Recent content by Mike Rys

3M NRR 30 dB muffs. I have a Bose noise canceling set but the 3M is my go to.

Carom and pool utilize different strokes. Pool has a longer bridge length and a long smooth stroke. Side English is applied judiciously. Carom uses a shorter bridge and often employ a quick punchy stroke. Many carom shots require extreme side spin. Carom cues are shorter and more stout. The...

For $5, they’re a good value. However, not one top player has ever asked me to install an US tip on their cue. I once asked the late Royce Bunnell (OB Cues) what he thought the most important part of a cue was. Without hesitation, he said the tip was easily the most important cue component...

Based upon your information, your Y axis zero in Mach 3 is not correctly set to the center of rotation. If it was, you would be cutting into the shaft and the cutter would have likely crashed into the steel adapter damaging your cutter. You can quickly check this for yourself. Remove the shaft...

If X is your long axis (12.5 inch direction) and Y is your 'depth of cut', you need to zero the Y axis at the center of rotatation (interchange for Y is long axis). Sounds like it's zeroed on the dowel edge.

"Torrefication" is not a word. Wood that been subjected to the torrefaction process becomes torrefied. I also used term "torrefication" before discovering that it wasn't a real word. Turning/sanding torrefied maple reminds me of toasted marshmallows.

Get the rod and reel. You'll catch more fish.

3C shafts are shorter for a reason. The shorter bridge length, punchy stroke and heavier balls works better with a shorter cue. I think that adding a mid extension is a bad idea. But, I'm not a fan of mid extensions for any reason. You would be a lot better off if you got a CF blank that matched...

Gum Tragacanth

That would be hard.

If you are simply trying to tighten up the cross slide to reduce variation, I would first recommend: 1. Adjust the thumb screw at the back of the cross slide until there is is a slight drag as the gib engages the rear dovetail. 2. On the right side, adjust the center gib screw until...

The torrefaction process uses much higher temperatures. It requires an oxygen depleted kiln to prevent the wood from igniting. Luthiers have been using the process for years. Acoustic instrument tone improves with age. Instruments that are decades old sound different than when they were new due...

I would be interested in trying it.

Before you armed the app, you select the table size and position the cue ball in the app to match the cue ball position for the table you are breaking on. The app notes the distance between the cue ball start position to the rack. When armed, it begins recording audio. When it registers 2 audio...

I grew up playing with Masters chalk. I switched to Blue Diamond ~10 years ago. I've tried several expensive chalks but I kept going back to Blue Diamond. A friend left a piece of Taom V10 at my house and I decided to try it for myself. I really like it. The chalk was finer and seemed to adhere...