Recent content by GBCues

It's not necessary to buy an entire headstock for a steady rest - individual steady rests with adjustable chucks are available.

I tried the Glide product (above) and yes, it really slicks up a shaft, but mine dried up in the bottle. It is pretty expensive to be throwing away a half-bottle of dried junk. YMMV

For me, dust and fume extraction are two different problems. I use a Ridgid shop vac connected to a Dust Deputy dust collector. A longer hose goes from the Dust Deputy to my spindle where I mounted a custom connector. The Dust Deputy does a great job of capturing dust and wood chips, dropping...

I don't see anything supporting the end of that dowel. Is it just free hanging and only supported by the chuck? I can see the tailstock with an empty quill at the other end of the lathe. The dowel should be supported on the tail end with a live center.

Fish2, when taking pictures of a pin and asking size, you need to place a ruler underneath. One picture with the ruler lengthwise under the pin and one picture with it crosswise under the pin. Then it's much easier for us to determine what the size might be

KGoods, I'll admit I misread the OP, and have been referring to shafts primarily, but construction is the same. I built one carbon fiber butt, it came out to about 13 oz - too light for me. I now know how I would weight it up, but it hit too soft IMHO, so I haven't tried again. On a butt, I...

Yes, I taper it to match the inside, then epoxy it in. Joint insert is 3 inches long

Todd Schultz Todd Schultz, the originator of Mid-America Cues always said it was not a cue building lathe. But someone with some engineering skills could convert it, easily.

I use Tomahawk for the ends and heavy foam for fill

Good job, Soyale!

Thanks Michael, but I'm simply building a new shaft for the guy. I'll have to get a hold of his butt, and see if one of my 5/16-14 shaft inserts partially fits the first few threads, then bore the insert out.

Hey Guys, I got a call from a guy who wants me to build him a shaft to fit the Pechauer butt in the picture. I haven't seen the butt yet so no I don't have any measurements. I searched the forum and back on Valentine's Day of 2022, there was a discussion of fitting a Pechauer shaft, but no...

Yes, I got notified by Kamui that their prices would be going up because of tariffs. No, they didn't supply new prices yet.

Maybe yes, maybe no. Of course it all depends on the original depth and thickness of the leather

I would tape it. You want to preserve the depth of the wrap channel while refinishing