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If anyone has Scott Gracio's current contact info, please PM me. He may have some wood I need. Thanks, Robin Snyder

A couple days ago I got 3 shafts from a friend for a routine turn-down. 2 came to me at 13.3mm. The other was huge at 14.2. These shafts were off cues fresh from the Philippines. When I say fresh I mean they have probably been in this country less than 3 weeks. One shaft had a TINY roll so I...

A friend needs his 8' Olhausen's pockets tightened to 4" and de-rattled CORRECTLY and the table re-covered with Simonis. Does anyone know someone in the San Francisco Bay area who can do this? Thanks, Robin Snyder

Here is the taper shaper

SOLD PENDING PAYMENT Thanks to everyone for your interest. Unique inlay machine for sale. Comes with the original 2 inlay plates. This machine is built to work with a Unique Taper Shaper taper machine or a Unique Cuebuilder lathe as it's base. OR... Unique Taper Shaper taper machine in...

Can anyone recommend a vacuum pump suitable for a 3"x18" vacuum table? Thanks, Robin Snyder

I need a belt for my belt-driven spindle. It is clear round urethane. It's like a clear O ring 2.25" across, 3/16" in thickness. The spindle came on my Align Rite CNC router, which is the same as the one Joe B. has for sale right now. I have other spindles I could install but this is a good...

I'm looking for 2 copies of the instructional book "The Lesson" by The Monk I'm looking for the edition with spiral binding and diamond numbers on the table diagrams. Robin Snyder

I need a titanium flathead allen screw for the rear of a bumperless cue. I'd take 4 if I could get them. Does anyone have any or know where to get them? If not, how about aluminum? Thanks, Robin Snyder

What I'm looking for is distinctly reddish tan or reddish brown phenolic, not just a shade of brown; as I said, "Mahogany". Paper or linen based. Butt size must be available. I could use 3 feet of it if it's the right stuff. Robin Snyder

I've seen a few threads in the last few years where somebody asks about these ultra cheap CNC's that are all over ebay. All the very experienced cuemakers who commented, who's opinions I respect enormously, seem to say "forget it, they're just not accurate enough for what we do". The...

Well I took the plunge and got one of these Chinese VFD/spindle outfits that are all the rage these days. Not much of a plunge: $360 for the whole outfit. I got the air cooled 1.5 kw version because it is 65mm in diameter, the same diameter as the original router mount on my Taper Shape, lathe...

I was looking for a motor for a Taig type lathe I'm building and I found this. It's way too big for a Taig but it fit my Porper perfectly. http://stores.ebay.com/CuTex-Sewing-Store?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 It's listed as "sewing machine electric servo motor, adjustable speed" down the page a...

My Porper B was somewhat loose and tired when I got it around 8 years ago and has not improved since then, so I am finally going to do some maintenance and upgrades, including new spindle bearings. It looks like a pretty straight-ahead job, but I can't get the chuck adaptors off either end of...

S.F. Bay area: A "customer" left a Stroud shaft with me for a new tip and never picked it up. It was for a cue he had "borrowed" from a friend, he said. I have had no contact with this guy since; I have made many phone calls to try to locate him. I think he was pretty uncool to abandon someone...

Perhaps some of you recall my recent dealings with Randy Kramer, who goes by Pescadoman on this forum. We had a misunderstanding concerning the payment for a doweler, but it was just that, and has now been corrected. No worries. Randy, I apologize for for any bad feelings I expressed and I'm...

A number of years ago I was up in Sacramento, CA, taking some tests to qualify for the new California smog inspector license, which had just been upgraded. To even take the test, the dreaded L-1 test, you had to be at least an ASE certified Master Mechanic with a smog ticket. Most of us had many...

I stopped in a pool room in the Valencia area, I think, in LA county, CA a couple years ago, and they had house cues (one piece) with either 2 or 3 veneers (!). I had seen these same cues in one of the pool mags in a "New Products" section a few years ago. They looked to me like they would make...

Does anyone happen to know off hand what an average length linen wrap weighs? Thanks, Robin (I'm probably the only guy who doesn't know.)

I have (more than?) my share of full spliced blanks I have screwed up one way or another over the years and some while ago I took to making core dowels out of them. I cut them just as I would with any shaft or core dowel (about a year or so start to finish) and they work great. Purpleheart is...