Finally, The Perfect Inexpensive Hard Tip

Vinnie · Mar 17, 2011

If you are like me and you prefer to play with a hard tip (my favorite layered tip is the Talisman Pro Hard), then check this out.
Take a Triumph tip (made by Tweeten and comes with a red pad attached) and soak it for 24 hours (I prefer Vodka or Tequila

). Next, press it in a vice for 24 hours (not too tight). The result is a hard tip that still holds chalk and has the fiber pad already attached. It sounds and plays great.

nancewayne · Mar 17, 2011

Finally, The perfect (cocktail?) Inexpensive Hard Tip

When you "wring it out", how does the liquor taste?

Vinnie said:
If you are like me and you prefer to play with a hard tip (my favorite layered tip is the Talisman Pro Hard), then check this out.
Take a Triumph tip (made by Tweeten and comes with a red pad attached) and soak it for 24 hours (I prefer Vodka or Tequila ). Next, press it in a vice for 24 hours (not too tight). The result is a hard tip that still holds chalk and has the fiber pad already attached. It sounds and plays great.

Vinnie · Mar 17, 2011

nancewayne said:
When you "wring it out", how does the liquor taste?

The Triumph tip does turn the vodka yellow, but I'm not willing to try it. Besides, I have to keep reusing the same shot glass of vodka because my wife will get mad if I keep "wasting" it. LOL

Winston846 · Mar 17, 2011

I guess these would be called "vodka-duds" then...

measureman · Mar 17, 2011

Vinnie said:
If you are like me and you prefer to play with a hard tip (my favorite layered tip is the Talisman Pro Hard), then check this out.
Take a Triumph tip (made by Tweeten and comes with a red pad attached) and soak it for 24 hours (I prefer Vodka or Tequila ). Next, press it in a vice for 24 hours (not too tight). The result is a hard tip that still holds chalk and has the fiber pad already attached. It sounds and plays great.

I have two of these tips -vodka -vice.
I will try it on one.
Will the vodka affect the cue ball and cause it to not roll straight ? :grin:

Vinnie · Mar 18, 2011

measureman said:
I have two of these tips -vodka -vice.
I will try it on one.
Will the vodka affect the cue ball and cause it to not roll straight ? :grin:

I promise these tips will not make your cue drunk LOL. The reason I use alcohol is because it drys out better for me.

sfleinen · Mar 18, 2011

Vinnie said:
The Triumph tip does turn the vodka yellow, but I'm not willing to try it. Besides, I have to keep reusing the same shot glass of vodka because my wife will get mad if I keep "wasting" it. LOL

You keep doing that, and you'll end up with a shot of "bourbon". I guess you'd call it "JackDanielsnaya"?

Finally, The Perfect Inexpensive Hard Tip

Vinnie

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nancewayne

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Vinnie

pool is cool.

Winston846

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measureman

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Vinnie

pool is cool.

sfleinen

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