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And I have pics of 2 different styles of taper bars at the bottom of this page: http://www.dzcues.com/cnc_photos.htm

Actually, the tpi recommendations are just that - recommendations. If you do the math, a 1/4" dia head minus the .150" shank dia will theoretically allow a .050"/side thread depth. If your major thread dia will be .375" and your minor dia is .308" (as in the case of a 3/8-10 FB), that means...

band saws All good advice from the above posters but I want to emphasize: size DOES matter. The larger, the better. One concern is blade fatigue from the tighter radius of a 12" saw. I'd say 14" is the minimum you should consider. You also get a greater throat depth with a larger saw. I...

Arrived yesterday. Very nice material, Martin. Great price, too.

I vote for Techno, too. Don't worry so much about cost. Mine paid for itself in less than 3 yrs - since then, it's been almost all profit. I did upgrade the software one time since then but the only breakdown I had since 1995 was a limit switch I rapid traversed into. And I would definitely...

They polish up real nice, too...if black isn't your style.

pic I just realized I've been talking about a .304 diameter tap drill when actually I've been making it .302 - which is an "N" drill. My mistake. Link will take you to a pic showing the results of power tapping a 9/32 diameter lead hole. Notations on pic should explain everything. One...

Whoever said pool players were logical? Part of the difference is that automotive parts are usually assembled once & only once. A cue is assembled & disassembled every time it will be used in battle. Any sloppiness detected during this ritual can be perceived as a weakness if the warrior is...

Correction: it SHOULD start with a 9/32 hole. That's the proper size to use (.275/.281 = close enough). However, virtually everybody on this forum uses 5/16. Even the big name aftermarket shafts use a 5/16 hole. It's the easy way out. Kinda like rounding off the corners of joint faces. Or...

Yes, the std threads are rolled and although you make a good point, I'm not sure the irregularities you see are really as bad as they look. When I band sawed the wood in half, it may have distorted the thread form somewhat. Your contention that rolled threads can be distorted is correct. The...

Dick, your first sentence is absolutely correct but please let me put it into perspective: The standard formula for determining tap drill size says that the hole should be .275 diameter. However, anyone trying that will find that maple will tear, leaving ragged, unsightly threads. Because of...

Here's what I've learned: http://www.dzcues.com/hammered_tips.htm

http://www.dzcues.com/cnc_photos.htm

This is the look Slim wanted for his cue so I installed an ivory sleeve over a threaded black linen collar. It's a solid mechanical connection that gives the ivory a little more protection. And once the shaft is assembled, it isn't noticeable at all. It's similar to the way Tony (Black Boar)...

That's how my old black Kress routers checked out but my new red ones aren't that close. Is yours the 800w/110v model or the 1100w/220v?

see this thread for my current thoughts on Kress: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=116337 I requested that people check runout on their spindles but nobody replied. I was hoping to find out some information on the spindles everyone uses & some real, hard numbers about how...

Here is a quote from Precisebits concerning that same question: My question: "You offer 2 levels of accuracy: .0004 and .0002. This implies that I can just install an 1/8" shank cutter in a clean Precise Collet & expect .0004 or better TIR with the Porter Cable #7518. Is this true? Is this...

Very nice cues but I did a double take when I saw your new case. See the inlays in this cue I built earlier this year: http://www.dzcues.com/images/em_web.jpg The customer sent me a sketch of the sword inlay in January & I proposed the double ended inlay for the buttsleeve to expand on the...

makita is very nice I have been a staunch proponent of Kress for the past 15 yrs but since they came out with the new colored bodies, the quality seems to have dropped. I've had 2 that had .003" runout on the collet seat of the spindle. This is not runout checked in the collet - this is...

Lee, look closely at what you just posted. That is the price for the ROUTER SET with collets, overpriced wrenches and possibly a mount. The quote I have from 8/08/08 is this: H24K00M82104 1 800 watt Kress spindle only. $295.00 I stand by my original post.