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Took a while. Finally finished my taperbar cnc conversation.

Finally finished my home-made taper bar! Works great! Here are some pics and a video of it's operation. I 3d printed the carriage brackets etc. The router is mounted on 10mm thick carbon fiber plate. The frame is made with 20x20 extruded aluminum. It is spring loaded and adjustable. Here is a...

This is crazy... I haven't worn contacts in 7+ years. I really notice a shift, when wearing glasses, in object ball location when moving my glasses in and out of my line of sight. Not to mention having to crane my head trying to look through the top of my glasses when getting down on a shot. So...

I have developed a training aid that gives immediate feedback on cueball placement at the point of contact. I created a video for it below. Please leave feedback on the concept and if interested either PM me or use the email in the video. Because AZ Billiards forums has had a huge influence on...

Picked this sneaky pete up recently. Any idea who the cue maker is? Needs some work but hey practice makes perfect. Thanks in advance

Starting a Titlst conversion soon. It has a much larger handle diameter than today's cues. I have to assume that is just the way it is. Looking at other conversions they have the sticker intact which tells me they are not cutting down the diameter of the handle. What are you all doing?

Coating my current work and it has a ss joint. Using CA. What is the best way to keep the CA off the SS collar. Tried blue masking tape but now have CA build up on the tape on the joint. Thank you in advance

Redoing a Huebler that had an A joint problem. Pretty much fixed that. Now doing the clear coat. I put the epoxy on it and about fell over.. what type of wood is this? (I hope it pops like this after the final coat of CA)

Getting back into playing again. Been out of it for a while. I am now 30 lbs heavier than I was, have a belly and not able to get down on shots like I used to. I know losing weight is a start but what else can I do to allow me to bend my neck far enough to look down a cue? I have tried...

Been looking at carbon fiber shafts and have a dilemma. I like the convenience of using BHE. Aim swivel shoot. I have a 314 and put a kamui ss on it to allow me to play BHE with it. I have got so used to playing with BHE that low deflection aiming is actually more difficult for me now. Did I...

Been watching aiming systems on YouTube. I find it funny that most of them are shown shooting in an object ball a diamond away from the pocket. Wish they would use the system on half table shots... then we can see if it really works.

I have some 2 inch rounds I turned around a year and a half ago. It is time to put them together for the handle of my cue. I will be using a tenon with 3/8 all thread to pull it together. Once I do... what is a general rule of thumb for turning diameters? What minumum diameter should my first...

Just happened to hop on here looking for some info. Because I just stopped by I figured I would wave a hand to some old friends. Haven't played in while but that will soon change as they are building a new hall around the corner from where I live. For those that remember me would love a "Hey...

It's official I have started on cue JK001. Turned down some test blanks today to 1.375. May start on JK002-JK005 tomorrow. I have some padauk blanks a nice piece of wenge and a full tote of cocobolo. Definitely need to 3d print a dust/chip collector for the router.

If you haven't been following along (yeah you haven't because I post few and far between) I had a Enco lathe that was a pain in the a.. to tool up to do cues. It is not easy dealing with a 1700 lb beast that is in the back of a storage unit that gets to 120 degrees in the summertime here in FL...

Because of shoulder issues I don't play the way I used to or cannot for long periods. It is with regret that I am selling my Kikel Cue amboyna burl cue with two shafts. Joint is a 5/16 14 pin. Ferrules Joint and butt cap are ivory. All inlays are ivory. It hits solid as anyone that has shot with...

Don't want this to turn into a who's on first... Just put a soft and a medium on my Kikel cue. All I can say is the only thing wrong with these tips is the name. (You try looking up HOW cue tips). Very consistent and the hit is similar to (my previous favorite) Moori. Any one else try them?

Working on a new project. Starting out with some drills so on. I posted a video on YouTube and was wondering if I am targeting the market properly. Below is a link to the video. Let me know if I properly explain myself and if it makes sense. https://youtu.be/7lf3ZF7LLHQ This video is not live...

Showing off... Here is what heaven looks like! My first Dufferin conversion. Cut down and took the finish off. Oh and to that shop teacher that yelled at me on the first day of shop class. "F U! No that lathe was not mine! I now own my own and YES I still don't know what I am doing!"

So finish turning my router mount into an engine mount for a 68 olds and am ready to mount up my first cue refinish. I measure out 29 inches off of one of the cheap ace cues I have in the shop and start cutting. I hit something hard halfway through and immediately stop. I look in the cut and see...