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I'm making a short, 22" butt for a junior player. I used the compound taper feature of CueCut to make the first 6" my standard taper (so my collets would work). The next 6" transitions to a larger diameter which also matches my taper and leaves the large end at 1.270". This allows the player...

LOL, thanks, Kelly.

It's simply 2 holes repeated at whatever the distance is between your mounting points. But I agree, it's a PITA doing all those holes manually. Nice job, Randy. Some pics when the top is mounted would be nice!

Nicely done!

No, Neil. It's Mach3's standard "Program Run" page. Yes, it will, Jim. It doesn't show the cutter diameter but the limits are there for your verification. You make a great point about the value of this page for a quick reference. I don't use this page often enough but will in the future.

timely screw-up This cue was .030" oversize & I was going to take a light cut to clean up the inlays. Obviously, I plugged in a wrong number but I caught it before anything more than the Juma joint collar was destroyed. I cut off the old collar, picked up the threads & cut away the remains...

Based on my first hand experience, I found Kelly’s program to be a surprisingly useful addition to my shop. A solid background in MasterCam made me skeptical at first but CueCut has proven to be a simple, versatile alternative when cutting anything round. Once you establish your machine’s...

In response to a sudden flurry of inquiries, I added a few lines to the bottom of the page describing the modified pin. I hope it helps explain why not all 3/8-10 pins interchange perfectly. It is still an easy fix.

Got it. I've done that on a few cues but the trade off (when using my regular point geometry) is shorter points & a wider gap at the base of the points. Not sure that I want that. Besides, I can make the points only about 1/2" longer due to veneer sheet length. 5/8" x 2". And sometimes I'll...

Some great info here on epoxies but the construction techniques only apply to forearms without points. Here's one way to achieve something similar with a pointed forearm. Any others?

I used 18 gauge, 3 conductor shielded cable for my inductive home switches & have had absolutely zero problems. My choice was based on 2 things: 1. It was available cheap locally since it was the end of a roll. 2. It's overkill. I love overkill. And, as Jake suggests, instead of using limit...

What to do with all those rejects? Please send me all your smooth backed floaters & slow sinkers.

Video quality is excellent! Nice job, Mike!

I use the Config/Fixtures tab to double check the numbers but that's a good idea using the G59P numbers - even for making duplicate work stations in case you accidentally overwrite one.

Lol. Royce, notice the G58 written on my spinner base in the video. That's so I don't forget which offset goes with which station. My 3-jaw chuck fits into the round register on my scavenger board. That's G56. My indexer is G57 but all I really save there is the X coordinate (which is the Y...

Funny you should mention this. I just put up a video showing the first butt w/wrap groove that I did on my CNC. I haven't squared the corners yet but that's pretty basic. The main thing was to cut the groove to the correct depth & taper in one operation.

Actually, I bought a 3 lb. coffee can full of those ferrules about 20 yrs ago. I think I paid around $20 for it. They were called "marbelite" or something like that. They were my cheap replacement ferrule & I used them for players on a tight budget. I still have several dozen remaining but...

A guest was using my computer & neglected to log in under his own name. He was a Most Ventriloqual Person. Thanks, Royce, I'll give Jim a shout.

Thanks, Dave. Although I didn't write the original post, I wouldn't mind finding a spare or two. Mine was probably the only good one.

Hi gang. Brianna had some MT0 extended/relieved live centers (brass fronts) he sold for quite a while. In case anyone might have some they don't use, I'm looking to buy 2 of them. Note he made ones with a straight shank and a morse taper 0 shank. I'm looking for any with the morse taper 0...