3/8-10 V-groove self centering pin

[RepaskyCustoms]

New cue maker here. I have a customer who has several different shafts that are all tapped with a 3/8-10 V-groove (standard thread). I am making him a new butt and he's requested the same pin as his old cue (3/8-10 standard thread). I have been able to find a few 3/8-10 standard "thread-all" type pins with no cylindrical feature for centering... and I can find MANY 3/8-10 modified (flats in the grooves and larger minor diameter) self centering pins with the cylindrical feature.

Is there a source out there for a self centering 3/8-10 standard thread that Google doesn't know about?

 

[muskyed]

Cuefits

 

[RepaskyCustoms]

Cuefits

I did check Cuefits but they only have two styles of 3/8-10 pins, one standard V-Groove fully threaded (no self-aligning section)

and one modified with the self aligning section.



I'm looking for the V-Groove style with the self aligning section.

 

[garczar]

Does Unique sell them?

 

[RepaskyCustoms]

Does Unique sell them?

No, same story with Unique.

I found one vendor on Amazon who may have them if the photo is to be believed. The only description given is "for 3 8 10 joint". Other than that, the other problem with this vendor is the 2 - 3 week shipping time. I assume the product is coming from China.



Due to the exorbitant shipping time I would rather get it from a local (or at least contiguous 48 states) vendor.

 

[garczar]

Why not just go to a flat bottom and re=do his shafts.

 

[RepaskyCustoms]

Why not just go to a flat bottom and re=do his shafts.

I did think about that and that may be the way I ultimately go considering it won't affect the performance of the shafts to bore the threads a few thousandths.

 

[Michael Webb]

Why does it have to be self aligning?
All threaded rod has been used for Decades

 

[RepaskyCustoms]

Why does it have to be self aligning?
All threaded rod has been used for Decades

That is very true and I have used all thread for a few extensions and one cue. I just find it easier to keep the cue true to the joint screw with the unthreaded part. I bore the hole so that it's a more precise fit than the live tooling for the threads. I'm not that experienced with the live tooling yet so there is almost always some play in the fit. As I get better at it, it probably won't matter as much.

 

[RepaskyCustoms]

I received a direct message from a user here who suggested Prather Cue. I checked them and they had an aluminum version of what I am looking for. Thanks for the interest and taking the time to post.