I have a small collection of cues and it's always a challenge to get a tip change where i am (Wuhan, China - which is central China).
The only pro store with a lathe doesn't know how to do things professionally and it's heart wrenching to see him at work on my cues every time i desperately need a tip change. My best option is to ship it more than a thousand miles to Zen Cues in Shanghai but that's too much a risk shipping the shaft via courier for a tip change..
After seeing that thread on Kamui Tip Change video and advice from several guys on that thread, i'm finally inspired and motivated to do it myself without any lathe.
I bought a bunch of tools and got started. Since it was my first attempt i got an old house cue from home and tried on it first...it failed miserably...the glue didn't hold and it just popped out when i tried to cut it.
Then i moved on to another old shaft and this time it was better albeit it looked like a dog or rat chewed on the tip when i was done.
An hour of terrible work i was pretty confident that i was THE human lathe and nothing could stop me.
I moved on to the first shaft that desperately needed a tip change, a Southwest...talking about balls huh...if red bull gives you wings, Macallan gives you balls.
After 45 mins of working on the shaft this is the result...
Here are the tools i bought, truth is i only used a couple of them..
As you can see the change isn't perfect compared to some of the other hand changed tips...the side of the tip isn't perfectly curved and round against the ferrule and you can see some cut lines. The toughest bit was achieving the Dime tip...any advice on how to do better and easier way to get the round tip? I spent ALOT of time on shaping it and i used a Cuetec Tip tool with a shaper and it wasn't easy at all...
I'm open to any and all advice cos i really want to change the tips myself...
Thanks.
The only pro store with a lathe doesn't know how to do things professionally and it's heart wrenching to see him at work on my cues every time i desperately need a tip change. My best option is to ship it more than a thousand miles to Zen Cues in Shanghai but that's too much a risk shipping the shaft via courier for a tip change..
After seeing that thread on Kamui Tip Change video and advice from several guys on that thread, i'm finally inspired and motivated to do it myself without any lathe.
I bought a bunch of tools and got started. Since it was my first attempt i got an old house cue from home and tried on it first...it failed miserably...the glue didn't hold and it just popped out when i tried to cut it.
Then i moved on to another old shaft and this time it was better albeit it looked like a dog or rat chewed on the tip when i was done.
An hour of terrible work i was pretty confident that i was THE human lathe and nothing could stop me.
I moved on to the first shaft that desperately needed a tip change, a Southwest...talking about balls huh...if red bull gives you wings, Macallan gives you balls.
After 45 mins of working on the shaft this is the result...
Here are the tools i bought, truth is i only used a couple of them..
As you can see the change isn't perfect compared to some of the other hand changed tips...the side of the tip isn't perfectly curved and round against the ferrule and you can see some cut lines. The toughest bit was achieving the Dime tip...any advice on how to do better and easier way to get the round tip? I spent ALOT of time on shaping it and i used a Cuetec Tip tool with a shaper and it wasn't easy at all...
I'm open to any and all advice cos i really want to change the tips myself...
Thanks.