Rhino carbon fiber

[rhontz914]

I purchased the break shaft 3 months ago. While I understand they’re low cost I wouldn’t have thought the ferrule and shaft material would have cracked this soon. I was advised by the company their warranty is only for 30 days. They offered me $15 for my trouble. Hard pass on every spending a dime on their product again.

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[Poolhall60561]

I can’t tell from the picture if the carbon fiber is damaged.
Can the shaft be repaired with new ferrule and tip?

 

[rhontz914]

There is damage to the carbon fiber.


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[Rocket354]

There is damage to the carbon fiber.


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What event preceded/caused this damage?

 

[rhontz914]

I broke a rack of 10 ball


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[SSP]

I purchased the break shaft 3 months ago. While I understand they’re low cost I wouldn’t have thought the ferrule and shaft material would have cracked this soon. I was advised by the company their warranty is only for 30 days. They offered me $15 for my trouble. Hard pass on every spending a dime on their product again.

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Sorry about your shaft, I know Becue shafts are more expensive but the company's whole mission was to bring CF to billiards like to golf clubs, check them out.

 

[Black-Balled]

Urg. Frustrating.

First example of failure, I believe.

Being a break cue, one would think it couldn't be hit too hard.

 

[L.S. Dennis]

Very strange indeed! I have to believe this is a one off, I love my Rhino CF shaft and still think they are a great value for the money.

 

[jalapus logan]

Bummer. My rhino break shaft is holding up fine for what it's worth. I play a lot of 10 ball as well. Failures happen, sorry it was yours.

 

[garczar]

Their break shaft ferrule looks weak to me. The pic looks like ferrule failure led to the cf damage. A stouter ferrule would probably stop this from happening.

 

[Newsheriffintwn]

I purchased one to check them out a few weeks ago. The first thing I noticed is they have used and very brittle plastic (bright white color) for the ferrules. They use a clear acrylic pad on top of that which further compounds the brittle hit I experienced. I changed the ferrule to juma (wht) replaced the tip and had zero issues and liked the hit and sound a lot better. Mine was a playing shaft and I understand this is a break shaft, just my experience is all.

To the OP pretty lame on the warranty if you ask me. IMO the damage was caused by the inferior ferrule material used. The shaft can be fixed you might lose a little length as long as the crack isn't really long (far back into the cf). Once repaired will have a good shaft.

 

[L.S. Dennis]

Their break shaft ferrule looks weak to me. The pic looks like ferrule failure led to the cf damage. A stouter ferrule would probably stop this from happening.

I agree, it looks like a bad ferrule but easily fixable. At most maybe 1/8th of an inch might be taken off the CF portion but no big deal especially since it's just a break shaft anyway. Nonetheless this shouldn't have happened in the first place.

 

[garczar]

I agree, it looks like a bad ferrule but easily fixable. At most maybe 1/8th of an inch might be taken off the CF portion but no big deal especially since it's just a break shaft anyway. Nonetheless this shouldn't have happened in the first place.

if i had one i'd replace the ferrule with one made from tomahwak. That won't break.

 

[DeeDeeCues]

I agree, it looks like a bad ferrule but easily fixable. At most maybe 1/8th of an inch might be taken off the CF portion but no big deal especially since it's just a break shaft anyway. Nonetheless this shouldn't have happened in the first place.

It is impossible to tell how far the crack has progressed from the photos. It may be impossible to tell with it in hand. CF is a brittle material. I'd toss that shaft.

And here I was told that CF shafts were indestructible.

 

[rhontz914]

It is impossible to tell how far the crack has progressed from the photos. It may be impossible to tell with it in hand. CF is a brittle material. I'd toss that shaft.

And here I was told that CF shafts were indestructible.

I assumed I’d get more than a few months. I know anything can have an unseen defect which is acceptable. Their response to me was insulting.


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[nicksaint26]

There is a reason the good carbon fiber shafts cost more, they are made better!

 

[Buckzapper]

No, you cannot borrow my cue.

 

[dendweller]

They can only do 30 days, they sold a lot of break shafts during the holiday sale... and people are actually breaking with them.

 

[Zerksies]

Pretty sucky if you tell me, But you do get what you pay for. Now you see why Cynergy's and Revo's are $400-500

 

[garczar]

To some degree.

Pretty sucky if you tell me, But you do get what you pay for. Now you see why Cynergy's and Revo's are $400-500

A LOT of the price for those two are the big marketing/adv/sponsorship deals. They are still way overpriced for the actual product.