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    Kim Bye replied to the thread Cue tip.
    I sell and install a lot of Zan and Caiden and they are both premium brands with excellent quality control and consistency. Maybe start...
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    Kim Bye reacted to epoxypop's post in the thread Lets talk shop conditions with Like Like.
    Hey mate , you are admirable, you help anyone that ask
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    Kim Bye replied to the thread Keeping Finish Off Joint.
    Most likely you won't get any clear on the face. After screwing on the Delrin mandrel, wrap it in painters tape. When the cue is still...
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    Kim Bye replied to the thread Keeping Finish Off Joint.
    I make Delrin mandrels a few thou undersize. Take those off, remove whatever overspray, then use carbide sanding mandrels.
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    Some players have the same tip for years, some change every 3 months, it's really hard to give a one size fits all answer. Generally it...
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    That might be, but I still feel it's a bad idea. Just use some burnishing liquid or Caiden liquid shine. If mushrooming is a huge issue...
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    Kim Bye reacted to ratcues's post in the thread CA glue to seal the tip sidewalls with Like Like.
    The side wall needs to flex so hardening it with CA is not a good idea, imo.
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    Kim Bye reacted to Michael Webb's post in the thread Blue 🦎 wrap? with Like Like.
    Well said The colors gained in popularity when the pocket book factories got involved. Hit a miss on the quality. Some of it came out so...
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    Kim Bye replied to the thread Blue 🦎 wrap?.
    There's a few Indonesian guys in the cue maker Facebook groups who sell ringtail lizzard wraps in just about every colour. I bought some...
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    Kim Bye reacted to Michael Webb's post in the thread 3/8-10 pin install with pilot. with Like Like.
    Like everything. It's a personal touch. There are some Cue makers doing Radial joint screws and having the pilot countersink. Some like...
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    Kim Bye replied to the thread Lets talk shop conditions.
    My shop is about 50m2/500sq ft. It's isolated and i have a heatpump/aircondition unit, so temperature stays in the 19-24c range year...
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    Kim Bye reacted to Cuemaker Supply's post in the thread Todd Shultz with Like Like.
    I had dealt with Todd many times over the years and he was always top notch. I purchased the business from him last October after he had...
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    Kim Bye reacted to blokid's post in the thread Bumperless butt with Like Like.
    It's nice one bumperless, bro. Sometimes I wanna take my bumperless Tasc out to play some racks but I'm scare of damaging its butt end...
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    Kim Bye reacted to ratcues's post in the thread Bumperless butt with Like Like.
    Exactly. I've repaired more buttcaps from cues with bumpers than from bumperless. Look how well the Hoppe caps held up.
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    You can grind them.
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