually pretty amped up, so I try to relax and get to a good competitive level where the pressure works for me. In sparring matches I work myself up to about the same level.