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Dman said:
Damn good job of kicking it up , Eric! I like it.

Hows shaft stock? Got anything left for sell?

Dan
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:) Thanks. Just having some fun. I actually have no enemies that I know of and mean absolutely no harm to any soul. I really do like everybody. There's always good to be found. We are all doing the same thing so we must have something in common....besides insanity.

Shaft stock is dwindling. There's a few left but the high grain count is gone. Very few over 20gpi left. Still good wood, just not super high grain count. I think there's less than 100 high grade shafts left. Was kinda slow for a little while, but lately been getting lots of action again.
 
Hey Eric, I know its all in fun.

But now tell me the truth. Royce from OB-1 was at the house the other day and your name came up, and he had nothing but good things to say about you and your work.

What did you do? Send him some "real" shafts to play with for christmas or what? You gotta be paying him somehow. :)

-----Just kidding Royce--your shafts are "real" too.:)

Dan
 
Dman said:
Am I wrong in thinking of the screw as more of a clamp, to bring together to forearm and handle tenons while the adhesives bond? I understand it supplies some structural properties,but to what degree compared to the bond of the tenon itself? If this is the case than I see no reason a g-10 pin would not work in this application.

Joint size. Starting out I'm using .850, Do others also use smaller joint sizes on denser woods? Is it used to help with weight issues? I'm not set up at this point to Core heaver woods and have given smaller joint size some thought in this area.
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I don't believe the stud should bear any of the joint's strength if a tenon method is used. It does not in my cues. Either then tenon/bore should be the load bearer, or the pin should, but not both. In a perfect world it could, theorectically, work well. But my world is not perfect so I have to find other ways to make things work. I have found that the two will counteract one another & create internal stress. The stress is eventually relieved by warpage, severe thread wear, or complete joint failure. The extent of the stress depends on how close to dead nuts center all components involved are, with dead nuts center having no stress & noticeable off center having high stress. But in my experience, I have never seen anything cue related true absolute center. Therefore, I find other ways to execute the task.
 
Dman said:
Hey Eric, I know its all in fun.

But now tell me the truth. Royce from OB-1 was at the house the other day and your name came up, and he had nothing but good things to say about you and your work.

What did you do? Send him some "real" shafts to play with for christmas or what? You gotta be paying him somehow. :)

-----Just kidding Royce--your shafts are "real" too.:)

Dan
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Too funny :) But not very nice :( We all have our spots in the cue world. It takes all kinds. We are a bunch of squirrels all looking for the same nut ;)
 
My joint is .57 dia. I make my cue from 60 thou wall carbon fishing rod stock.I make ali joiners on each side and just use 5/16 unc grub screw. I have a 10 deg tapered tennon for .1 inch long.To get it all concentric, I use a specially made coller with a ball bearing and sleeve, in a steady rest.TIR is within 1 thou.I have a cork handle as well.In my case the joiner just needs to be strong enough to keep the two clamped together.
Neil
Neil
 
Murray Tucker said:
No but Cialis is da bomb. How do you think I typed this and ate breakfast at the same time.

www.murraytucker.com/images/cialis.wmv
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Ok Murry. I thought I'd try your typing method, so I set my key board on the floor between my feet, and stood up to type..........But at my age......I could no longer see the letters on the keys from that distance? Anyone else with this problem?:)
 
BarenbruggeCues said:
All you have to do is advertise that you have an ivory tusk for sale....

If that don't work...just show a picture of a broken A joint.....

They seem to get a few hits..........




<~~~getting along is only half the fun...........
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Dave,
You need to show the broken A joint then have someone come in and comment how a cuemaker thats in 2 or 3 halls of fame was nothing but a over-hyped assembler. Just showing the pics ain't gonna do it...

But on a more positive note, the best screws IMHO are coming out of Tom Migliore's shop. His A joint, his shaft pins, are really the most precision I have seen.

JV
 
G-10 is very strong. Tried to break it / bend it after cutting a 3/8 - 10 thread on it and I couldn't break it. put 2 pipes on it and yes it will break but it is lite and strong. Stronger than the wood you are screwing it into.


Whoops didn't read the rest of the post... Sorry
Merry Christmas.... Don't drink and drive... too much..
 
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Hello JV,
I am wondering if you know a source for a picture of a Bushka sold out of Houston a few years ago that was purchased directly from him and owned by Billy Dan Rogers till is passing? Pm me if you know someone who may have info or access to cue.

But better not show pic here if it fell apart the last few years:) no telling were the thread would go!

Thanks

Dan
 
Dman said:
Hello JV,
I am wondering if you know a source for a picture of a Bushka sold out of Houston a few years ago that was purchased directly from him and owned by Billy Dan Rogers till is passing? Pm me if you know someone who may have info or access to cue.

But better not show pic here if it fell apart the last few years:) no telling were the thread would go!

Thanks

Dan
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I don't know. But if it came out of Houston I would think the Glenn's would have had first shot. But who knows...

JV
 
cueman said:
....that won't get a 1000 post thread started. It takes arguing and name calling to do that. :)
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No it doesn't, you bozo !

Just tryin' to help out :D

And a "tap tap tap" going out to KJ .... I know of what you speak :eek:

Dave
 
masonh said:
what about using G-10 as a connecting pin for the A-joint.it is something i have been thinking about.some people don't like the idea os stell or aluminum so why not G-10?tons of feedback,maybe too much?or what about a good argument about joint diameter preferences and why?or ???
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Joey Gold was the first I know if to use G-10 joint pins. He also used G-10 in the wrap joint. So it seems to be fine.
 
What about Joint sizes? Whats the smallest joint you have used and how did it effect the play of the cue? I have been trying to stay at .850, but I let one get away from me while trying to even the points and ran under due to lack of brain cells or may have been the scotch that night.

Darn I just had a thought. If I have more than one drink while alone in the shop, does that mean I need to seek medical treatment? Crap trying to learn to build cues has turned me into an alcoholic! To hell with auto clear! Now I have to worry about my liver too!:(
 
Dman said:
What about Joint sizes? Whats the smallest joint you have used and how did it effect the play of the cue? I have been trying to stay at .850, but I let one get away from me while trying to even the points and ran under due to lack of brain cells or may have been the scotch that night.

Darn I just had a thought. If I have more than one drink while alone in the shop, does that mean I need to seek medical treatment? Crap trying to learn to build cues has turned me into an alcoholic! To hell with auto clear! Now I have to worry about my liver too!:(
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Jeezus H. Christmas.. not another one.... :p

JV (---just what the world needs now.. another cuemaker... :D
 
Glazed and confused

A cop pulls over a guy.

"Your eyes are awfully red. Have you been drinking?"

"Gee, officer," the man says. "Your eyes are awfully glazed
have you been eating doughnuts?"
 
classiccues said:
Jeezus H. Christmas.. not another one.... :p

JV (---just what the world needs now.. another cuemaker... :D
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Hell I may never become a "cuemaker" but I am trying my to "assemble" a few for now. :) I do feel like I have some good starter logs for the winter, from some of my early attemps.
 
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