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Splitting at the joint isn't the only concern. The clamping force of a threaded joint is the entire job of the pin. The clamping force is a function of torque, pin diameter, and friction. The pin diameter is constant, the torque is dependent on the strength of the user (limited), so when the...

A super tight fit is not a good design. Screws should rarely be 'super tight' in any application, but especially not in a cue that is only tightened by hand.

I'm a positive person. I just tire of the claims that people make without any evidence to back it up, like when you said that mezz makes one of the best playing cues on the planet, based on only the fact that you like it.

Yeah, that's my point. If they won't even work on their own cues, why would anyone else? Especially when they do proprietary shit that makes it difficult to work on. It's called, 'support after the sale'.

That's a great answer, but you said they make some of the best playing cues. The make cues you pay well with, that is reasonable. Their marketing of different joints is still lies.

No, it's dumb that you are asking anyone besides mezz.

Hmmm...mezz and predator make claims that they can't back up and are physically improbable, so they lie to their customers. I call them out and I'm the bad guy. I don't care who drinks the Kool aid, but find it dumb when they look to a custom maker to change the flavor.

Is the playability of mezz cues a quantifiable fact, or just your opinion? Tell me a shot that is impossible with a wrapped bar cue that your mezz is capable of. Prove that it plays better than most decent cues. No chip on my shoulder, but people should look at things based on fact, not...

I don't do repair work on cues other than mine.

Most do.

Because Mezz is an overpriced shit company that relies on proprietary gimmicks (wavy, wavyII, united...etc.) that they make false claims about. The wavy and united joints do not make it a better cue. They make it a worse cue because fewer people can work on them. You bought a cue you almost...

About thirty years ago I made the first cue I owned. It was horrible, but I sank a lot of balls with it.

I don't know what a segmented wrap is, so I'll assume you mean segmented handle. Yeah, it's possible, everything is possible. Here's how it will go: 1. The cue will be cut into three pieces. 2. The handle and wrap will be thrown in the fire. 3. The rings will be cut off. 4. The forearm...

That is the story of how Stroud came up with it. He apparently was looking at one of his machines and thought, 'that looks like a good thread profile to hold things together (it isn't). The ballscrew profile only works well for anything because of the circulating balls in the nut. I've got a...

It's just a classier way of saying, 'Get Lost'.

Hop in your way-back machine and tell everyone fifteen years ago.

I never said that. I just want to know the scientific testing that led them to make what they do. I want to hear about double blind testing, controlled conditions, spreadsheets full of data, etc.. I don't want to hear your emotional stories about someone being a great guy. You are...

You've just perfectly described tradition. All the cuemakers you've mentioned are/were extraordinary masters of their craft, and I have the utmost respect for them. I am not aware of any scientific studies that led them to make the choices they made, and you aren't either. Please do ask them...

Where are the scientific studies? Are you incapable of actually reading or responding to that?

Mistake were made, they won't be repeated.