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nice wood I just want to express my satisfaction with Kelly's Brazilian Rosewood. I got a few blanks several months ago & as some of the cues are nearing completion, I am impressed with the appearance and stability of the wood. Not a hint of movement anywhere, pretty colors and a solid ring...

I got a few of KJ's carbide blades & must say that they work great! I've been using a 2" diameter HSS blade that is .040" thick which works fine but it can't compare to these carbide blades. They are much more solid due to the carbide body and the stiffness inherent in the smaller diameter...

Yes, I#m cutting all my shafts on the Techno. I$m cutting the butts on the lathe only because it&s easier to cut the sharp corners of the wrap groove in the same setup. Also, the lathe will handle cutting SS joints better than the Techno. The Techno has 4th axis capabilities but I don%t have...

Mine is a Techno-Isel. Yes, it is a gantry style machine but it is a bit heavier duty than the engraving machine shown in Newton's link. I've made many signs on my machine where I've taken 1/4" deep cuts in maple with a 5/8 diameter router bit at 30 ipm feed. I know it would handle more than...

I've made many shafts for billiard cues having 12.5 mm tips. I use a sleeve type ferrule made of Ivorine 3 tube (important - as it is mandrel wound) that is 3/8" long with a 3/8" diameter through hole. I run a 3/8-24 OS tap thru the bore for glue grooves & top it with a Triumph tip. I've...

Ha ha! Despite what the anti-CNC Luddites claim, I don't think there is a single "automatic cuemaking option" in operating condition anywhere. And to think I paid big bucks for that feature :-)

Exceptional job!

Jim, I'll take them if Dick isn't interested in them. Paypal OK? email me at bob@dzcues.com

Dick, I have one butt pc from the sample pack. You're welcome to it. Email me your address & I'll get it out tomorrow.

As usual, I'm playing catch-up on this forum but there's some good information here & I wanted to add my 2 cents. If I have a forearm that requires a core, I always step core using an 11/16" core through most of the forearm with a 13/16" diameter step for several inches near the handle. This...

A quick history of my live threading tooling. At the time, not much was available over the counter so I was left to my own devices. Left to right in the picture: first try was a carbide router that I sharpened just to see how it worked. Not bad but it needed more clearance. 2nd try had more...

Several years ago I did a series of trials that varied the angle in 1 degree increments & found that 86 degrees worked best. My best guess is that this style cutter doesn't cut efficiently at the tip & this is why the "wrong" cutter gives you a "right" angle. see http://www.dzcues.com/veneers.htm

207 is clearer than 205 & 206.

Based on some rough SS joint collars & some rough ivory joint collars machined to exactly the same specs, I find that the ivory is 74% of the weight of the stainless steel. The effect on balance will vary depending on the weight of the cue and the size of the joint collar. Changing a large...

Chris, Not really, although the thin wall on the larger collets will allow them to be inserted into the bearing unevenly - where the ends of the teflon at the sawcut are misaligned. But as long as you're aware of it, it's a simple matter to correct. That said, some of my larger teflon...

I know I am one of teflon's proponents but this is something you need to be aware of. While teflon is softer & more forgiving on your finished product, it will dent or slip more easily than delrin, depending on how you use it. Inside a bearing or a 5C or 2J collet - it is wonderful. But a 3...

This is exactly the fix you want if you're interested in getting your chuck DNP. But rather than removing material with a boring bar, you use a small arbor-mounted grinding wheel in a laminate trimmer. The arrangement is similar to using a thread mill to cut wood threads, except you use a...

I don't mean to sound contentious but if we are still talking about the pin shown in the picture (my picture, BTW), I can state with authority that: A. The flatbottomed pin will NOT fit if the hole is smaller than .307 dia. B. The flatbottomed pin will get increasingly sloppy as the hole...

Before you build this shaft you need to have one thing absolutely clear: does his cue have the old thread or the new? If it's the new thread, are you sure it's 3/8-10 flatbottom or 3/8-11 flatbottom (which looks very similar but isn't the same pitch nor is it really 3/8 diameter). But to...

Check halfway down this page for exactly that kind of repair. http://www.dzcues.com/in_progress.htm Only had to refinish the top half of the forearm - never touched the wrap. The customer said the cue played exactly the same after the repair.