BUMPER VS BUMPERLESS

[bbb]

what difference in the "feel" of the cue does it make if any?
why would cue buyers want bumperless cues as they are likely to get scuffed/chipped on the bottom from use?

 

[whammo57]

the rubber bumper does tend to dampen vibrations slightly........... bumperless may seem crisper to some people

Kim

 

[bbb]

the rubber bumper does tend to dampen vibrations slightly........... bumperless may seem crisper to some people

Kim

thanks for the reply

 

[Kim Bye]

Back in the day it was marketed as "vibration damper" not bumper...

 

[bbb]

Back in the day it was marketed as "vibration damper" not bumper...

 

[JoeyInCali]

Back in the day it was marketed as "vibration damper" not bumper...

Someone requested a canvas phenolic "bumper" here once.
So I made one . Stange. But, it sure looked pretty .
The end mill disagrees but it was pretty.

 

[Ssonerai]

The end mill disagrees but it was pretty.

?
meaning?

I get the pretty part.
What say did the mill have in the conversation?
Wasn't that a lathe job anyway?


smt

 

[GoldCrown]

I like the look. Bumperless cues have a certain appeal. I have a few. But yes they have to be handled carefully. I only use mine on a carpeted floor. Here's cheers to Mr. Bumperless cues.

 

[chefjeff]

I replace any bumper that looks good because it doesn't work.

The bigger the better.


Jeff Livingston

 

[JoeyInCali]

?
meaning?

I get the pretty part.
What say did the mill have in the conversation?
Wasn't that a lathe job anyway?


smt

I use 4-flute carbide end mill to turn canvas phenolic so it looks really clean.
Canvas phenolic is very abrasive and dulls cutters fast .

 

[Ssonerai]

Aha!
Used to mil a fair amount of phenolic for machine parts and for long wearing forms for tracer apps.
But thinking back, most of it is/was probably linen. The good old stuff, lol. Have used carbide, but mostly HSS.

More recently, sometimes using canvas for cues because i like the visual texture, have ground it on the surface grinder with spindex, with mist coolant. Just like the rubber parts we discussed elsewhere, but faster.

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