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I added a 250-000 OXA QCTP. I decided not to use the spacer that it came with and made a taller 1/2 inch spacer instead. Dave38 has a nice solid looking spacer that he repurposed from a router mount for his QCTP. https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/cue-smith-deluxe.541388/post-7211664

OXA 250-000 wedge type QCTP from Ebay. You will need to make a spacer to mount the holder to your cross slide. 1/2 inch thick is about perfect. For the 250-007 angled cut off tool I had to grind off the lower dovetails to be able to get cutoff tool on center when extended 1 inch.

I made a horizontal spool holder and I had problems with the linen getting twisted up between the spool and my hand. The linen is spun from strands and the tension that I applied tends to unwind the weave causing it to develop a twist that worsens until it starts to knot up. I know that others...

A pair of extra drawer slides mounted end to end. I also have a couple cheap, no name, dial indicators that I use for X and Y. They work perfectly well for my needs.

I've made a few. Surprisingly, they play a little stiffer than regular Torrefied maple shafts. Sorry for the poor photo. The photo was of the thin end showing a very dense RPI. Like yourself, I can't seem to hang onto mine.

I agree that a pair of thread gauges are essential. I'm sure that most of the makers on here can tell common thread pitches at a glance. If you're out and about and you didn't happen to bring your thread gauges, you can download the free Thread Pitch app to your smart phone and do a quick...

It looks like a snooker cue. They often have a fitting in the bottom for a screw on extension. On the 12 foot tables, you may need an extension and a bridge.

Thanks. I saw those too. Add another €31 to ship. Besides, where is the challenge?

Nice job achieving a good fit. Choosing phenolic was a wise choice. Yes, mine are live threaded with a CNC mill.

I don't know. The mock up was a proof of concept (1/2-10). I struck out searching for the Longoni thread pitch. I'm guessing it's metric. I'll know when I have it in hand. I'll adjust to match. If anyone knows the thread pitch for a Longoni carom shaft pin, that would be helpful?

Those look very good. I never had any success using dies on wood. Well done. Did it fit well into the butt? I have a broken carom pin job coming in (my first one). It's a Longoni carom cue. I did a mock up before I agreed to accept the repair.

You can buy an optical tachometer from Amazon for $20. Put a small piece of reflective tape onto everything in your shop that spins.... point the laser at the reflective tape and know exactly how fast your item is rotating. Range is 2.5 to 100K RPMs. Accuracy is ±0.05%. It won't work on a highly...

I did have you mixed up. Sorry.

I use the UC100 USB to parallel adapter with WIndows 10. It works fine with Mach3. I enjoy your CueCut program.

I had the exact problem with twisting linen. I made a spool holder to hold the spool horizontal and had nothing but problems. My wife sews a lot (she has more sewing machines than you guys have lathes). She understands thread a lot more than I do. She said to get rid of the horizontal holder and...

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I'll take the radial tap if it's still available.

I've learned a lot from this and the Ask A Cuemaker forum. Chris Hightower has patiently answered my many emails. I'm happy to help out if I can.

I think that you will find it to be more versatile than a head stock mount. It takes less than 10 seconds to set up and 5 seconds to remove.