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glue when I glue fiber pad to tip and tip, with fiber pad to ferrule, I press together snug....NOT a lot of pressure You press too hard......not much glue is in glue joint.....weak bond? You WANT a layer of glue between parts. Does this seem the right way? Sax

fiber pad Also, I install a fiber pad between tip and ferrule. Is this a waste? I think the pad helps protect the ferrule. The high end tips ....I use carbon fiber pads from ob1.

How do you install tips? 1) face off ferrule 2) sand ferrule (area to be glued ) 100 grit sand paper 3) removed 4) sand tip 100 grit sand paper 5) tape ferrule up to edge where tip is glued 6) Glue on tip Loctite Super Glue gel 7) Trim sides of tip 8) shape tip to dime curve (quarter...

info Thanks for the info. Elmer's with a few drops of water. (do not want it to start to dry before I get to the end of Wrap) -Try W-40 on the loop you use for the Tuck!!!! -Tuck method (If done right) Does Not show the Tuck! Later, Sax

What glue do you use for Irish Linen Wrap? -Elmer's Glue-All -Titebond Original -Titebond III -Other type of Glue? Do you use Full strength or dilute with few drops of water? Drill hole or tuck Wrap? Later, Sax

hit of cue Barringer cue Bludworth cue Southwest cue The hit of these cues (basic cue) are SOLID. Love the hit! Did not like the Southwest (taper of shaft),but solid hit. Meucci cues have lots of flex. (like a whip) Seems that the great cues are more towards the solid hit. Do you build you...

less deflection Would the 1/2" Ferrule, with larger tenon diameter, produce lower deflection on the cue ball? or standard 1/4" tenon diameter? Threaded ferrule (better construction) two bonds (glue + threads) Looking for a ferrule construction that lowers the deflection. Any input...

Ferrule Length 1/2 " length ferrule seems to be a lot more common. Some of the low deflection shafts use the short ferrules. Great thread What do you think about the short 1/2" Ferrules? later, sax

tips Thanks to GB cues for the info on the other thread. I do have sniper tips! Has anyone used Tiger Onyx-LTD laminated cue tips? If so, What kind of feedback did you get? Cueman I will try the Loctite Super Glue Ultra Gel. later, sax

I have been doing basic cue repairs for ~13yrs. In stock I have Lee Pro-Triangle-Elk Master-Water Buffalo-Sumo Hard- Moori-Kamui Tips What tips do you (cue builders & cue repair person) keep in stock? What is a great high end tip to have in stock? Also, What is you best glue for tips? I...

poison cue The cue was a Poison Jump/Break Cue. I think the pin breaks loose of the epoxy/glue from applying too much torque when you put the cue together.(over Time) Some customers....no matter what you do....it's YOUR Fault his cue is screwed up...he wants it fixed for free...or else...he...

Customer's Jump/break cue with joint pin comming out. I repair the joint pin. Remove the pin...clean out the old epoxy/glue... clean up the pin...re-epoxy the pin in place...everything is ok. About a week later, Customer comes back with the pin at the a-joint commimg out(prong/handle)....says I...

tip press Thanks for all the feedback!!!! I will try different methods of compressing the tips. Looking for the most consistent method to press the tips. Is there a way to test the hardness of tips? In a box of 50 tips....Triangle or Elkmaster..... How can you tell the ones that are...

Just ordered a Picone Tip Press. Anyone that has one of these tip Press? How did you set up the tip press to get the SAME amount of compression on EVERY tip? How much time do you keep each tip in the press? Any feedback would be appriciated!!! I like the press that compresses the tip. (not...

Does anyone know the phone # for Unique Products? They sell the Cue Companion & many other cue building lathes. website just gives mailing address directory info could not find phone# I had the no# years ago Maybe they switched to an unlisted number? ........to avoid calls from a-holes...

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pechauer reduced $825.00 pechauer shipped & insured I will add a new tip & shaft clean, sometime in the next year. FREE ($50.00 value) buyer's cost is the shipping the shaft to me later, sax

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tips I can install a moori med or soft tip on the pechauer or espiritu cue at no additional cost If you like the sniper tip thats on the cues....we can just leave that way I will clean up the shafts of the cues before shipping I've beeen doing cue repairs for ~ 10 years later, sax

cues for your info the pechauer & espiritu cues do not belong to me they belong to a good friend for the past 36 years he has alot of cues and decided to downsize his collection later, sax