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Does anyone oil their cue tips once in a while? What effect does it have?
Oiling cue tip
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When done playing, I clean off the chaulk, and vigorously rub the tip with the palm of my hand. It holds chalk like a magnet every time. And I use a hard tip.
I know several people that use the old Indian trick of using saliva. But that tends to make the tip harder, which is fine for him, because that's how he likes it.
I remember reading an article on RUDOLF WANDERONE (aka Minnesota Fats) that he used to carry his spare pool cue tips in his pocket for weeks. He would put his hand in his pocket and rub them to infuse his skin oil (and sweat). For the life of me I cant find that article. Would love to come across it again.
I dont recommend soaking the tip with oil though. Especially for a laminated tip. It could degrade the bond between layers.
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I also read that about Fats carrying the tips in his pocket and rubbing them.
TIP should be a little rough - to hold chalk properly-
" all greased up will be slippery and not grip at all-
"that what you want in a cue tip- GRip the cue ball-
not slippery oily cue tip
Never heard such a thing
the cueball would get oil on it
the cueball would get oil on it
Seriously?? Who doesn't?? I like Mobil1 30wt for 9ball and Castrol 5w-40 for one pocket. Change every 3,000 shots or 3mos.
I've posted about this before.
I have put a drop of Singer Sewing
Machine oil on my Le Pro tips many times.
I learned this from Jack Taylor about 40 years ago.
I have put a drop of Singer Sewing
Machine oil on my Le Pro tips many times.
I learned this from Jack Taylor about 40 years ago.
Seriously?? Who doesn't?? I like Mobil1 30wt for 9ball and Castrol 5w-40 for one pocket. Change every 3,000 shots or 3mos.
" PERHAPS ….
some Crisco Lard cue tip dip
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Heck,
try it on your chips too :grin-square:
"I think there was a plyer back east...…
yea,
Greazy Joe ….
called him Slick too
some duds use/used oil instead of milk!
Some leather preservative might make sense, never understood more than the slightest touch of possibly neatsfoot oil well after an install to keep life in a tip. Never oiled a tip myself.
Seems odd but i have read of ElkMasters soaked in oil instead of milk then crushed down to make a very hard tip. The people doing this report no problems with gluing tips to shafts or ferrules. Seems like there would be issues but apparently not.
I have encountered other leather that has been saturated with various oils for various reasons. The results have always been a very soft nasty mess!
To my manner of thinking oil and leather don't mix.
Hu
Some leather preservative might make sense, never understood more than the slightest touch of possibly neatsfoot oil well after an install to keep life in a tip. Never oiled a tip myself.
Seems odd but i have read of ElkMasters soaked in oil instead of milk then crushed down to make a very hard tip. The people doing this report no problems with gluing tips to shafts or ferrules. Seems like there would be issues but apparently not.
I have encountered other leather that has been saturated with various oils for various reasons. The results have always been a very soft nasty mess!
To my manner of thinking oil and leather don't mix.
Hu
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The naysayers don't have a clue.
I've done it hundreds of times over 40 something years.
A single drop on the top of a scuffed tip will soak in and soften the tip.
I've done it hundreds of times over 40 something years.
A single drop on the top of a scuffed tip will soak in and soften the tip.
Or was he rubbing something else and was just using the tips as cover? LOL
Don’t do it......if you wanted a softer tip, just replace the tip with a different one.
The amount of tip contact time stroking the cueball is minuscule to start with.
The only thing you really need is a properly shaped tip & applying chalk correctly.
The amount of tip contact time stroking the cueball is minuscule to start with.
The only thing you really need is a properly shaped tip & applying chalk correctly.
Hahahhhaha
The last time I had a tip installed I was making small talk with the cue tech about milk duds. He told me he likes to soak his le pro tips in wd40 before pressing them.
I've been trying to find more information about this and what it does. Any chance you've heard of this and know a recipe for it?