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Thanks Michael, but I'm simply building a new shaft for the guy. I'll have to get a hold of his butt, and see if one of my 5/16-14 shaft inserts partially fits the first few threads, then bore the insert out.

Hey Guys, I got a call from a guy who wants me to build him a shaft to fit the Pechauer butt in the picture. I haven't seen the butt yet so no I don't have any measurements. I searched the forum and back on Valentine's Day of 2022, there was a discussion of fitting a Pechauer shaft, but no...

Yes, I got notified by Kamui that their prices would be going up because of tariffs. No, they didn't supply new prices yet.

Maybe yes, maybe no. Of course it all depends on the original depth and thickness of the leather

I would tape it. You want to preserve the depth of the wrap channel while refinishing

Sounds to me like you need to bore out your barrel section another .001"-.0015". You may also be trapping air at the bottom of the alignment barrel. Also, I'm not sure why you'd add grease or soap where you expect epoxy to bond. HTH Gary

I see no reason that pin can't be heated and removed. Just heat the very tip and let the heat flow down. Take it in multiple passes and put some aluminum foil over the joint end of the butt to protect it. If you know someone that has one, an induction heater will work very well in that situation.

I would suggest contacting Dennis Searing and asking him.

Bavanfongoul, I've been following this thread from the beginning. More than once you have mentioned "when a shaft gets roasted", as if individual squares or rounds are getting treated. All of my information about roasted wood is that fairly large billets or boards are placed into a kiln and...

You can't lump "Pro's" into a single entity. They are individual players as are the rest of the pool community. However, I do have one A player that has me trim down new tip installs to about half the original height.

I believe Lee passed away this past year. May he Rest In Peace

As others have stated, I have found that it's a combination of feeds, spindle rate, and cutter speed. I run my lathe up around 600 rpm as opposed to your 140-150. Something else for you to try. HTH Gary

Jayman, I connect just fine without using a VPN, It must be something else. Gary

It is true that Grizzly makes good equipment, this lathe isn't suitable for cue making. The distance between centers is 22", but more like 18"-19" max after you add a drive center to the headstock and live center to the tailstock. So you can't hold a shaft nor butt between centers. You can't...

Todd is one of the good guys in the cue machinery business. I hope someone picks up the business, I'd hate to see his large bore headstocks, for one, go into the history books. But, Todd, I hope your health probems can be resolved and that we hear from you once in a while. Best Wishes! Gary

Black Tomahawk works great if your Delrin doesn't.

The challenge with using antler material for joints and butt caps is finding pieces with a more solid center. They tend to be soft and pithy on the inside.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Dennis Searing.

My experience with Kamikaze's is the same. Installed 2, they cut easily, and customer liked them. YMMV Gary

There is a possibiltiy that the bees wax will soak into the wood over time and that weight bolt might begin to rattle. But you say it's tight now, so this may not be a problem.. If it's too tight, and you crank it on in using the bees wax, you could crack that butt. I would bore out the hole...