Recent content by Zylr Cue

99 times out of a hundred, if your tip pops off after 3 shots, the problem is surface preparation, period. The fibre layer just makes installation take twice as long. Loc-tite 454 is the most reliable CA I've ever seen when used properly. Just make sure you are applying enough pressure to force...

Thanks for the update about Raist. RunScott was good enough to call me with news of this latest post. Even though I never met Raist, we had many extended and very frank conversations about his condition, prognosis and mental state. True to his character, he never mentioned that tournament he...

Adhesives of all kinds You can shop on line at Ellsworth Adhesives. They not only have every type of adhesive you'll ever need. thay also have very good prices even if you don't buy in large quantities. They also have locations all over the world. Just go to www.ellsworth.co/home.html...

Contact cement remover The solvent for contact cement is different that any other. You can get it at any Home Depot or Hardware store. It's the only way to fly. It also works very well for thinning contact cement and makeing it much easier to apply without the big build-up. It also dries...

Missing easy shots? The first time I met Willie Mosconi was very memorable for me as my question refered to this very subject. Here is what he said and I quote, "Good players make the tough shots, Great players make the easy ones too" Chisal it in stone guys because it speaks to more than one...

Doweling machine Hi Chris, Where are you located? I'm in So.Cal. and I'll be damned if I can find anybody out here that owns or operates a doweling machine. And believe me when I tell you that I really tried every avenue. Every dowel company told me the same thing, dowels are made on the east...

All very good suggestions but for my money you will get a better price and a much wider selection directly from a 3M distributor. For wood sanding you can get up to 800 in free-cut (yellow) and of course all the way up to 3000 in wet-dry. But for polishing, the best next to Micro-Mesh are the...

Tiger does not sell ferrules from what I've heard. They sell 1" pieces of the material for $3.00 that you have to make into a ferrule yourself. And in order for this material to work properly, it should be threaded AND glued. Z.

Once in a while, I come accross a player that pulls the cue so far back on the backstroke that the ferrule touches their hand. The reason it felt sticky is because it is glossy. Have you ever picked up a cheap import cue with so much lacquer on the shaft that it stuck to your hand when you...

I would like to hear questions and comments about Ivor-X Ferrules. Please be honest and descriptive of any problems. I now have an ample supply and will sell at wholesale prices. You must buy at least 20. Larger quantities are available at zylrcue@hotmail.com.

X-rays of cues!!! The only X-ray of a cue that Ariel ever saw were the ones that I brought in to Best Billiards when we worked in the same shop doing repairs. As a matter of fact, most of your quotes are from MY bio in the second ediition of the "Blue Book of Cues". I can't begin to imagine...