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That is an interesting tailstock chuck integrated with the nose collets? There is some real value in that if it repeats. My primary cue lathes are Hardinge second ops. True that - in metal. I do it routinely when making hundreds of hardware parts off the bar with a pneumatic bar feeder...

Sheesh. It's certainly been observed before, if only Earl could bring his good humored self everytime, he could be a respected & welcome ambassador for the sport and international relations. Regardless how he performed in individual matches. So many missed opportunities over the years.

I just want Earl to come out of semi-retirement and give it a go. Seriously. :) smt PS, also, seriously: does anyone know if there is any awareness or perspective of Chinese vis any western pros, such as Ronnie, SVB, Earl? Are they considered inspirational, heroes, or just plain unknown?

Whoa. Sounds biblical.

Can you quantify or analyze that? Willing to believe, but natural inclination to be interested in the data?

That is an interesting (& correct) observation. Very visual evidence that a uniform miter across several elements of which some are on a curve (top and bottom) and the matching elements are on a straight run (sides) can only occur with seamless continuity, if the miter itself curves. :) An...

They have a separate infinitely variable _feed_ motor. Since the early 1950's. IOW HLV- __ series http://www.lathes.co.uk/hardinge/index.html The (original) leadscrew for threading is still through a gearbox. However, Babin Machine, a Hardinge re-builder, offers separate synchronized...

PS: I'm a luddite and don't understand cnc (very little exposure) However, i do think with the easy systems & practically low cost today, that the feedscrew should have its own motor separate from the headstock (Like Hardinge toolroom lathes) but be linked through an encoder, not gears, and also...

My awareness of torrefied wood started in construction, then luthier sites. I guess i did not appreciate that torrefied was somehow supposed to make a cue perform better? Thought it was all about stability. (& rot resistance for construction) But way less shrinking/swelling with seasonal (&...

OK, i was a little slow on the uptake. Sheldon gave a better answer. However, ID/OD grinding is not a bad set of options to have in your cue-making tool kit. I have found with tough problems with flexible materials and some multi-piece metallic inlays, that grinding (& patience) can sometimes...

I like the Hardinge building block/mix 'n match components system of the second op lathes. The headstock is almost ideal, too bad the rest of the components are on the small side. :( Cost is usually reasonable, have a half dozen in various stages of assembly here, and the average price with...

Not sure i really am clear on the question? I use the type of bumper that has a 3/8"-16 threaded projection. OTOH, I have shaped them OD & use a surface grinder and spindex, no freezing. Have also drilled rubber plugs in a collet with relatively fast speed, small feed; however if i wanted it...

what's a trophy point?

Brunswick appears to be back on board with a Cast Iron option. Aprons: Solid Hardwood Legs: Cast Iron Rails: Solid Hardwood Base Frame: Cast Iron Can't seem to find an actual depiction of the frame. Those turnbuckles are hokey, though. (Nothing to react the apparent tension) :)

No, but i did. Both sides of the equation, cheaper or more costly. My premise is that they could easily play as well, and have fewer stability issues with proper design See this is where you keep going off the rails, talking about how tables have been designed in the past. Well i've...

No. :) But since i've thought about it and no one else has chimed in: Here is a side view of the factory system for Anniversay, Centennial, and other high end BBC tables from their 1946 catalog: https://brunswick.pastperfectonline.com/library/B8D7D948-B9A5-467F-B2AA-340051495225#gallery-16...

Garczar with all due respect, you are throwing up specific examples to generalize from, and straw man arguments. I don't think any of us that like the idea of steel (& maybe build other complex systems with both or either wood or steel) are envisioning things like your examples, let alone the...

That is interesting. A luthier friend gave me some very nicely figured snakewood a while back, but it also includes 3 or 4 boxed hearts. Cracked on 2 or 3 sides of course. But that could give a nice effect filled with dyed stabilizing polymer. They are big enough for forearms. Maybe even 2...

I don't know if "brittle" is the correct term. For instance, to me, ebony would be much more brittle than snakewood, and it is often used for butts and forearms, including by me. However, (and again, compared with ebony) snakewood is somewhat more unstable and prone to cracking just from sitting...

Although i was responding to rexus31 post #9; that's a little beside the point, don't you think? The question is: was it designed and the manufacturing process approved, to avoid this situation: Lots of perfectly OK products are designed down to a point (cost, ease of sourcing vendor supplies...