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me too any day!!
$75,000 for a CNC'd cue? Puleaaassseeee
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me too any day!!
Jacoby
A lot of time and effort went into this cue for sure. And it appeals to some I am sure . I get dizzy just trying to focus on it, I think if you put a strobe light on it you just might get a seizure from sensory overload !! Not to mention the side effect of sticker shock !! You never know .
Bob
A lot of time and effort went into this cue for sure. And it appeals to some I am sure . I get dizzy just trying to focus on it, I think if you put a strobe light on it you just might get a seizure from sensory overload !! Not to mention the side effect of sticker shock !! You never know .
Bob
While I totally get the point you're trying to convey (that CNC = rounded inlays and that CNC also = piece of crap), not only are you very wrong about that, but... that cue would be a fugly pice of sh*t regardless of how rounded or sharp those inlays were.
- B <------------- thinks it needs more malachite
Give me a choice of hand made or cnc'ed and I'll take the cnc'ed any day. Yea, hand made is ok if you are looking for obvious imperfections to show it was made that way. But, in my eyes, the one that fits together perfectly, has no holes or misaligned parts is the one to buy.
Obviously these are collector cues and not players. And equally obvious, they are not marketed to people living check to check playing pool.
Obviously these are collector cues and not players. And equally obvious, they are not marketed to people living check to check playing pool.
What's the difference between a pantograph and a cnc?
EDIT: Shouldn't this be in the main forum?
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I don't think you got the gist of his question.
The thread starter is implying b/c the cue is cnc'd, it shouldn't be worth $75K.
So, he asked if it would be worth more if it were panto'd.
He's gonna argue, you should have used a panto , hand saw and hand planers.
Throw in the pedal powered lathe and chisel .
You can't cheat with the cnc magic button.
IMO I think its funny that nobody asks , how does it play, what's the hit like ? Inlays are decoration , some instances less than a 1/16 deep . Doesn't make the cue stronger , nor do you feel the hit better , mostly just makes the cue cost more . I'm old school . IMO making a cue that plays solid with lotza feel is the art . Looks don't make the balls go in , it's more of a mine cost more than yours deal , more dollars than sense ... I have done inlay using pantograph and cnc , a lot of work FOR SURE . Go ask a machine shop what their machine time costs , high $$$$$$$$$ . IMO I like old school and I like to let the wood do the talking , good wood makes a good cue , not inlays ...
It is a hell of a cue , I think I'd rather blow it on some land ...
It is a hell of a cue , I think I'd rather blow it on some land ...
asiasdad
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75,000
That is simply not true.
Even if you leave out the time spent to draw the design by hand, and the time spent inputting the design and programming the CNC, plus the possible mistakes during the carving process.......even if you subtract ALL of that time, nothing is CNC'd in "minutes".
Jay
No kidding.
I need sarcasm fonts.
I was just kidding.
I draw on Autodesk Inventor to get my jigs made . From Inventor, my drawings are imported to a CAM software. Editing is done on that, then the g- codes are created for the cnc.
I just had jigs made and it took 6-hours for the cnc shop to work on my jigs.
That after I spent days in drawing them.
Okay. Thanks for clarifying that. Some people do actually believe that CNC requires no creativity and does only take minutes.
Jay
IMO I think its funny that nobody asks , how does it play, what's the hit like ? Inlays are decoration , some instances less than a 1/16 deep . Doesn't make the cue stronger , nor do you feel the hit better , mostly just makes the cue cost more . I'm old school . IMO making a cue that plays solid with lotza feel is the art . Looks don't make the balls go in , it's more of a mine cost more than yours deal , more dollars than sense ... I have done inlay using pantograph and cnc , a lot of work FOR SURE . Go ask a machine shop what their machine time costs , high $$$$$$$$$ . IMO I like old school and I like to let the wood do the talking , good wood makes a good cue , not inlays ...
Nobody asked bc nobody is buying it.
Nobody asked to see the shafts either.
Nothing disappoints me more than seeing a high end cue with soft lightweight shafts .
with 8 rpi.