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Can anyone ID approximate age and Aramith quality level for these base on packaging visuals? Does the cue ball look like it belongs to the set? TIA. smt

(recognizing that "old" is in context, Aramith balls have only been around since the 60's. :) ) Can anyone tell from the box what quality level and age these are? Thanks! smt

Probably many of us have a chinese aftermarket sewing machine motor, brushless servo, or DC servo motor powering our lathes and other shop devices. Maybe even including the wife's sewing machine. :D I've got 4 of them including on my cue lathe and other machines. All early 550 w versions...

Out of curiosity, does anyone else base "smell" as a significant factor in ID'ing some woods? Keep seeing cues in photos here & there and elsewhere that are listed as Cocobola that look more like padauk, cabreuva, or even cumaru, or one of many "no-name" tropical hardwoods. To me, African...

The original Georgia :) Wife & I went over 2nd week of Apr to meet old friends who visited here, and make new ones. Never been there before but hoped to ski if possible, and maybe shoot a few racks. Unfortunately, although the mountains were covered in snow esp. along the russian border, skiing...

An occasional topic on AZB is the increasing cost of "exotic" lumber. I got back into skiing last winter after a dozen year lapse; another geezer buddy dragged me out when the slopes opened up after Covid restrictions. We went wherever the areas had senior discounts each week. Still on boards...

In order to stop hi-jacking the other thread: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/cutting-phenolic.446566/ I posted the phenolic "log" FS on Practical Machinist. https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/tooling-parts-and-accessories-for-sale-or-wanted/rolled-canvas-phenolic-log-391566/...

Has anyone had experience with early 20th c. BBC convertible rails? Are they solid? Easy to convert? Any info or diagrams on how they were built? (Of the hardware) I understand they were a factory option/conversion performed at the factory, that is not the question. Would love access to a 3c...

Looking for pix of coherent 1920's style BBC pocket treatments for ball return pockets. Can't say i have seen every photo in their history library, but have spent hours there over the past few years. AFAICT, all the photos show either 3c tables, or drop pocket style. Despite "patent improved...

This is for BRW BBC table rails, so i posted it in the Table Tech section. https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/t-rail-qs.521745/ However regarding finish, cuemakers might have more experience. Head rail is bleached out from sun. What is the best method or product to restore color, to match...

Between finishing a roof and getting firewood in for the winter, i have been picking away at the wife's 1926 BBC table. Got the blinds down from the loft to start repairing them, and a couple rails to try to remember how they go back together. Here's the Q: given how crushed all the bolt holes...

I've never even seen a carbon fiber tube/shaft though have some familiarity with the material from aviation apps. So, if a person was thinking of trying CF shaft, what do they need to know? I guess my basic question is, how many ways are there to make CF shafts, and (if there are different...

NYS has a mandate for "maker spaces" in libraries. I never used the local facility, but know the guy who runs it, and have often donated small amounts of plywood & materials. He has been over to the shop to use my larger machines to break down larger pieces of material so they will fit on the...

I was admiring the Tascarella post which made me wonder if "propeller" inlays had any basis in actual airplane propellers? If not, then was there any obvious inspiration, and who was the first guy to use them? Occasional simple sneaky pete builder here. Never seem to have any good ideas for...

What kind of air pressure do you use in a gun drill? They are made to take hundreds, if not a thousand PSI hydraulic for drilling metal, is let's say 100 - 120 psi air enough for wood? Also, do you rotate the drill and the work, or just the work? What kind of rpms? Thanks! smt

It seems the Q: "how to add levelers" to a table that was not originally equipped with them is not uncommon. Suppose low friction inserts were available in 1/2-13 & 5/8 - 11 were available. 1.) would that be of any interest? 2.) would there be a preference for delrin, or for rolled LE/CE...

1.) For gluing LE or CE phenolic to itself, is there a consensus or tests as to whether epoxy (WEST) or cyano (from Atlas) is a better bond? I'm assembling simple trim rings. Will use WEST when gluing to the wood. This Q is about gluing up phenolic-to-phenolic parts. 2.) for live threading...

Getting ready to turn/thread some inserts. Out of curiosity, which way does the grain run? Or do they start as rolled tubes? This is for my "full splice" furniture leg app, not cues yet. but have been considering for cues after seeing Joey's advice. Thanks! smt

I use a lot of WEST epoxy most years for "other woodwork" & also Titebond extend, and some Titebond 3. All of are on hand. WEST can sometimes bleed and make a more obvious glue line, than Titebond. Titebond glues some wood better than WEST (Hard maple) unless the maple is scarified and...

I tried to answer your PM about light color phenolic, but it says you have to clean out your box, too many messages, cannot accept more, etc. smt