Predator 3.14/Bad Repair

hi,

I have in my store a broken Predator shaft. this shaft have broken ferrule and 1 laminate/piece separeted (4 inches).

Repair it would be easy but client try glued piece with Super Glue before and your work was horrible so repair this shaft will be Tedious now for my for super glue remainders,

Any suggestion?

(I promise put here photos of the before and later :wink

True...I hate RE-repair a cue that someone has already tried to repair, bad-repair .....

Diagnostic is bad: 3 cracks, possibly damaged tenon, ferrule not in center and someone has already tried to repair before with Super Glue.
I advise in not repair but client insists in repair it. you desire me luck¡¡¡

Tuesday I will put photos of the repair.

Well, I finished this repair.

Frist, I recommend at my client that the repair was not good option, but he dont have money for buy other new shaft.
Second, I cant warranty this work when someone tried repair it before, so I decided, exceptional form, not charge repair for the moment. Only if in 3 months shaft will be perfect then my client will pay me.
Third, I notified at my client that hit of this shaft will be different, possibly.


Well, so I decided to repair it. This was process:

- Bore old ferrule. (Tenon has a small crack)
- I opened laminates and apply a product that eliminates the Super Glue. (hard process in 1 hour)
- You know that Predator shafts have a interior hole/gap, Then I fill with wood glue and with custom long maple tenon, compressed all for 24 hours.
- Then I installed a custom titan ferrule, compressed all for 12 hours.
- Tip and pad.....
- Then I sanded and aplyed shaft sealer.

The final result has been the expected in a 95% because I can see two small line of old Super Glue, however I believe that shaft assembly will have sufficient consistency.

In few hours I will put final photos.

notes: Do not you do this without adult supervision :wink:

I believe that this repair would be perfect 100% if nobody tried to repair it before with Super Glue. You can see two small line of old Super Glue.

I am play pool with my client now and shaft not broken¡¡¡:thumbup:

has a good sound and a good hit, we expect now 3 months.......