wrong way
Joseph Cues said:
There are two cueamakers on some other board who have not heard of thread mills/grinders.
One guy asked my how can you thread if you don't tap the hole.
Hmmm, how do you like this Jon?
Hi guys, this is my third try at posting. My puter dish, is out. using my wifes computer and phone line..
THIS STATEMENT MIGHT PISS OFF THE WORLD.
I, really don't give a shit.....so be it....
Just can't stand guys who don't know what they are doing and guys who can't play a lick and claim to be cuemakers. PLEASE.......
Whoever, and I mean whoever is machining this forearm in Josephs picture, is clueless about machining woods and cues.
1.- never hold a cue like the picture. For this step in cuemaking, hold it with a bushing that's at least 5" long, with it solid in the 6 jaw chuck.. This will let you hold the part tight without marring the wood. The next thing it does is, keep the internal tapping pressure from splitting the wood, while drilling, boring and or taping.
2.- to thread is easy, just use a tool made to match your threads, and grind them with a router.Tool cost about $200.00 clams, cheap for what it does. I bought 3 of them 25 years ago, still use them......
3.- whoever is doing this is clueless about building cues. [I FOLKS, DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS IF THIS PISSES THE WHOLE WORLD OFF], I, for one am tired of these wanta-be's, WHO CAN'T GET TO FIRST BASE WITH CUES.. I know what works to keep them from rattling down line. This guy does not...{ if this guy is a cuemaker, I am astronaut}. These types are in it for money and only money, or maybe fame. Who wants to be a famous "no cue" building guy, with a bad reputation for not having good work habits....not me, pal.....
4.-Never hold the wood like that, always place a small bushing [ mine is made of bronze], around the part sticking out of the lathe, so you will not split this also, while drilling, boring and or taping. I don't tap, I just grind my threads. Comes clean.....Keeps all things in alignment......
5.- Make sure that the forearm is held up in the air and on center, inside the spindal tube. This can be done with a ground soild rod with a 60 degree point on it, that will slide into the spindal and or a slide in bushing, to hold up the nose.....
6.- the lathe in the picture, has be oiled with some heavy motor oil or lathe ways oil. WRONG again. Use transmission oil, it's light, just wipe it on, wipe it off. It's just what you need. Heavy oil will allow the saw/dust to ball up, trany-fluid will just allow it to slide easy as hell...
7.- this so called cuemaker wanta-be, got the tap hanging out in mid-air. What a joke this is. Shorten it all up, fellow. Please!
8.-Now remove the taping handle and place the tap in the
drill chuck in the tail-stock-quill.. DUH!
9.- clean up your lathe, remove all the oil as seen in the picture. Nasty..
10.- If you tap, be sure and turn the part fast, so you don't tear the wanta-be, threads. For lessons, call me.
11.- Try calling me so I can help you out, before you turn off some cue buyers with this kind of sloppy work.They might not buy but one cue, with your lack of knowlege. If you get lined out, they may be a repaet customer....830-232-5991
sorry, just got to tell it like it is.
blud
