Warped cue

Jonathan Smith · Nov 29, 2018

A customer came in with a warped cue yesterday. The shaft and butt rolled straight when they are apart, but wobbled a lot when together. The pin( 5/16-18) was straight.
Could the two facings be culprit?
Thanks,
Jon

Alamo Cue Repairs · Nov 29, 2018

Jonathan, I highly suggest putting a dial indicator on everything, joint area, a joint, handle and butt cap. I'd even run it on both joint faces (shaft and butt). And of course, run it on the joint pin. Take careful measurements and write down how off your areas are. Rolling a cue on the table tells you some things but there is usually more to the story. The dial indicator will help you. Hopefully its a quick facing of the joint and your done...good luck.

seanjonsean · Nov 29, 2018

Also roll it on different areas of table , and put it on rail and roll ,then clean inside of shaft insert and finally face off...

Sent from my SM-J737T using Tapatalk

captainjko · Nov 29, 2018

If all is straight on exterior of cue and the pin is straight, the hole in the shaft could be what is off...

BankT8Ball · Nov 29, 2018

If the joint pin isn't bent check make sure it
wasn't installed on a slight angle and possibly facing could be off too.

Mcues · Nov 30, 2018

Take it to your local Repairman or Cuemaker.

Mario

Jonathan Smith · Dec 1, 2018

Alamo,
Thank you for the info. I'll get an indicator and let you know.
Cheers,
Jon

tsp&b · Dec 1, 2018

Re-face both the shaft and the butt....

Warped cue

Jonathan Smith

Registered

Alamo Cue Repairs

Registered

seanjonsean

Otanisan Cues

captainjko

Kirk

BankT8Ball

AzB Silver Member

Mcues

AzB Silver Member

Jonathan Smith

Registered

tsp&b

Well-known member