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For those of you wondering what you can do to remove the “gunk” McDermott puts on the Defy shaft, try this. I used 3000 grit sandpaper to lightly remove whatever crap the shaft was coated with. Just a light sanding; no need to be aggressive. It’s now as smooth as my custom made shaft. You may...

I’ll bet the older folks declining would be a novel idea that the APA’s hcp system should take into consideration.

I had a feeling my comment would bring your comment. Your comment “In reality, it is actually easier to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to be measured at a higher skill than it is to lose those same skills” is on a one way street. As people age, skills diminish and their ability to play...

Well... despite what some will say. I'm convinced that the 'equalizer' is constructed to advance players with greater ease then allow them to go down in rating. You hit the nail on the head!! NO APA operator will admit this as it makes it easier to break up teams in the hopes they will start a...

If it’s like APA, then they scratch your name on an old Dufferin cue, put an old Indian headdress on and throw chicken bones as they say Sanskrit incantations in Greek. Then they throw a dart at a board with just numbers from 2 to 9. Or something similar. This is as close as we can come up with.

“By normal i mainly meant one that slips over the shaft. How did you get the ferrule off?” I drill out as much of the ferrule as possible, then carefully use a boring bar to remove the rest. Of course, I use a lathe. I then cut down Tomahawk tubes to fit the opening in the CF shaft. This is how...

See above. Leather tips will harden with use. Even a Super Soft tip can become harder than Chinese arithmetic. A few years ago i installed a new, very popular layered SS tip. On my own cue. In less than 2 weeks of play, the tip was almost impossible to cut off with a new bi-metal Lenox blade. I...

Mike, you are correct. The shaft plays fine. The annoying tink sound drove me crazy. Over about 60 years of playing pool, I’ve found that an unusual sound made at impact usually means a cracked ferrule or a tip poorly installed. I replaced the tip and ferrule and problem solved for me.

By normal I meant stock ferrule. When I ordered I wasn’t given a choice of ferrule. I also made the Tomahawk ferrule about 1/4 inch longer. I can only speculate as to why the shaft made a tink sound originally

Try a Tomahawk ferrule. Replaced the stock ferrule on my Cynergy with Tomahawk and bye bye “tink”.

Is this about replacement tenons? I’ve had no problems with 2 part epoxy. Just wait until it has cured completely. The replacement tenon should not twist at this point.

+1 on the Saw Stop. Bought a Jet JPS before a Saw Stop was available and when money is available I’ll be upgrading. I think all TS should have the Saw Stop safety feature.

I’ve been an hobbyist woodworker for over 20 years. I was told to buy my last table saw first. Great advice. It’s the backbone of any woodworker’s shop. Buy a great quality lathe and if and when you need another one, you’ll find a home for your first lathe. Good luck in your search.

I store my tips in a cigar humidor (have done this for years) to help them stay at about room temperature and a little higher humidity. So far so good.

Russell Weeks owned the local pool hall then. Beer or a soft drink and pool. Nothing else. Ten cents per game for 6 ball or 9 ball. A quarter for 8 ball. Everything else was on the clock. This was in a small town in South Florida. Best place and time to grow up IMHO.

If you like a “click” sound from your cue, don’t use Tomahawk. Tomahawk and a VS Ultraskin tip removed the “tink” sound from my Cynergy cue. The sound a cue makes is a personal preference. I’ve replaced ferrules that had a small crack, but the owner thought he just needed a new tip. LBM may be...

Since I use and recommend Tomahawk for ferrules, I’ll look for Dap Weldwood CA. Thanks for the heads up.

The ferrule was Tomahawk and have had no problems with Loctite and that ferrule. I think I just got a bad bottle. This happens from time to time with many products.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t post this. Just opened a new bottle of GG CA to install a couple of tips. Prepared the tip and ferrule as normal, waited 10 minutes and started to shape the tip. The tip fell off!! Never had that happen with Loctite Gel. Only used GG because the store was out of Loctite...

Garzar you are spot on again. My Cynergy made a god awful tink sound; my workaround was to change the ferrule to Tomahawk and that made the sound much better. This may not work for anyone else.