a light cue

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I'm looking for a nice light cue that I can use as my regular cue. I love the cues that I am using now, but they are my fathers and I'd like to own my own. The only things that I'd fix about the Meucci and Huebler is the weight. I would really like something that weighed less.

I know this may be a bad example, but it's the only one I can think of. In the movie poolhall junkies, the guy with the blonde hair had a black cue that seemed to be made of some sort of lighter material (maybe graphite?). I don't know if they hit well at all, so I'm looking for something that is light AND doesn't have a messed up feel to it when I hit with it.

So, if anybody has any suggestions/links please help me out, thanks!

edit: Oh yeah, I really like the look of that cue he had too. I want, if at all possible, a cue with the majority of the color being black.

edit2: I love the Predator 2 w/ultra leather wrap, but it's way too much money for me (unless i sold my dads cues, which i'm not gonna do), so just to let you know ahead of time.... it's not a viable alternative.
 
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Why don't you just take the weight bolts out of your Dads cue., Meucci not to big of a problem but the Heublers usually glue their bolts in. So you might want to ask for help on that one.
 
Michael Webb said:
Why don't you just take the weight bolts out of your Dads cue., Meucci not to big of a problem but the Heublers usually glue their bolts in. So you might want to ask for help on that one.

Mike, doing that would most probably alter the cues balance point. Depending on the joint, that would make it front heavy.

edit: Oh yeah, I really like the look of that cue he had too. I want, if at all possible, a cue with the majority of the color being black.

I think that's a graphite cue Ricky Schroeder was using. If you want a plain black one, ebony is quite heavy as it is and would have to be cored to give the weight adjustment depending on how light is light to you. You could also settle for production cues having a plain black urethane paint like predator or cuetec
 
VH:
It might change the balance depending on how much weight comes out but unless it's a rediculous amount of weight I don't for see it. Heublers are pretty well balanced, Some Meucci's not all but some,
I DON'T KNOW NOTHING!
 
Michael Webb said:
VH:
It might change the balance depending on how much weight comes out but unless it's a rediculous amount of weight I don't for see it. Heublers are pretty well balanced, Some Meucci's not all but some,
I DON'T KNOW NOTHING!
Don't hold back Mike. :D
I've seen Meucci bolts as long as 6 inches.
 
Michael Webb said:
VH:
It might change the balance depending on how much weight comes out but unless it's a rediculous amount of weight I don't for see it. Heublers are pretty well balanced, Some Meucci's not all but some,
I DON'T KNOW NOTHING!

Well you can never tell Mike... Just like what Joseph Cues said some have 6in bolts in them. Some cues are just ridiculously balanced when the weight bolt is taken out. Just my opinion.
 
I understand what VH is saying but...I doubt if Meucci's are made with a certain weight bolt in mind. Example...a dealer orders x-model in x-weight and they put the weight bolts in. I doubt in the mass production of the cues, they have different programs for different weight bolt based on balance, I don't see how it would be cost effective.

I would just change the bolt and see how I liked it, heck they can't cost that much, definately less than buying a new cue.

IMO,

Jim
 
jhendri2 said:
I understand what VH is saying but...I doubt if Meucci's are made with a certain weight bolt in mind. Example...a dealer orders x-model in x-weight and they put the weight bolts in. I doubt in the mass production of the cues, they have different programs for different weight bolt based on balance, I don't see how it would be cost effective.

With mass produced cues, it's hard to gauge it specially with different people handling the different stages of construction. I dunno, I think they have this weighing station where the weight is checked and for a given desired weight, an equivalent bolt is placed to achive the desired weight.

Maybe someone who's been to a cue factory like Muecci or Macdermott could give us an insight into how things are done
 
bluemarlin said:
there were only 250 of the cue that i'm using made


Not to be rude, but 250 to me is still mass produced. I'm sure your cue was made on the machines, by the same people who build the $200 cues, it's just a different design. If there were only 5 of them, that would be a different story.

I'm not trying to flame you ore your cue, you got a great cue. I started out with a Meucci.

FWIW,

Jim
 
Meucci weight pins

Depending on how much weight you want to remove , the easiest way would be to cut the weight pin then put it back in.(Make shure you bevel the cut end) Meucci pins tend to be quite long so you can tune them somewhat. The threaded hole is quite long as well ,so by turning the pin in or out you can balance the cue some. One word of caution though, the wood threads are not that durable so every time you take the pin out the threads will loosen, so avoid doing this too many times. I suggest once you find your balance point you epoxy the pin in permanently to avoid having a buzz.
 
Why cut the weight bolt when you can go to any hardware store and buy a shorter one. Usually Meucci's bolts are 9/16's minimum. That can be fun with a hack saw. And if you don't have a vice, now the fun really begins.
 
Michael Webb said:
Why cut the weight bolt when you can go to any hardware store and buy a shorter one. Usually Meucci's bolts are 9/16's minimum. That can be fun with a hack saw. And if you don't have a vice, now the fun really begins.


I am not shure how many styles of pins Meucci uses in there cues .Your experience with Meucci's may be different so I'm not shure if we are talking the same thing.The one's I worked on were just a length of redi-rod with a slot cut through the top.So if you were to go and get a piece fron the hardware store they come in 3 foot lengths. You would have to cut a piece off anyway .
 
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Canadian cue said:
I am not shure how many styles of pins Meucci uses in there cues .Your experience with Meucci's may be different so I'm not shure if we are talking the same thing.The one's I worked on were just a length of redi-rod with a slot cut through the top.So if you were to go and get a piece fron the hardware store they come in 3 foot lengths. You would have to cut a piece off anyway .


Just buy a real custom cue, and no problems.[ from me of course]..
blud
 
does anyone know where to buy different weight bolts for meucci cues I have the 97-27 and it's a 20.oz and i'd like to try different weights for it because it's butt heavy


Thanks
 
justabrake said:
does anyone know where to buy different weight bolts for meucci cues I have the 97-27 and it's a 20.oz and i'd like to try different weights for it because it's butt heavy


Thanks
Ummm... Moochi's are made butt-heavy, so you'll have to live with it. Just email Moochi and ask that same question, measure the bolt in your Moochi now, and figure out what weight you want, and figure it out. They might send you one, but don't hold me to it...

Thanks,

Jon
 
justabrake said:
does anyone know where to buy different weight bolts for meucci cues I have the 97-27 and it's a 20.oz and i'd like to try different weights for it because it's butt heavy
Thanks

Was it butt heavy when you tried it out before you bought it or was this an internet purchase? My advice is for you to visit your nearest cue repair person and talk with them. If you dont have one nearby and are forced to deal with someone over the phone I recomend you call Robbin Adair ... 361-851-9799 after 9:30 PM.
 
justabrake said:
does anyone know where to buy different weight bolts for meucci cues I have the 97-27 and it's a 20.oz and i'd like to try different weights for it because it's butt heavy


Thanks

Every Meucci I have seen has had a 5/8-18 weight bolt which weighs approx. 1.25 ounces per inch. You can pull out your existing one and cut it off to get the desired weight. If cutting if off yourself is a problem send me a PM with the length of the current bolt along with your address.
 
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