Any interest in some carbide sanding mandrels for $240 shipped and paypaled?

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Im working on some carbide mandrels and i have a set being tested by an experienced cue maker. They are precision ground to your specs, but tapering isnt possible at this time. How i will do it, if you want a set, i will ship them to you and you can use them, look at them, and inspect them for 2 days. If you dont like em, send em back. If they are acceptable, paypal me the money. Simple as that. I can only do 3/8 10 for now, but i plan on expanding to nearly all threads if it goes well. Let me know what you think.
 

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I'm dyslexic. I thought it read 2 for $40. I would take lots for that.

They look good and I would probably buy a set for that price. Maybe 2.
Sand and finish.

Altho once the snow flies here I will be making the steel ones from the spacers that Kim sent me.

Let us know how they work out for you guys.
 
these look good especially for the first ones ever, worlds better than some others ive seen on here lately.

this is my set ill post a review of how they are in a few days.
 
DD Custom Cues said:
If your doing any 3/8 10 with .308 flat minor I would be interested.
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I might be as well. For me, this would mean the pin used for the shaft mandrel would be from the same manufacturer I use, and the minor diameter and threads in the butt mandrel would be cut as a match, ie, the minor diameter of the hole would be around .309 and also locate well on the threads.

Am I reading this correctly, you would ship the mandrels and they would be paid for if deemed suitable? If not, they would be shipped back?

Kelly

Edit: I just read your post again. You made it pretty clear I reckon.
 
Yes, you are correct. I watched as there were junk mandrels being sold for good money and people were getting hosed, so it motivated me to make them myself. I do not do all the work. I do all but the precision grinding because i dont have that kind of machine to do that, but if you are not satisfied for any reason what so ever, ship em back, and no worries. If you like them and they meet your expectations, pay me for them. No bs, no arguing, just use the honor system. I could get royally hosed on this, but i believe for the most part the cuemakers and repair guys on here are stand up honest people who i wont have to worry about. With all that said, i cant sell any yet until i get the review of the ones i made done. If they dont cut it, then its back to the drawing board, lol.

Joe
 
well guys i recieved the mandrels today they seem to be very well made, i even took them to another cue makers place for inspection (hes much more anal than me) and we were both in agreement that they are a quality product and the only real disadvantage was that there wasnt a arbor to chuck up in the lathe but there is plenty of carbide to chuck up on the arbor would be more of a convienience than anything, i will post a performance review tomorrow, i have to run out the door to league right now :-) so far they look like money well spent.
 
Im totally open to suggestions for improvements on these. I will try to make these as perfect as possible. Thanks for the suggestion Trent.

Joe
 
Having a arbor to chuck would save you some money and carbide.
I am also assuming that the mandrels are grinded together.


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snipershot said:
Im totally open to suggestions for improvements on these. I will try to make these as perfect as possible. Thanks for the suggestion Trent.

Joe
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Make the body out of stainless with a 5/8" shank, step up to full joint size for about 1/4" and sleeve the carbide in front of that. That will keep them from slipping and save you some carbide also. Your price is pretty good. Also inset the stainless at the front with only carbide ring for the face. This eliminates needing to reface them with use. That is about all I know to tell you. Your price is good. The savings in carbide should save you enough to make up for the extra machining steps.
 
Treadway Cues said:
Do you grind these to size with the mandrels screwed together or do you do each one individually?
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Yes, these are ground together. The seam where they meet is almost invisible as you can see in the pic. This set has .0005 variance. .8425 at one end and .843 at the other.

Joe
 
ok so the review is in lol

the mandrels worked very well i matched to shafts to a jump cue it went very well both fit very nice, one had a very slight lip (about the thicknes of a hair) but that was more me than the mandrels im sure and i was being extremely picking overall id say the work very well, adding arbors to the back would certainly be a good addition, to help save knuckles.

Thanks Joe.
 
Trent said:
ok so the review is in lol

the mandrels worked very well i matched to shafts to a jump cue it went very well both fit very nice, one had a very slight lip (about the thicknes of a hair) but that was more me than the mandrels im sure and i was being extremely picking overall id say the work very well, adding arbors to the back would certainly be a good addition, to help save knuckles.

Thanks Joe.
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Thanks Trent. Im working on adding arbors right now :thumbup: i will start ordering the material today, so all who have pm'ed me, i should have these coming out in a couple weeks. Thanks!

Joe
 
Before I go any further.....let me go on record of saying this has nothing to do with any previous post and I am not trying to start a fight.......I have worked in machine shops and worked with my fair share of carbide.....I also have used surface grinders and been around precison grinding a fair amount....I also have a good understanding of metallurgy........would you mind telling me what kind of carbide is used here....it is unlike any I have seen before....the scratching around looks like its been sanded........honestly it looks kind of like thomson rod????? Can you weigh in on this? And also does the brass go all the way thru the outside material??? Also why is the brass recessed?
 
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ComptonCustomCues said:
Before I go any further.....let me go on record of saying this has nothing to do with any previous post and I am not trying to start a fight.......I have worked in machine shops and worked with my fair share of carbide.....I also have used surface grinders and been around precison grinding a fair amount....I also have a good understanding of metallurgy........would you mind telling me what kind of carbide is used here....it is unlike any I have seen before....the scratching around looks like its been sanded........honestly it looks kind of like thomson rod????? Can you weigh in on this? And also does the brass go all the way thru the outside material??? Also why is the brass recessed?
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I dont believe for one minute that you are not here to just stir the pot, but i will answer your questions. If you really know about carbide, you know that these are being ground on a dry diamond wheel. Also, the brass is recessed because if you grind too much of the brass on a diamond wheel it will gum up and make the diamond wheel not perform as well. The brass does not go all the way thru on these, and there is no need for it to. I am trying to do something good for pool here, and everyone who gets a set will have a chance to look them over, and decide if they think they are worth it befoe they pay, so im taking all the risk. If i can help a few people out, thats all i really care about. If you dont like what im doing, i dont know what to tell you. I see no reason for you to be so skeptical. This is not going to be a permenant deal, i could lose my ass and give it up in a week, or i might make it a year, who knows. Thats why i will NOT accept payment and then make people wait several months to get something they feel is junk.

Joe
 
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