I am new to serious cue repair having just gotten a mid size cuesmith lathe. I have a junk cue that I want to use to practice wrapping, but, it doesn't have a wrap groove. How do you match the butt taper without taper bars? (offset the tailstock? measure every 1/4 inches and than cut and sand?) No worries about the finish, I solved that problem.
adding a wrap
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Kimball said:
Even if you offset the tailstock perfectly, you must have a straight butt or you will be cutting DEEPER in some places than other. It's alright to practice on, but DON'T take on this kind of a job, unless the butt rolls PERFECT. JUST SAY NO...JER
Kimball said:
Hold the cue between centers and check if there's a wobble, off centered or warpage. If everythings running true, run the edge of the cutter along the wrap aarea barely touching the piece. Now slowly offset your tailstock to the proper angle of the butt taper. You can check this by running the autofeed on the carriage and if the cutter runs along the line parallel to the butt then your on your way... anal to set up... lots of things could go wrong but you'll learn to work around it
hadj
Thanks for the responses, I apologize for being remiss in not responding sooner. I have decided to use the measure, and then cut method. I like the idea of offsetting the tail stock, but, the junk cue I am playing with (not pool, the lathe) doesn't lend itself to this approach. This is not a task I would take on for a customer any time in the near future, it is just something for practice of wrapping and the gain of knowledge. Thanks again for the responses.
If it isn't perfectly true you can use a file to cut in the edge of the groove for the wrap then sand in the rest and use a straight edge to check depth...this technique will follow the cues abnomalies and not give you high and low spots...
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