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  1. whammo57

    Clearcoat on shaft

    OMG............ just sand it with some 400 paper and then wax it................... Kim
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    Cognoscenti has raised rings...

    everyone has been repeating this old theory........... different coefficients of thermal expansion.............. well then answer me this riddle............ after the metal rings pop.... why does a refinish fix it???? if you build it right....... you will never feel the...
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    Cognoscenti has raised rings...

    ok.............. metal rings do not pop.................... the finish, sealer, adhesive, etc........... continue to cure and shrink............... if you can feel the rings.............. you built the cue too fast and didn't wait for everything to cure properly Kim
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    Cognoscenti has raised rings...

    a friend of mine has a $2000 predator........ you can feel every ring and inlay in it.................. Kim
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    Cognoscenti has raised rings...

    it means the cue was made too fast with out giving proper time for all the adhesives and finishes to fully cure............ Kim
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    Everybody Cores SHAFTS , Yes? 👽

    you stole my idea.....................
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    Object ball flies off table

    in APA......... 8 ball object ball off the table ... the ball is spotted when the player's turn is over............ if the player continues to run the balls... it is spotted when it is his last ball..... 8 ball off the table... loss of game...................... 9 ball......... object ball...
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    Piloted Joints

    I have made many shafts for a piloted joint.......... I made every one flat faced.............. no one ever noticed Kim
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    Everybody Cores SHAFTS , Yes? 👽

    a cored maple shaft is no value added................... Kim
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    Full Splice Buzz / Rattle

    a buzz in a cue can be an easy fix... such as the weight bolt... or it can be a night mare..... I made a cue and it had a buzz........... I pull the pin and recored the entire cue butt with a 3/8 wooden dowel................ it still buzzes.................... It is now my wife's break...
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    Wood filler?

    file a flat side on the plug to relieve hydraulic pressure from the epoxy........... use 5 minute epoxy.............. done it a few hundred times........... no failures Kim
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    Wood filler?

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    Tip to 'firm up' a LD shaft hit......?

    LOL............. an LD shaft is not intended for a hard hit Kim
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    Modifying/Retrofitting Smaller CNC for Inlays

    all you need is a pin indexed head stock or a 4th axis head stock and a tail stock................. mount them outboard of the CNC bed on a taig rail so you can mount a cue butt jus over the bed and you are able to slide the head stock and tail stock with the cue mounted ............. you can...
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    Redrilling CF Shaft

    it won't change the play Kim
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    Redrilling CF Shaft

    I did one......... drilled it with a 1/2in drill ...... glued in a phenolic rod......... drilled and tapped it................ no problems Kim
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    Sanitizing your Cue - Is Alcohol enough no immune system

    I don't believe anyone has caught covid from a surface............... keep you hands out of you nose and eyes............. wash you hands....... wear a mask Kim
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    Modifying/Retrofitting Smaller CNC for Inlays

    if you look at the pictures in Krown Custom Cues, LLC group........... you can see how he started out with a small CNC and modified it to do inlays Kim
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    Who refinishes with lacquer?

    acrylic lacquer does not cure..... it drys......... so it you put it on in many coats............ it may take a month or more to get fully hard................... Kim
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    Carbon shaft joint question

    I put the insert in and then drill and tap the hole Kim
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