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  1. Bustah360

    RIP Curtis Roberson

    I'm extremely sad to report the passing of a wonderful human being and friend, Curtis Robertson. Pray with me for his family's loss, as this was a man who was one to pray for others on a daily basis. He brought happiness and joy to friends, family and the pool world...
  2. Bustah360

    HELP! Airport baggage with cues

    Anyone know if I can toss my cues inside my suitcase and check them into a flight from LaGuardia (American Airlines)?
  3. Bustah360

    Bruswick Titlist Conversion Question

    I've been getting a couple of different answers regarding the points of a titlist. My question is, is it possible to have the points even when getting the titlist converted? Some say there's a way to fix them or bring them relatively close. And then there are others who say that its...
  4. Bustah360

    Ivory piano key covers

    At 1/16" a piece, I have an entire tupperware full of old ivory key covers. I understand they can still be used for dot inlays and stitched ringwork. Anyone interested?
  5. Bustah360

    Landis forfeits to John Schmidt yesterday @world 14.1??

    Anyone know what really happened for the kid to end up with a forfeit against Mr.400 at the world 14.1 yesterday? Heard Landi was late over catching a seizure earlier on, but still given a forfeit.
  6. Bustah360

    Dead money?

    Reading the new update for the upcoming US Open, I came across a term I've not heard before -dead money. Can someone explain this?
  7. Bustah360

    Helmstetter identify

    Can someone tell me what model Helmstetter this is? Trying to find what its worth. I know its an older model, just don't know from where it was purchased to find out the details. Please PM if you can identify this with a ball park figure as to its value. Thx fellas!
  8. Bustah360

    Local rooms by the SBE2014

    Anyone know what the local rooms are to shoot at close by the SBE in Edison?
  9. Bustah360

    simple shaft lathe help.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/POOL-CUE-REPAIR-LATHE-CUE-TIPS-SHAFT-WRAP-includes-bed-extention-for-house-cues-/380609231774?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589e13fb9e Is this simple Sharpshooter lathe worth it? I just want to retip and recondition my own shafts so I dont have to chase down cuesmiths...
  10. Bustah360

    Threaded Bumpers?

    Looking to have my Cuemaker make an extension for my next cue, but I don't want it without a bumper or the trouble of uncsrewing one when I need it. I know companies like mezz and longoni have developed their own. To my knowledge the won't sell them unless you're getting them for their cues...
  11. Bustah360

    pool hall search: burlington, nj

    Anyone know of any spots decent to shoot at in the burlington-fort dix area of jersey?
  12. Bustah360

    Using a drill?

    I've seen on more than one instance, people talking about using drills and revamping them to spin shafts? Maybe I got it wrong. Can anyone clarify this concept?
  13. Bustah360

    Is this decent lathe for shaft work?

    I found this on ebay, http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORTABLE-POOL-CUE-REPAIR-LATHE-CUE-TIPS-SHAFT-WRAP-TOOL-/120934850900?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c28476154 and with such a low cost, I figured I'd ask the guys that know what the hell they're talking about lol. I'm living in manhattan with...
  14. Bustah360

    pocket size

    Although I've seen them over a hundred times, I don't quite know how to communicate the actual size of a tight pocket, buckets, or pro cut tables. Can someone help me out with the actuall measurements? Thx!
  15. Bustah360

    Help picking new shaft.

    Think I'm ready for a thinner ferrule, low deflection shaft. Already playing with a 12.3mm. Not sure what to go with, being they're not cheap. Anyone know which one has the closest "natural" hit?
  16. Bustah360

    LTB: Predator Z2 Uniloc

    Pricing around for a used z2 uniloc shaft. Also might be interested in the same shaft with 3/8X10 thread (plain wood, no collar!). Pls pm or send pics. Don't have to be perfect, but no heavy dings or warps either. Thx all!
  17. Bustah360

    Equipment testing?

    I know this probably isn't the place, but a few years ago a friend of mine stated that there was a section of the forum or group of people that pass around products to try out, with the trust that they would return, if not buy. Was just wondering where and how would I find this on AZB. Thx all!
  18. Bustah360

    Custom Cue Balance

    I was wondering if any cuemakers have ideas as to setting the perfect balance to a cue. I know some like rear balance, and most like forward balance set. I've mostly hit with forward balanced cues, but I can't seem to find out the right technique for having a forward balanced cue where I don't...
  19. Bustah360

    Custom Cue Balance

    Reposted the thread in the right place. http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=270610
  20. Bustah360

    Best tool for burnishing tip sides?

    Just curious. Going to SBE and I always wanna be organized with what I'm shopping for ahead of time. Leaves more time to shoot that way. I notice that after shaving down any mushroom with my porper shaver, the edges are left pretty rough, making it easy to possibly mushroom again. What is the...
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