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Did you buy this brand new? The reason I ask is that EVERY BK2 I've worked on has a carbon fiber pad on top of the 'ferrule' and If the...

In my line of work, we teach the youngins, if you don't know what happens when you press the button...don't press the button. If you...

Ok, so whomever did this, didn't do good prep and he also removed the tip plate. You can even see some glue starvation there, so either...

It's there to spread the impact forces. It's a pretty common design, Predator aren't the only ones using that design. OB shafts used a...

"The tip technology with the phenolic tip and carbon fiber plate, provides maximum energy transfer for a wood shaft"

That why a picture would be so helpful.. It's hard to diagnose problems without actually seeing what's going on, and even then...

Dude. Do you really think Predator is some high tech NASA stuff? Anyone who do this for a living has seen all of these shafts, taken...

Just post a picture. Samsara tips can pop off if they aren't prepped right. You are using very confusing language, that doesn't help...

FYI, I just posted a new video that tests and compare the cue ball deflection performance of a collection of LD carbon fiber shafts...

If you are talking about product photos, they often use filters to reduce glare (pool cues are difficult to photograph) Usually the...

Based on similar style Motors, I'd say it's the speed controller that's bad. These generally seems to be incredibly flimsily made.

Here are some Hightower Cues we built many years ago. I am not really interested in building any more of this style right now.

Live threading on the lathe.

A lot of replies about different tips, but I see very few that adresses the fundamental issue. Generally a jump tip benefits from being...

1.240" / 31.5mm that seems to be what most players like these days. If you want 1.250" I'll do that too. I don't make skinnier cues that...