Recent content by Tommy714

I first offered these on the FB page for the Cue Smith Lathes (of which, I am a proud owner). It started as a project to learn how to draw in Fusion 360°, and once a few guys posted their feedback, I was inundated with requests. Each collet has the size clearly labeled on the bottom of the brim...

Ok, maybe the "simple box" would have been more simple, but this works DAMN good! The tension can be adjusted by tightening the knurled nuts, and it's easy to load. I got the knurled push button 1/2" nuts from McMaster Carr. Thanks for all the suggestions, and I incorporated many in my final...

Any chance you can email, or post a picture of the rough sketch? I've got some ideas, but it's getting late, and my head is hurting from thinking to hard!

I'm a bit self-taught, what is the Kersenbrock manual?

Actually, it gave me the guidance I needed. The only thing I need to determine is if I plan on maintaining the tension in the thread with my left hand as I have always done or if I'm going to try and rely something mechanical to help with the tension. I find I need to keep the tension to keep...

Does anyone have a design for a way to hold a spool of Irish Linen? The one I built gets jammed up as the thread spools off the end, and gets tangled on the spindle.

If you were looking to buy the perfect break cue, what would you look for? Weight Tip material Tip shape Shaft material Wrap / no wrap (and if a wrap what kind) Shaft shape (pro-taper, etc.) Anything else I'm not thinking of

It's not that complicated or sinister. I make pool cues as a hobby, and wanted to find out what was most in demand. That is all. As far as posting the results, it is just FYI. If you also make pool cues, perhaps, you would also find this information useful. Most cue makers with more...

Just adding a bump to the survey. Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T3TX3V3 Please take a minute an fill out the survey. No need to leave any reply here. I'll post the results tonight for all to see (Saturday 3/20/21).

As promised, here are the results. Thank you all for participating. With more than 100 respondents this represents a fairly decent sample size.