Back in the 60's Victor tables had a rail system much like the one pictured and had their own pattent on it for being quieter, I believe the runners were rubber coated,,,,,,,,,,
Not necessarily, bottom taps will get perfect thread to within a thread or 2 of the bottom of a blind hole, and a thread mill can get all the way to the bottom. But I agree, the 1/2 inch or so don't really hurt anything.
I can, and have,,,,,,,, I actually did it on a snooker table once with Centenial Balls in 3 3/8" pockets, missed 2 out of 10. Guess I wasn't feelin it huh?
did I say zero musical instruments were made of spruce,,,,,,,,,,,,, "pretty much" means most,,,,,,,,,,, like most tonal woods work for pool cues,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, not ALL. PRK
You, professor are amazing in how you reply to ones post with something that has absolutely nothing to do with the post, and then verify your response with something entirely irrelevent to either their post or your response......... I mean, you can't be but just so ignorant and still...
I too love Nitti cues, but I don't see paying up for the Nitti Brand to get this particular offering, Looks like Chris was working by the hour and not from the heart here.
Just a simple parallel shift to center cue ball is a pretty sure pot on that, but that is not the topic, nor what you said earlier. Pivot would certainly over cut and likely miss the entire ball.
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It looks the same and I then have more control of final weight in the right places.
What do you think happens if I put a superior wood in for the core?
The original question was about shafts, so I'm going with straight grain all day on that. As far as coring figured maple it's been my experience you almost always have to to hit your target weight. Not many people like 17 ounce cues, I do, but not many customers.