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Here's what I know. I had been unsatisfied recently with normal utility blades and FINALLY found those Lennox Gold at Lowe's,but still not as good as expected. I found a place in Canada that sells among other things,ceramic utility blades,so I ordered a couple. I've only used it twice so...

I've only had 3 bad ones right out of the box,but I'm only on my 3rd box of Triangles ever,LOL. The last box I bought was maybe 3 months ago,but for whatever reason,the tips in this box are discolored. Typically,they are kinda whitish on top. For whatever reason,some of them have reddish brown...

Joe himself told me that at the time that he was the only living human that had been approved to be allowed to buy it directly from NASA. Maybe that was true,maybe it wasn't :grin-square: but I have no reason to doubt it. Keep in mind his pin is not the typical 3/8 diameter. I've never seen...

Not saying it doesn't exist,but have never heard of such a thing. Even the shafts that went with the break/jumps aren't much if any different than their normal shafts,other than a slightly stockier taper and different tip on the ones I've seen. Tommy D.

Grizzly lathe help how to operate... If he has the router spinning true enough for it to do the job without becoming a carbide missile,then I'm all for it and applaud him. Just seems like the kind of thing that might go horribly wrong before he even touches off. Tommy D.

Grizzly lathe help how to operate... Just based on the pics,what concerns me most here is his thread mill. That router better be PERFECT or that cutter is coming apart. Tommy D.

What is the biggest spot you ever seen a good player give up to another decent playe I didn't get to see it,but was told a story about Earl Strickland giving a guy that played about Allison Fisher's speed the 4,5,6,the break,AND the first shot after the break. Earl lost the first 12 games,but...

Strong Arm John used to play with one just like that...Tommy D.

Back about 20 years ago,I left my usual poolroom and went to a nightclub to meet a girl. While I'm waiting on her,I wind up playing a typical Nino Brown type. He wins 3 games in a row for a beer playing bank 8 ball while I'm goofing off with a house cue. Maybe the alcohol got on him,but he...

I can also verify these cutters RULE,plus that is as good a price on them as you will probably find. These are about the only brand I've found that are good enough to do tips and ferrules right out of the box. Sometimes,the factory tip radius on carbide lathe tools doesn't add up to a...

He's 100% right,Sigel would play practically perfect for entire tournaments,as long as his break worked. When he won his 101st major title (before he retired),he missed exactly 2 balls in 7 races to 13 (undefeated,no one got past 6 games),and made NO other mistakes unless you count empty...

Is it being case hardened and then re-ground? Is Thompson rod not good enough for this application? Tommy D.

I can remember going into Starcher's during the week at midnight and there being meaningful action on practically every table,and players of all skill levels. There were close to 100 guys in that area that played right around Hennessee's speed,and a couple hundred more a ball or 2 under...

I got a bottle of clear Elmer's about a year ago that was quite good the one time I've needed to use it. The stuff I used before that was a Dollar Tree brand in a 28oz bottle I got for a dollar,LOL. Tommy D.

Both Buddy and Grady told me that if you bet high back in the 70's and 80's,that you probably lost if you WEREN'T on something because you can bet your ASS your opponent was. The best tactic they said is to play slower than your normal pace a little,because if you're at the table the "high"...

He might not be now,but a while back he was using a Mezz but also was fond of a particular stitch-ring Schon. Tommy D.

I saw an ad for the Porper break/jump in the May '89 Pool and Billiard Magazine,which was the first copy of the magazine I ever saw. Tommy D.

Keep in mind that even though low,inside spin is used in both cases here,the fullness of the hit is dramatically different. On the first example,you really have to hit the ball full and drive the crap out of the spin to get it to work,esp depending on how fast the table is. In the 2nd...

I bought my Enco mini lathe 8 years before I went thru machine shop school. It's completely paid for itself 100 fold. With the rights hands on it and a few accessories,it's MORE than enough for tip and ferrule work,and with a little more work and tooling,it could do wraps and shaft work as...

That shaft made good solid contact with a thin edged metal object at some point,maybe on the edge of a table rail,etc. I fix these by covering them with a small piece of fresh paper towel that has been lightly moistened with water. Then I heat up a smooth-edged stainless knife (like for butter...