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    Joe Salazar,the pool player

    Joe has always been a fair and honest person. He was also a great player. Bill Stroud
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    Billiards Digest: The Hustler and Minnesota Fats

    I invited both Tevis and Fatty to the Dayton tournament alone with most of the players. I personally introduced Fatty to Tevis for the first time at the Dayton tournament. It is safe to say that they had never met before. The introduction was cold at best. I personally think that Tevis who...
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    Best way to sell a 9' Pro Am Diamond +

    I have a cherry stained maple pro am for sale. It has never been moved and I am the only one that has ever played on it. It is in Ruidoso NM. Bill Stroud
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    Bad news

    Michael, The doctors at Mayo told me I only had a month at best. That was 3 years ago. Don’t give up. Look at other treatment options. Try other Cancer centers. I left Mayo and went to UNM. They saved me. Don’t give up! Bill Stroud
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    Best shafts ever produced.

    I have to agree with you. If you have a stroke and know how to play position you can play with any shaft. Bill Stroud
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    New Pet Scan

    Michael, Good luck with your Pet scan. I had another Brain MRI Thursday at Mayo. It’s probably my 12th one. Good result this time. Unfortuanly they want me to have another Cat scan to look at a possible melanoma. Hope they find nothing. All the best, Bill Stroud
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    What is the "best" brand of Irish linen wrap

    Mike, I was the one that got Hurlbert to produce the linen after Courtland stopped making it. It was actually made by Penn Associates. My first order was for 500lbs. I sold it to Viking, McDermott, Black, Joss, Szamboti and Gina. I think Gina still has some of the original. Bill Stroud
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    making a Sleeved joint

    I used the black phenolic under an Ivory sleeve for years because I found I had no cracked Ivory joints with this method. Bill Stroud
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    Uni-Lock Quick Release or Radial Pins?

    Mike, Not to be nit-picky but any V-form thread will out of necessity have more clearance (slop) than the Radial thread. Without clearance it would not screw together. Bill S.
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    Uni-Lock Quick Release or Radial Pins?

    As the creator of both the Radial and the Uniloc perhaps I should explain why I came up with the ideas. The Uniloc was invented to provide a simpler and more precise pin that the 5/16- 18 and 5/16-14 that were being used at that time . Speed had nothing to do with it. The Radial was developed...
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    New pool company, help pick our name!

    Company names work best if they are simple. GE ATT Sprint Some are derived from family names. Ford Ferrari Names I have created in the past. Josswest ACA -the American Cuemakers Association ICCS -the International Cue Collectors Show the Uniloc pin the Radial pin EurOwest I wanted to use...
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    Table #4 Denver Pool Rm....FamilyFunCenter....then Paradise, finally Hanks

    Bill, I played at the Fun Center for several years when Tony and his brother Johnny owned it. Way before Terry owned it. I was the best player in the room except for Russ Trotter playing 3C. Andy Hudson was a very good Black player. I gave him the 8 and beat him easily. We played even OP but...
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    New pool company, help pick our name!

    I surprised that no one has mentioned RUNOUT! RUNOUT CLOTHING, RUNOUT WARE, RUNOUT APPAREL. Every pool player knows what it means and aspires to do it. Logo should be simple. Bill Stroud
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    The Cue Collection

    It was a Tad and had a gold piece in the rear of it. I saw it several times. Bill Stroud
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    Gordy Hart

    Very sad news. He was a very nice person. Bill Stroud
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    lifting a diamond 9' professional - 3 pc slate

    I have moved my Pro many times with no problem. Get 2 dollies or 2 sliders and a roller car jack. Put the car jack in the middle of one end. Remember to only use 3 points to lift the table not 4. Bill Stroud
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    Black adh burl from Meridian blades

    Mike, Really a Looker! Bill S.
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    NEW CF Carbon Fiber Shaft Not Straight. Input Needed

    I have been to the factory in China where most of the CF shafts are made. They are made on a computer controlled machine that wraps the carbon filaments around a steel mandrel. Some of the elements are radial and some are longitudinal. After everything drys they are ground and finished. It is...
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    Micarta?

    It is linen phenolic turned from flat sheet. Bill S.
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    Joss West block cue w/ silver

    Don, Can't tell from the pics but if all the white is not ivory then it is Implex. Joint rings would be the same. Only made one or two with BE and silver. Bill
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