Basic Cue care questions

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sirgelfee

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Hey everyone,

I'm sort of new to this website and to billiards, but I love playing.

Anyways, I recently bought a cue (Lucasi Sneaky Pete-used) and was wondering how to properly round off tips.

I've seen various tools that claim to round off a tip, but I was wondering if anyone here could guide me to a website or explain from experience how to properly round off a slightly flat tip.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance
 
Tip tools

If you don't have access to a local cue maker/repairman, the "Cue Cube" and the "Ultimate Tip Tool" both do a decent job of scuffing and shaping a tip. The "Ultimate Tip Tool" also allows you to clean up slight mushrooming of the tip.
 
An easy solution would be some thick-backed sandpaper. Hold a piece in your hand, and sand from the center of the tip to the edge while rotating the cue. (especially if the tip is layered)
Something like this would be handy: http://www.poolndarts.com/p-3308-Metal-Cue-Tip-Trimmer/
You will be less likely to scratch up your ferrule with that, and it gives you a little more control.
 
Sheldon said:
An easy solution would be some thick-backed sandpaper. Hold a piece in your hand, and sand from the center of the tip to the edge while rotating the cue. (especially if the tip is layered)
Something like this would be handy: http://www.poolndarts.com/p-3308-Metal-Cue-Tip-Trimmer/
You will be less likely to scratch up your ferrule with that, and it gives you a little more control.
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I agree with Sheldon on using that sand paper holder for the initial shaping of a tip. Although there are easier ways to do it with better and much more expensive equipment this does a good job and is easy to control for a low cost

The ultimat tip tool does a number of operations but as far as I'm concerned it does most of them poorly. The burnisher on them usually does nothing more than twist off the tip.

As far as the recomendation to find a qualified cue repairman to do this simple operation is ridiculous. I hear this so often from cue mechanics who seem to beleive these type operations are so complicated and they are the only people TALENTED enough to do such simple operations. Time is money. For a person to have to drive through traffic and burn up gas waisting maybe two hours just to shape a tip is actually spending about 50.00 for an operation he could do himself in a minute or so. Shaping a tip needs to be learned to play pool the same as tying on a hook for fishing or putting oil on your glove for playing baseball. Just basic upkeep.

Dick
 
rhncue said:
The ultimat tip tool does a number of operations but as far as I'm concerned it does most of them poorly. The burnisher on them usually does nothing more than twist off the tip.
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I'm not saying you're wrong Dick, but I've found that the Ultimate Tip Tool is very good at scratching ferrules. If anyone wants to scratch a ferrule, I highly recommend it. :rolleyes:

Tracy
 
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