Recent content by Kim Bye

It probably is, but that not really what I meant. Lets use Kamui as an example. They now have 7 lines of tips: Kamui Black, Kamui Original, Kamui Clear Black, Kamui Clear Original, Athlete, SAI and Carom, (they also have snooker tips btw. but lets disregard that right now) so just from Kamui I...

So you want to make a wood insert instead of a phenolic or Juma insert? It's no different, just choose a wood that gives clean thread if you want to use it with a big pin like Radial or 3/8-10. Maple works great, but it will be a little light. If you want a wooden plug and add a bit more weight...

I have never had a customer who like those tips, they feel weird, I'm not trying to pick a fight mate, I'm just saying that the cost involved are justified, both in terms of time spent and running costs involved. Lots of people hope to do tip jobs on a shoestring budget and it always ends up...

You are totally clueless.. Factor in costs in that figure and the $30 profit looks very, very different. Are you even aware of how much machinery and the products we use cost? Not only that, do you think we stock 5 tips in a corner somewhere? Every time I order from Taom, Kamui, Caiden or any...

You need a epoxy that suitable for the job. 5min epoxy, regardless of the brand is junk! Use a slow cure epoxy. Get a scale that accurately measures small amounts, lay a playing card on the scale, power it on, weight out equal parts of the epoxy (or whatever ratio the manufacturer recommends.)...

Tomahawk is a vastly better material than the brittle ferrule material Rhino uses.

I don't think the type of cloth, pocket size etc. Is the explanation, that sounds like a cope to me. The format itself seems broken or alt least needs a rethink. Look at the level of today's players it has improved considerably the last 15 years or so, simple patterns, the break now the most...

All of the players in question are very familiar with those conditions in this case.

Vinyl covered plywood and some rubber bumpers. Total cost for a rack, probably $25. CNC machines and lasers don't cost what they used to do, so even factoring in equipment, time, web site hosting and so on $500 is just wild.

Well It's the same for every player, so that's a moot point I get that Bob, but we are talking Mosconi cup level players here. These are supposed to be some of the best players in the world. These players play under all kinds of conditions with all kinds of equipment, some of the skill for a...

Well It's the same for every player, so that's a moot point.

I don't see them very often, so they might be popular in Italy, but there's so much else to choose from, so Becue doesn't seem to have a particular big market share. When you look at the pictures that show some of the production facilities it's more basic than you might think. I have spotted a...

It's a Norwegian company, I can do some research and report back when I know more.

The problem is once you weaken the "spine" of the shaft it will loose all stiffness. You could do as Joey suggests and have a shaft made from purpleheart, that would work much better.

Some combinations just go well together, like yellow/orange/black so you get that fire look. Or just red/black, blue/black. The black paper gives a nice sharp contrast to the veneer colour(s) you want to use and makes it pop more.