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Thanks for posting the thread, I thought it was yours, but couldn't remember and was too lazy to look for it. I never wanted to do tips for people, as a rule. I moved to an area with very few options for players and have started doing them for people I have met. Pretty much all of them have...

You addressed the device issue that I ignored...mostly because I agree with your post. In fact, there is nothing I disagree with in your post. It is much easier and efficient to get professional results with a lathe of some sort. I don't necessarily believe that most of the 'cue lathes' sold...

If anyone needed further proof that the good doctor has lost all semblance of relevancy, look no further. If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball. If a 'drill' has a scoring system, it isn't a drill, it is a contest or a game. If you are playing 9-ball, 10-ball, or 8-ball, you...

If you have the skill, you need almost nothing. A sharp blade, some sandpaper, something to burnish the sides. It won't ever be real fast, but you can do it.

Okay, Newton.

Well...you are describing 'infinite series', and give values for the first 'n' terms. These are evaluated using calculus as n approaches infinity, which was a very elegant solution to problems that formerly used a number of iterations to approach an exact solution (i.e. finding 100 digits of pi...

No. Custom simply means it isn't off an assembly line, and that there is a limited number, generally one, but there could be a few that are the same. Bespoke is when the project isn't started until a customer provides specifications and places an order. So, not all customs are bespoke, but...

Sorry to say, bud, but your guide is pretty poor. Lighter cues don't just suit smaller frames. They also don't 'give more cue speed on softer shots'. They require more speed to make the ball travel the same distance as a heavier cue. Soft tips don't grip the ball better. Low deflection...

I'd only be concerned if the car wax has silicon. A good carnuba wax is likely better than Howard's. I mostly use Howard's because I always have it handy...and it smells like oranges. Buff the wax, a thin coat should do, too much will get on everything.

Straight is vastly overrated as a playing feature. If you address the ball properly, the bend won't matter at all.

Have you tried waxing the lathe? That is the general method for tables and beds on woodworking equipment. I use Howard's paste wax. You have the terms correct. The ways are what the carriage rides on. The carriage holds the cross slide and the cross slide has the tool post or tool holder.

I don't care what happens to your cue, I don't care whether this works or not. I am an engineer curmudgeon. Putting a demonstration of something like this that has multiple points of possible failure that could result in harm to people or property is irresponsible. While you may understand...

Done it.

Look good, feel good, play good. It's why I wear dress shoes, button down shirts and a fedora to dive bars. It's how I'm comfortable and feel like I look a good as possible. My cues are part of that. Should it matter? No, but the mental side of competition is a huge factor.

There are two triangles that override that one, they are safety and function. Yours fails the common safety checks.

Funny that he didn't know the proper term.

Yeah, I can't figure this one out. The OP seems to have some knowledge, but this would be a perfect project to show what not to do for a lathe spinner. Several people have already commented on how great this looks, so maybe they are taken in by something. In reality, this is no better, and...

The runout appears to be because he isn't using a bearing on his drive side. It appears he has his chuck mounted directly to a spider coupling.

A veneer is for teeth or wood working. A vernier is a type of scale.

The biggest clue against that is that it is a pool cue. Even balabuskas wouldn't have been a great investment. $100 in coke or McDonald's in 1970 would keep pace with balabuskas of the sale vintage.