Is this a regular 3/8x10 or radial? And one other question

I've never really bothered to figure out what a radial pin exactly is. All I know is that Bill Stroud apparently invented the original radial.

Here are a couple pics of the pin:





Edit: Just noticed the pics came out slightly blurry. If you need ones with better resolution let me know.



My second question is about purchasing a new shaft. I want to buy a new Predator 314-3 shaft for my cue, but Predator shafts are usually larger in diameter at the joint/collar area than the collar of my cue. If I buy one and then have a local cue maker trim down the shaft at the joint/collar area so that it's flush with the collar of my cue when screwed together, will it compromise the integrity of the shaft?

Thanks in advance.

Kim Bye said:

That is certainly not a Radial pin and it looks alot like the type of 3/8-10 pin Bob Danielsson uses.
If your cue has a thinner than the regular .842" diameter it's no problem taking the shaft down to fit your cue and refinish the shaft. It might be more practical to start out with a 314/3 blank, that way you want loose the logo on the shaft.

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Thanks for the info. What does a radial pin look like exactly?

cnyncrvr said:

Contact Predator first and ask them about the possible warranty issues involved with having one of their blanks turned down. I don't know how that would work since they are super strict about even a light sanding of their shafts. Another option is to contact Tiger Products and look at their performance line of shafts. I know that they can match nearly any joint configuration and size for a reasonable "Custom" fee, as I have had them perform the job for me in the past matching the size, pin, and ring work on one of their shafts for a cue I have.

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Thanks for the info. I'll look into it. Have you played with both Predator and Tiger shafts? Any noticeable differences? The limited experience I have with Tiger shafts is playing with a friend's Tiger shaft that fit my cue. It felt oddly weighty. Not in a bad way, but just different. I could have been imagining that for all I know, I didn't get a good chance to really give it a good test.

bstroud said:

Not a Radial.
Bill S.

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From the legend himself! Honored to have you in my thread.