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the earlier Lucasi's used ivorine 3. then they switched over to xtc quite awhile ago.

i've also run into the problem of fakes, I have some Moori M's that i believe aren't real. can't remember where i bought them from (i really wish i could), but i buy only from major, known suppliers, so it's not from some dicey random person. the packaging looks pretty real, it's got stickers...

FYI regarding moori V tips....i spoke to a source in Japan who told me that Moori is no longer making the V tips due to difficulty in sourcing the leathers required for this tip.

i got a big bag of these that i don't use any more, if any one wants them for cheap, PM me

yes, the case you mention is possible. but that doesn't mean the two threads are similar or "compatible". that just means someone ran two different taps into it to double thread it. i've had a shaft like that too....it's not really a good practice though, it's quite easy to cross thread when...

not true at all, radial and 3/8x10 have completely different thread pitches. no hope of compatibility between them.

be careful storing opened CA glues in a freezer/fridge where there is also food. vapors leak out and get into any food items. you may not smell it or taste it, but it is there in minute quantities and it's quite bad for you. factory sealed containers should be OK.

They are making a classic break, ob was selling them at sbe

if you mean the joint diameter, it's 0.842"

english is correct, the red dot is supposedly used to orient the shaft where the spine of the wood is in the ideal position where it doesn't bend side to side as much. the black dot is also supposed to be used similarly, dot up for both. the only difference between the red dot and black dot is...

its hard to hit the cue ball accurately, especially as you crank up the speed. so lower deflection gives you more room for error. hence the popularity of low deflection break cues like the bk2/3 and ob break. the longer pivot point also matches up better as people tend to use a longer bridge for...

they're really great as a jump shaft. but for breaking or playing, the wood is just too dense and heavy, it has a lot of deflection.

mastercue is also in thailand, I got a cue from them and it was pretty good for the money.

i'll take a first shot at it: tip diameter: 12.75-13mm is typical. 13mm is classic full size, most of the high tech low deflection shafts are 12.75mm. But not unusual to see shafts as thin as 11.75mm. ferrule lengths have changed a lot. the classic length is 1", but nowadays you see shorter...

first gen used isoplast second gen initially used titan, but then switched to something called maxlite. isoplast and titan are readily available, but i have never seen "maxlite" anywhere, it could be that we just don't know the commercial material name for this. i do think the latest maxlite...