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Was wondering if anyone had any information on why Karen had to forfeit in her match with Iris Ranola? It just says on the brackets that she had to forfiet due to injury. Thanks Rob

found this while surfing, got a chuckle out of it :) http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=47622933

In just over a week I am going to be traveling to Cary N.C. For a week visit and was wondering what some of the better rooms around that area are to play? Any rooms in the traingle area or close will be fine. Mainly looking for places with 9 ft's and well maintained. Thanks in advance Rob

I have a customer that has a Medalist table shown here. http://www.brunswickbilliards.com/our_rich_history/antique_tables/medalist.html I need to know what cushion is a suitable for replacement for the Monarch cushions. Basically, is it going to be a k-55 profile like the newer brunswicks...

I was wondering if someone could share or direct me to some information on what the proper hieght of the round nose bit is to come in contact with the product in the head stock. My friend took his out of the toolpost to sharpen it and forgot to put the shims back in. I need to get it back...

Looking for your thoughts on the pressing of laminate tips before installation. Mainly if you think it is bad for the tip or not. I like to use moori mediums, however, they sometimes mushroom out quickly and need trimming. This is ok for my stuff but I do not like to have customers needing to...

What are everyones thoughts on the best tip to use for replacement on house or bar cues? I used to use LePros, however I am getting tired of having to sort through and figure out which ones are good or not. I end up cutting a lot of them off and having to start over. Just looking for opinions...

I have a big interest in cues and have thought of getting into cue repair, and possible eventual cue making. I have access to a friends Mid size Cue Smith lathe and get out thier to do repairs and such. I am interested in learning a lot more. After using the lathe and viewing the information...

I have a customer that bought a lucasi shaft from a friend and it has a warped shaft. I was wondering if there is a place I can buy a shaft for that with the stich rings and unilock joint already installed or do I have to send the butt in and have a shaft made for it?

I am looking for a headstock setup like the one on this mini lathe. http://www.taigtools.com/mlathe.html The thing is I need it to have a spindle bore of more like .760 or something close. I have not been able to find any with more than a bore of .343. Any suggestions would be appreciated...

hey guys, I need to know what profile the rubber on amf tables are. Any help would be appreciated.

Looking for someone or someway to find a good set of instructions or technique for proplerly doing the side pockets on valley rails. I have been doing table installs for 9 years but I rarely get to do bar style tables. I would like to be able to do the rails both using the fold technique, and...

Have Many of you installed much of this cloth? If so, have you had problems with it loosening up at all? Have you had any other issues with it? Have any of you tried misting the cloth before you installing it as brunswick recommends with thier cloth?

excuse my ignorance for I am new to cue repair. I am having problems with getting shafts shimmed in my 3 jaw chuck to eliminate the runout and be able to get the shaft to run true. Everything that I read says to shim the shaft on the "high side". Now I see the high side as being the side...

My partner recently dulled my left hand and round nose bits for my cue lathe. I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction for a site or some information on how to properly sharpen these bits. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rob

I have a customer that brought a set of 5 x 10 snooker rails to me for cushion replacement. I cannot find the rubber needed for this. The rubber is not the L or step rubber. It is a sort of "V" shaped but has a flat end about 1/4 inch thick where the ball contacts the cushion. Does anyone...

I was installing a couple of triangle tips the other day, I did everything I normally do. Trim the tip with a blade on the lathe, quick shot with 600 grit then wet the sided of the tip and used a paper towel to apply heat. Both the triangles turned grey on the sides and did not get very...

I have been playing a lot of straight pool lately. My problems are (1)... I never know the right ball to leave for my breakout, and (2)... I can never get the leave I need for an easy breakout shot. These two factors have me stalled at a high run of 29 balls. Also, is there a particuliar...

I'm just getting into doing repair work on my new lathe. I have a question about shimming a shaft in a 3 jaw chuck to eliminate the high side. I have been practicing on some old junk shafts, which are not truely round. How do you know where to shim the shaft to eliminate this? Or Is there...

Hey guys, this lady brought me 6 1 piece cues today. All the tips are 15mm. these are old, they say brunswick baulke colender on the bottom. Any Idea where I can get some tips that big or what I should do to get some tips on them. Thanks in advance. Rob