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I didn't mean to sound like a racist a-hole. I was just making a point that if they're gonna advertise and sell in a foreign market, maybe they should get the foreign language correct. Anyway... Jal: Yes, you're 100% right. If the cue stick deflects to the left, the cue ball must go to the...

G10 is fiberglass fibers impregnated with epoxy resins. Very similar to phenolic. G10 machines easier than phenolic, so that tells me it's a bit softer. I personally believe phenolic hits harder than G10. It all depends what you're looking for in a break tip. The phenolic/G10 solid ferrule-tip...

You want to leave the original wrap, but remove the clear coat that's on top of the wrap? Can't be done. You'd have to have the clear over the wrap and the wrap removed, and have it re-wrapped. There are a few touchy things on this particular job: 1. You'd have to very carefully cut the clear...

I had to stop reading after the fifth spelling error. I realize Kamui is based in Japan, and their English is far better than my Japanese, but come on. Run the text through a spell-checking program, or hire someone fluent in English to double-check the "our product is far superior to all others"...

I have no problem with people asking which product they should use (tips, shafts, cues, etc.). That's what this whole forum site is for - asking questions and exchanging information. However, it all breaks down to one very important fact: Just like snowflakes, no two pool players are exactly...

Zerius: Yes, you're absolutely right. You'd have a hell of a time getting a Genuine Radial shaft with a phenolic insert to thread onto an aftermarket radial look-a-like pin. The phenolic won't give like wooden threads would. The same would be true if you tried putting a 5/16-18 Meucci shaft onto...

As far as the outside diameter of the pin, the standard convention is the major diameter (the distance from the left outside edge of the screw thread to the right outside edge of the screw thread) is the size of the pin/screw/bolt. Genuine Radial pins are 3/8-7.62 (I explained the 7.62 above.)...

Genuine UniLoc Radial pins have 7.62 threads per inch, which is 3 threads per centimeter. The aftermarket radial look-a-likes I've seen are 8 threads per inch. These numbers are close and can fool the eye, but using a regular old grade school ruler you can measure in both inches and cm. If you...

5,000 years old? That's just an infant compared to 50,000 year old Kauri Wood. http://www.ancientwood.com/

If you start with the bare necessities, you *might* get by only spending about $5,000. Maybe. But you'll undoubtedly get sucked in like the rest of us! :) Talk with Chris Hightower. He can get you started in the right direction, tell you want you *have* to have, what you *might* want, what you...

You describe a perfectly valid reason to play a safety. You don't have to hide the fact that you're applying strategy to the game. Watch any pro match and you'll quickly see safeties played. I know there are players out there that think safeties are for wussies, but those players are cavemen...

I have made a few extensions that go in between the shaft and the butt. Yes, you gotta take the cue apart, put the little extension piece on, and screw everything back together. So, it's a little bit cumbersome. However, you gotta weight that against how many times you'd use the extension and...

acousticsguru: I'm really not trying to make this an adversarial debate. My apologies if I'm coming off that way. Sometimes it's difficult to effectively communicate in text. I was just trying to defend cuemakers a little bit when questioned whether or not 1/100th of an inch of warp in a shaft...

acousticsguru: I'm going to have to disagree with you on a few points. First, I find it odd this thread is in the Main Forum, and not in the Ask the Cuemaker Forum. Secondly, when a cuemaker gives his two cents worth, you dismiss his information, and substitute your pool playing experience...

Ha! Yeah, I suppose if used properly. Or... would that be improperly?

Your shaft is off 1/100th of an inch over 29 inches, and you think that's unacceptable? Wow, you have some pretty high standards. The fact of the matter is very few shafts are *perfectly* straight. Many factors contribute to "imperfect" shafts: improperly made, natural movement of wood, humidity...

All of that, and: BE CAREFUL! Depending how powerful your lathe is, it'll just keep spinning no matter what gets in the way. With a hammer, you can smash your finger. With a circular saw, you can cut off a finger. With a lathe, it can kill you.

GBCues: I've always hear it pronounced "loo-CAH-see", but what do I know? ddcuerepair: There's not a single LE series Lucasi in your link. neur0tic: (1) Post a picture, or (2) Google Lucasi LE and search through the 52,000 results. While you're all here: I have a Chevy, I bought it in 2005...

1.5 oz extra is pretty hard to get used to, and would require quite a bit of un-learning and re-learning of muscle memory. Boring weight out of the end of a cue isn't too difficult. Boring out that much weight might not be mutilation, but it's certainly serious surgery. However, you're probably...

Two posts about the same cue, neither with a picture? You must've been bored at about 5:15am, huh? In all seriousness, there are more cues in the Lucasi LE series than you can shake a stick at (so, it must not stand for Limited Edition?). I highly suggest you post a picture, or send an email...