Recent content by ratcues

This is one of the biggest changes to cue building that I've seen in the past ten years. Back in the late 1900s, when I got into building, we wanted cues to "ping." Now, it seems players want a deadened "thud." I don't get it. I believe deadening the ping to a thud has to affect the feedback of...

A 1/16th of an inch isn't worth the hassle or cost of repairing.

If you can see the warp, you aren't turning it out.

Wipe with DNA and see if the spots disappear while wet. If they go away while wet but come back when dry, its just embedded dust. If the stay, it is a part of the wood and will not cover. That's how I can tell whether something will show up under the finish or not.

1. You may be cutting too much too fast causing tool pressure. 2. Raise your cutter. Your center height is too low.

If that job took me more than 30 minutes, I'd quit. Four hours is crazy but for $50, you got a good deal and he lost his ass.

I don't sue bearings on mine. Just the Delrin roller on the shaft. Before, I was changing out the bearings every six months or so due to them rusting from water exposure.

Muellers bought Porper is the early 2000s. To my knowledge, there is no patent or protections.

That's what I keep telling myself...

I love Tiger tips but I'd like to see better descriptions of each tip. If you read the copy, the two newest tips seem the same. I've read on FB that the Nitro and Eagle Eye were independently developed. If so, compare/contrast so we know how to describe them to customers.

Jerry Powers has a newer kind of UV finish that looks promising. The recommended UV light to cure is around $500 but, if you compare that to the price of a spray booth, it isn't a bad option. I've used every type of finish over the past 30 years. Each one has its pros and cons. I still go back...

In my world, fiber and cotton fiber are interchangeable. That is what Dufferin and many other used back in the day. Its still one of my favorite ferrule materials, although it isn't used much anymore. Also, when deciding on what ferrule material to use, it isn't just the weight that matters...

It depends. There are a couple of things I factor into it. Color of linen being the most important. It can discolor during the process. I may start ith a lighter grit and seal with a different type of sealer first. There is no one-size-fits-all when refinishing cues.

Correct. I should have clarified that. Meucci used sealers but not epoxy.

I sand the linen smooth, seal with epoxy, then shoot over it. That's the way Meucci did it.