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    2011 Custom Wrapless Coker For Sale

    Birdseye forearm with 5 ebony points, with black, gold, green, and natural veneers. Stunning birdseye wrapless handle with an ebony butt sleeve with birdseye at the very bottom. Tom's trademark sterling silver ring work at every position with green inlay dashes in between the sterling silver...
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    WTB Taig Carriage

    Looking to see if anyone has a used Taig carriage for sale before I go buy a new one. Gonne be used for an experiment so it doesn't even have to be in "useable" condition, it can be damaged and I could possibly still use it. Please PM me or post here if anyone has one for sale. Lee
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    Which Router ???

    Which De Walt router model# can be used with the mount that Todd sells and the mount that DanO sells for cutting rings ?? I know the Porter Cable router is model# 7310 but wondering what other options I have other than the Porter Cable. Thanks in advance...
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    F/S Predator 314 5/16-14

    Up for sale is a USED Predator 314 with 5/16-14 joint with a black collar. Shaft has been turned down to 12.25mm (please see attached pics) but is laser straight and in very good condition, slight blueing from normal use and comes with an Ultraskin Medium tip that has about 3 games on it. Asking...
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    WTB..... Can someone make me a insert installer

    I am wondering if any of my fellow cuemaker friends would be willing to make me a brass insert installer like the one I have pictured ??? And yes, I got the idea from the tool on Prathers website before anyone bashes me. The one pictured is one I made for 5/16-18 brass inserts but I am needing...
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    Plastic Shim Stock For Sale

    What I have for sale here is plastic shim stock 5"W X 10"L .020 thick that one of our great forum members turned me onto using in place of plastic or delrin collets. They work really great if you cut them into 1" strips, which will give you 10 strips to use as shaft protectors in the chuck jaws...
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    Installing a ferrule - Elementary my dear

    For some maybe. Back to the basics..... Seems like every ferrule I have installed lately has a fricking glue line. What gives.... what am I doing wrong. They didn't use to be like that, I haven't changed anything. So.... what is the trick to installing a ferrule with NO glue line ???? :confused:
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    WTB Predator 314 or 314/2 Shaft 5/16-14

    Looking to buy a Predator 314 or 314/2 shaft with a 5/16-14 joint with the silver ring. MUST BE Original size, no turned down shafts. Would PREFER an original 314 but will still take a 314/2. As close to new condition as possible.
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    Spraying Auto Clear ???

    I have a few friends that work at paint & body shops. I was considering getting one of them to spray a cue or two for me with auto clear and I was wondering if anyone would be so kind to possibly give me the necessary steps/procedures in spraying a cue with auto clear ??? Does the cue need to...
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    WTF....... Some People........

    Sorry but this is actually a two part post. One part to RANT and one part to ask if anyone has ever seen/experienced this before and what to do........... I got a local player bring me his Predator original 314 shaft to put a tip on. ALL I did was install 1 Moori tip and clean the shaft, had it...
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    Help with steady rest

    I have had some issues with boring the head stock, finally got it bored to under....or within .001 thousands, which I'm told is exceptionally good for a taig lathe. Here is my problem....... when trying to use ANY of my steady rests. My 4jaw steady rests, large bore steady rests, and small bore...
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    Plugginaway ?????

    What happened to the thread that plugginaway had he was trying to sell some Dymonwood and phenolics in ???
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    F/S Calabrese Pro Tipper

    I have a pretty rare and virtually brand new Calabrese Pro Tipper for sale. It is my understanding that these use to sell back in the late 90's for $299 in the back of a billiard magazine. A couple years ago Mr. Pete sold the last remaining NEW Calabrese tippers and I was lucky enough to get...
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    F/S Calabrese Pro Tipper

    I have a pretty rare and virtually brand new Calabrese Pro Tipper for sale. It is my understanding that these use to sell back in the late 90's for $299 in the back of a billiard magazine. A couple years ago Mr. Pete sold the last remaining NEW Calabrese tippers and I was lucky enough to get...
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    Action Cue Joint Pin

    I have a buddy that has an Action cue that is wanting some j/p's made for it, PLUS I'd like to have a maintenance pin for it so I can work on it. It is a quick release of some kind but I have no idea what size or what thread it is. Can anyone help me out on the size, possibly where to get a tap...
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    Paying It Forward

    I have a leather template that was given to me by forum member Dave38. I am just wanting to pay it forward and give it to someone else as I've got the newly designed mac daddy template from Darcy :D, so I just wanted to offer this forward as Dave gave it to me. The only stipulation I have is...
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    Chris Hightower Tip Shaper For Sale

    I have a Chris Hightower tip shaper and holder for sale. I rarely used the tool to begin with and never use it at all anymore so I am offering it up for sale. Price is SOLD to the lower 48 states. First to respond in this thread saying they want it is the one that gets it. NO PM's
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    Boring Taig Jaws

    I've bored my Taig jaws before and got them between .001-.002 at that time. Lately it seems my tips aren't going on as "centered" as before so I checked and they were between .003-.004 now so I tried boring them again. No matter what I do or how much I bore them I can not get then under .002...
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    What material is this ???

    Anybody have a clue as to what this gray material is ??? Or better yet WHERE to get any ?? This is on a Meucci cue with a red dot shaft. Got a customer that wants a plain old fashioned maple shaft but wants a matching collar. I've attached a pic of the joint and also the butt cap since its the...
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    GRACIO Full Splice Jig.........

    Anybody have any experience with this ???? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Gracio-FULL-SPLICE-JIG-Pool-Cue-building-equipment-Sneaky-pete-/291120148475?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c81ceffb
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