3x8-10 modified pin

[Flakeandrun]

Thanks for the help everyone

 

[Flakeandrun]

The Musashi VI shaft arrived yesterday, had a Kamui medium installed (which I was thinking to change - but will give it it's fair try...)

Shaft is a whole other level of perfect (as can be expected from Japanese equipment)... dead straight, lovely taper and the finish on the shaft is perfection. It played pretty well straight out of the gate. Joint thread fits flawlessly, butter smooth take-up on the thread.

Not sure I know how to gauge deflection beyond giving a subjective opinion. I didn't miss much if that counts for anything...

It had a reasonable first outing. Now I can keep my Vigas shafts nice and minty, while playing with this. The KUH Fuhjin might have to sit on the bench for a while when it arrives. Having tested my friends, I thought that it would be #1 given how it played. But Musashi might get an extended run first, given that it was the early bird...

My Mezz isn't too sad, or lonely either. Still using it for Chinese-8 with the ILC shaft.

Feeling pretty content that I can pull myself out of the rabbit hole of pool equipment

 

[7stud]

This picture tells it all. And I think it shows the advantages of a modified pin. But I am not a cue builder.

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Bob Dzuricky actually posted an updated picture for that one because he said it wasn't really a fair comparison between the two pins--something about the wood used didn't show how well the threads on the 3/8x10 (not modified) normally fit the v-cuts for threads. Here's the new updated picture:

You have to look closely to tell the difference. In any case, as explained on his website:

3/8-10 Modified Pin

www.dzcues.com

Regarding questions about the backwards compatibility - when I used the std 3/8-10 pin, I bored my shafts to .302" diameter before running a tap into it. This was a smaller hole than most used. I liked it because the pin had a tighter fit. Again, there's that intimacy I like. The problem arises because the modified pin has a .308" minor diameter & will not fit into an older shaft unless the .302" diameter is enlarged to .308". It takes about 2 minutes to set it up & run a reamer into the existing hole.

The "minor diameter" is the diameter of the solid part of the pin, i.e. measured between the threads. Therefore, a 3/8x10 modified pin might have trouble fitting a 3/8x10 "regular" hole cut into a shaft, depending on how big a hole was drilled into the shaft.

 

[Flakeandrun]

Yes, had a thorough read of his page. Was pretty much the only useful take-away from hours of trawling... my mistake was taking comments I'd read on here at face value, instead of looking at something more substantial like this before wasting someone's time... As I have commented in detail above, do your research. Due diligence requires.
happy it all worked out for me. Met a new friend. Ended up with a couple of prime shafts