C/F shaft and what not to do!
- Thread starter Michael Webb
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CF shafts come with 3 different finishes........... smooth and shiny.......... matt.... and no finish................. if you screw up the finish on the first 2.............. put it in the lathe spin it up and wet sand all the finish off with 400..... do it length wise to finish........ wax it........... it will be the natural look of CF......... try it .... it works
What’s a burnishing tool?
pj
chgo
pj
chgo
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A $1.00 bill folded twice and held between your fingers.
{Don't forget to put a bit of spit around the new leather tip.}
Oh yeah - thought you might be talking about something like that.
Thanks.
pj
chgo
Why in the world would anyone sand cf shafts with 400 grit end to end?
Thanks. This is a Revo
I'm going to choose another path.
I’ve destroyed more tips than I can count with that tool.
Fatboy <——-not very good at tip work
Your not alone. Here's the real funny part. I obviously hate money because I offer free maintenance on the tips I install. All they have to do is come here. Tip don't tip. I don't care. It avoids the above. If I have to pick it up while I'm making my nightly rounds. Yup, your paying something.
The only way to really repair c/f is to learn about the different shafts and the finishes used on them. Either way. The dust is nasty on your lungs.
Phase 1 completed. 2 to go.
Phase 1 completed. 2 to go.
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The only thing I can do is crown a tip(as long as it has only flattened out) if it’s mushroomed I need help. I can steam dings out of a shaft as well. Those are the only 2 things I do well. I’m helpless at tips, I couldn’t build a cue in a 100 years. I sure admire those who can.
I actually own one, but have never even considered using the "burnishing" part - I can imagine it twisting a tip right off (and have heard of them doing that).
pj
chgo
They should rename them to “tip removers”
Because they are possibly the best way to remove your tip……..satisfaction guaranteed
You could try rottenstone on a fiber pad..Rottenstone can be applied with a wetting agent, usually an oil or dry as a polish. Or if it is bad you could try 4ffff pumice first then finish with rottenstone. Burnishing tools are common in custom fishing rod building. They are used to smooth the thread before finishing..
PracticeChampion
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What's your method?
It's a very dangerous tool.
that's exactly why I will not put a tip in a Revo............ you cannot fix the finish if it gets screwed up
Kim