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Appreciate that, Chris. I'll do that.

I have a Hightower Deluxe lathe. When I chuck up a precision ground dowel, my dial micrometer shows about .004" runout. What's the best way to true it up? Or is this enough to even be concerned? BTW, not a knock on the Hightower. I've been using this one for over 10 years and I'm completely...

Well said, Joe. :thumbup:

Just got a newsletter from Florida. Said that the shortage is a myth and he has plenty. Said Moori isn't going anywhere.

Wasn't there an issue with malware on the site? Has that been resolved?

Appreciate that, Bob. I'm downloading the trial version in the morning.

If anyone knows of a good alternative, please post. I had planned on using this software to annotate a rule book. :cool:

Omg! You just described me. Except for the bi-polar and meds. :eek:

I always chuck the shaft up in my lathe and hand turn it a couple of revolutions. If the tip doesn't wobble, the shaft is straight. Doesn't mean you won't see daylight when you roll the shaft on a flat surface. I suspect some taper roll occurs when a cue repairman chucks up the shaft slightly...

I'd have Paul's shop refinish it without the signature and auction it for charity. :cool:

Run like hell!

The real mini tournaments are in Vegas at the Nationals. Any APA player can compete. You don't have to win a qualifier. My wife's ladies team won a trip to Vegas a few years back and I ended up winning about $700 in the mini's. Their team finished high in the Nationals and they won less than...

I met Dave Pearson in Vegas a few years back. Nice guy who was amazing to watch playing speed pool. But he also an outstanding player with a one handed jump shot that was phenomenal. I'm sure YouTube has some videos of Dave. I personally believe that speed pool is a short term gimmick. I don't...

That is strange. Haven't seen that.

Not good. This is from Atlas Billiard Supply this evening: http://www.cuestik.com/store/product.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=123&ITEM_ID=5814

Had the same problem a while back. Found on the Cuemaker's Forum that priming the tips with thin cyano makes them adhere better. Not had a single issue since I started priming. I do this with all tips now. :cool:

The risk is warpage, theft, and inlays moving damaging the finish. But I know many excellent players with high end equipment leaving cues in their car. I guess it's just my OCD. My 10 year old Mezz still looks basically new and I play 2-3 nights a week. :cool:

Hope not. I just installed two today. I haven't ordered any in about 6 months because most of my customers are requesting Kamui Blacks. I still like the Moori III mediums and the one I put on a Meucci Original today hits and feels great. I purchased a dozen mediums a couple of years ago and had...

Exactly. I can't think of any good reason to store cues in your car unless you're heading to or leaving a pool room. Why expose your cues to heat and humidity or worse, theft? :cool:

I'm no big fan of the APA but I agree with this post. I payed $60 last January to see Jerry Seinfeld perform for about an hour. I enjoyed it and felt like I got my money's worth. Same with the U.S. Amateur qualifiers.