Recent content by Saturated Fats

I don't use the burnisher as it was intended, but I love it and I've been using it for years. Instead of burnishing the tip I put the burnisher on the tip every time put the Cue back in the case. Storing the Cue that way keeps the tip from mushrooming in the first place.

THIS is what the experts use:

Any perfect rack requires a perfect way to position it. That seems to be missing. Those four white lines aren't going to work. Especially because they are not down to the level of the cloth. Maybe the $1,000 improved version will be better.

I fixed the link. Thank you.

This is a good place. I've visited several times. The link above has been fixed.

I think I would just pick up the chalk, chalk my tip and set it down again on a different rail.

I have a 90s era McDermott cue with an extension that I leave on full time - and I really like it that way except when I shoot the CB close to the rail and I use an open bridge. I have removed the weight bolt and the overall weight is pretty close to what the cue used to be with the weight bolt...

Can you provide a link to where they are sold?

Yah I don't know about that price. I hear that they're not actually made with real diamonds.

How long have the pads been in place? I'd be concerned that they might not stick to the plastic pockets for very long. If they do, it looks like a great affordable solution to a very common problem. I could never understand that some table manufacturers design tables with pockets attached by...

A friend of mine who's a local table mechanic was selling various cues made by Mike Gulyassy - the creator of the Sledgehammer jump/break cue. One day he showed up with quite a few break cues for sale. I was able to try out a number of Orange Crusher break cues in different weights. They were...

I think this question belongs in the Talk To A Mechanic forum. A few years ago, I went on the Diamond factory tour with Greg Sullivan and I remember him saying that when Diamond's standard pocket opening is modified the angle must also be modified. I don't imagine that comes free.

Here's an exception... Bob Dzuricky may be as good a photographer as he is a cue builder. https://www.dzcues.com/finished_cues.html

It's been a couple of years since this thread has been active, but it's still relevant, so BUMP!

I appreciate that you included the rules that you used. They are very helpful. I see no mention of fouling except in a few specific situations. Is that because the penalty is not specific to Alabama and instead falls under standard 8-ball rules (ball in hand for current WPA rules)?