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  1. Kim Bye

    Need Jump AND break cue, would prefer to get both in one cue, suggestions?

    Get dedicated cues for each task. A break/jump cue will always be a compromise and it will in most cases lean towards making jumping easy.
  2. Kim Bye

    Predator cue question

    It's a right pain to try to refinish these cues. If you want a ebony/maple sneaky, buy a ebony/maple sneaky..
  3. Kim Bye

    Why put a rose on a cue?

    Because you can is the short answer. Am I a fan? Not at all..
  4. Kim Bye

    Carbon Fiber Shafts

    A picture helps a lot.. If it's nick in the shaft, that's permanent, so it's hard to say without seeing a picture of the actual shaft.
  5. Kim Bye

    How long before you know if a shaft will warp?

    You can do your best and follow what you think it's the best way to eliminate warp, but the only way is to have lots of shafts going and accept that a certain percent will end up as firewood.
  6. Kim Bye

    Wood question for the pros

    Oak is as stated about the same hardness as sugar maple, however the coarse grain does not look good in a cue if you ask me. I have seen oak used several times and I can't think of a single instance oak has lifted the appereance of the cue, the same way say a BEM/ebony, curly maple/PH or any...
  7. Kim Bye

    cuetec thread

    Third post about this. Interesting.. Cuetec isn't a full 3/8-14 as Mr. Webb already has explained to you. But if you need a Cuetec maintenance arbor, just order one, they are readily available and work well. If you want to know the specs, just measure a pin yourself, it's not that difficult...
  8. Kim Bye

    Gun drill?

    They are essential. Do you want to risk cracking your $70 piece of Gaboon ebony, just to save a few bucks. Auger drill bits creates a shit ton of heat and forstner bits isn't meant for deep drilling, what other alternative do you really have?
  9. Kim Bye

    How much clearance?

    They should fit as snug as possible. I use gage pins to test the hole and machine my vault plate to that exact outside diameter. A few shallow glue grooves helps a lot.
  10. Kim Bye

    What type of "radial pin" is this?

    Probably an Asian ball pin.
  11. Kim Bye

    Mini radial vs regular Radial.

    Short pin, not the same ridgidity as with the full length pin..
  12. Kim Bye

    So many tips to choose from.

    It probably is, but that not really what I meant. Lets use Kamui as an example. They now have 7 lines of tips: Kamui Black, Kamui Original, Kamui Clear Black, Kamui Clear Original, Athlete, SAI and Carom, (they also have snooker tips btw. but lets disregard that right now) so just from Kamui I...
  13. Kim Bye

    Plugging a carbon fibre shaft

    So you want to make a wood insert instead of a phenolic or Juma insert? It's no different, just choose a wood that gives clean thread if you want to use it with a big pin like Radial or 3/8-10. Maple works great, but it will be a little light. If you want a wooden plug and add a bit more weight...
  14. Kim Bye

    So many tips to choose from.

    I have never had a customer who like those tips, they feel weird, I'm not trying to pick a fight mate, I'm just saying that the cost involved are justified, both in terms of time spent and running costs involved. Lots of people hope to do tip jobs on a shoestring budget and it always ends up...
  15. Kim Bye

    So many tips to choose from.

    You are totally clueless.. Factor in costs in that figure and the $30 profit looks very, very different. Are you even aware of how much machinery and the products we use cost? Not only that, do you think we stock 5 tips in a corner somewhere? Every time I order from Taom, Kamui, Caiden or any...
  16. Kim Bye

    Well, now I've went and done it.

    You need a epoxy that suitable for the job. 5min epoxy, regardless of the brand is junk! Use a slow cure epoxy. Get a scale that accurately measures small amounts, lay a playing card on the scale, power it on, weight out equal parts of the epoxy (or whatever ratio the manufacturer recommends.)...
  17. Kim Bye

    Well, now I've went and done it.

    Tomahawk is a vastly better material than the brittle ferrule material Rhino uses.
  18. Kim Bye

    Mosconi cup SOLUTION

    I don't think the type of cloth, pocket size etc. Is the explanation, that sounds like a cope to me. The format itself seems broken or alt least needs a rethink. Look at the level of today's players it has improved considerably the last 15 years or so, simple patterns, the break now the most...
  19. Kim Bye

    Extra Deflection on Mosconi Cup Table??

    All of the players in question are very familiar with those conditions in this case.
  20. Kim Bye

    Introducing the new Bitman rack 😳

    Vinyl covered plywood and some rubber bumpers. Total cost for a rack, probably $25. CNC machines and lasers don't cost what they used to do, so even factoring in equipment, time, web site hosting and so on $500 is just wild.
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