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I need a little help with a recent Everest tip install. I noticed some gray area on the tip when I got to the last 4 layers. I have never seen this before. I have installed several Everest tips, but none until recently. Is this tip “old”? I didn’t make a dull thud sound like all the other...

I have searched the internet for CF blanks with a joint diameter of .855 (McDermott) and cannot find anyone who sells these. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a customer (read friend) who cannot pay over $400 for a Defy shaft and I would like to help him out. Thanks guys.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t post this. Just opened a new bottle of GG CA to install a couple of tips. Prepared the tip and ferrule as normal, waited 10 minutes and started to shape the tip. The tip fell off!! Never had that happen with Loctite Gel. Only used GG because the store was out of Loctite...

Just curious if anyone has tried installing a new tip to a small layer from the old tip still attached to the ferrule. If so, did you need to prepare the old leather in any way and did CA glue work well? Thanks.

I’m looking for a boring bar that works with the tool holder on a Mid Size Cuesmith lathe. The one I just received has to be shimmed more than I like. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Need some help here. Let me start by saying I keep my tips in a humidor until installation. I use a Mid Size Cuesmith lathe. Only use new Lenox Bi Metal blades for each install. Lately, my layered tips powder (for lack of a better term) when I shape them. Have any of you more experienced...

I’ll be near Fayetteville GA this weekend and wanted to know about this establishment. If you’ve played there and could comment I would sure appreciate it. Thanks.

Just noticed that Kamikaze cue tip website also offers “impact” pads for carbon fiber shafts. For background, i tried using 1/16 inch leather pads several years ago. The experiment didn’t work out as I could get no draw on the cue ball. When installed under the tip, it didn’t even help “silence”...

I’m thinking about installing a new ferrule without a tenon. Instead of a tenon, I will cut a solid ferrule blank down to 5/16 inch for 3/4 inch, then epoxy this into a 5/16 inch x 3/4 inch hole in the shaft. I’m sure others have done this; just wondering what the results were and what I can...

I’ve had a Cynergy shaft for about 2 years now and I’ve noticed a strange “tink” sound (think Little League baseball game). Anyone who has made CF shafts had a customer complain about this type of sound? The shaft makes this sound regardless of tip; however, the sound is most notable when I have...

I have a question I hope someone can answer. My Cynergy shaft makes a “tink” sound when I hit the cue ball hard. I’m currently using an Elkmaster tip. Can’t get much softer than that. The butt is the one that came with the 360 shaft; pretty much standard. The wooden 360 shaft does not make that...

Just wondering if anyone has a simple way to align the tailstock on a Mid Size lathe. Mine’s just slightly out, but would like to true it up since I now have the TIR at .001. Thanks for any help.

Just wondering if anyone knows where I can get a tool post holder for a Cue Smith Mid Size lathe that will hold a dial indicator. My DI has a diameter of .374 inches at the upper stem. This is just slightly too big for the tool post holder that came with the lathe. Any help is greatly...

I saw a video on YouTube where a cue maker mounted a dial indicator on the headstock of his Cue Smith Deluxe lathe. I have a Mid Size Cue Smith lathe and would like to find a similar device for my lathe. Any help in finding something like this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all.

Hi All, I’ve had my mid-size Cuesmith lathe for almost 6 years. I checked the runout when I got it with my dial indicator and it was about .002. Just checked this morning and it was about .003. Is this acceptable for replacing tips, ferrules and tenons? If not, is there a way to adjust the chuck...

I’m curious if anyone has replaced the Cynergy ferrule for a customer. If so, where did you get the new ferrule and how much trouble was it to remove and install. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Thanks to any or all who may have an answer for me. I recently bought a Cynergy shaft (3/8x14 pin) and used a new driver pin on my lathe for set up and cleaning. I know, many of you are saying why bother to put this shaft on a lathe, but I’ve done that for years with all my cues. However, the...

A question for those who own a Cuetec CF shaft. How would you describe the sound made when the cue contacts the cue ball? With a soft or super soft tip, would the sound be a muted, dull thud? Do medium and hard tips make a sound like breaking glass, tink or ping sound? I like a soft hitting cue...

I finally had a chance to hit the Cuetec CF shaft last night. The tip on the shaft was a Kamui black medium. I was shocked the shaft made a tick sound when hit. From my experience this sound is usually due to a poor tip glue up. Any current Cuetec CF users experienced this sound? If so, how were...

A question for those far more knowledgeable than me. Has anyone tried a small piece of neoprene rubber between the ferrule and tip? CA glue should hold them both. I have several “soft” (I use this term VERY loosely) tips that I know will harden in a few weeks. Just wondering if the rubber will...