Recent content by TerryZak

What a coincidence 336Robin, I've been playing with several Elite Break cues, where I've taken all of the weight out of them, then added back to get to the 16.3 oz. range which give me a balance point of 20.2 inches. The light cue plays better IMHO, and with the predominantly forward weight...

And this ^^^ is why I have 13 spare 3/8-10 shafts in various configurations, tip diameters, tapers, and rings per inch...

Agreed. I use the Maguire's Gold Class Carnauba paste wax and have good success with it. I later tried the Renaissance wax as a comparison and disliked it considerably. It did seem to pick up dirt and chalk, and I don't place my cues on the table, and apply chalk with the cue almost horizontal...

OK folks. Results are in. I used the Tiger sealer, and then the Meguiar's Gold Class Carnauba Plus Premium Paste Wax. I sanded with 1200 grit between coat of wax. Last coat of wax I used the Tiger burnisher and burnish the shaft at higher speed on the lathe. Had travelled a bit for work, but...

Thanks for the input maha, I'm trying out the Tiger cleaner and sealer products on a cheap shaft from Doctor Billiards on eBay and will see how that performs. By the way, I cleaned up the Tiger burnisher with soap/water and a fingernail brush. Only took a few minutes and it cleaned up very...

Thanks for your responses. I started a new job and haven't been on here in a while! Appreciate the insights.

I do tilt my cue when chalking, but admittedly, I've never burnished this Joss shaft that's picking up all the chalk. I know that it's common to burnish the sides of the tip, but you're saying that the length of the wood shaft should be burnished as well? And that'll keep it from picking up...

I do like the Master's chalk, but don't like how it gets into the pores of the wood. It's my OCD thing.

True. I also use the tip covers from Longoni and some other's that are short/clear plastic one's to capture that.

Thank you, maha, Does the dollar bill get the chalk dust out of the pores of the shaft? That's what I'm trying to avoid with the sealing and waxing. Thanks in advance. Terry

Yes, I find that for the shafts I've sealed and waxed, they clean up quite well with a damp paper towel and then I buff dry with a microfiber. If it's been a while and I'm going to apply another coat of wax, then I clean with isopropyl alcohol. "Can't shellac obviously but I wish there was...

Thanks straightline. Cleaning from the joint to the tip makes great sense! Seems so obvious now, but hasn't been previously! Since I don't know what's on a shaft when I purchase it, I start out with Bug & Tar remover and then alcohol to remove oils and any remnants of wax. Then give the shaft a...

Guess I should leave some magic eraser in my cue case for when chalk builds up. I changed to the TAOM V10 (Pagulayan blue flavor), and hold my cue at an angle when chalking to reduce accumulation on the shaft. But I guess it also gets picked up by the glove (Molanari or Predator Second Skin)...

Yeah, I had used this one when I was out playing to clean up a shaft that felt like it was dragging. It was a shaft that I haven't gotten around to sealing with sanding sealer and also had not waxed it yet. I was surprised by how much chalk the rough side of the Tiger burnisher removed from the...

I already do that with my billiard gloves, which is as far as I can press that. But I stepped out on a limb and took some pump hand soap and a fingernail brush to the Tiger burnisher tonight. Blotted with a towel and am letting it dry. We'll see how it holds up!