Canada Dufferin Sneaky Pete Weight Adjustable?
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mostly they are not unless they have a weight bolt under the rubber bumper,weight can be taken out by drilling a hole in butt
If they have a weight bolt in the butt
You can take it out completely or, take it out and turn it down on a lathe to reduce the length and thus the weight.
Never have looked at them very closely.
You can take it out completely or, take it out and turn it down on a lathe to reduce the length and thus the weight.
Never have looked at them very closely.
Dufferin made two versions of the Sneaky Pete that I know of and actually have one each. Bolt in the Butt and Bolt in the shaft. Neither one has adjustable weights. BTW for a inexpensive stick they hit fairly good and are Canadian Maple. the Bolt in the butt is or was a better cue. But my Bolt in the shaft model held up better and I still use it as a Break Cue.
Be careful about how much weight you add. I have a bunch of Dufferins, and they all tend to be tail-heavy. If I needed to add weight to one, I'd consider asking a cuemaker to bore a deeper hole at the joint and use a tungsten powder/epoxy mix like golf clubmakers use to add weight. You can test your weight preferences with some stick-on automotive wheel weights. Looks crude, but gives you a feel for different weights when no bolt cavity is provided. Love those old Duffs! My favorite house cues / bar cues.
Bill
Bill
IMO Dufferins hit a little soft, kinda like a 3/8-10 wood-to-wood jointed cue, so for my taste, I like a little firmer tip. Triangles are OK if you like standard tips, but I like layered tips, so a Wizard M suits me fine. Of course, that's all personal preference.
Bill
Bill
If you adjust the weight would you also have to re-stamp the thing ? Mine says "21 Oz" (or close) on the butt, and it might get confused if weight was removed 
Dave <--- full of smartass comments :thumbup:
PS On a related note, now that the original subject seems complete, is there a good/better/best way to re-fill the paint on these stampings ? Mine is a bit worn and I've thought to make it 'like-new' again.
Dave <--- full of smartass comments :thumbup:
PS On a related note, now that the original subject seems complete, is there a good/better/best way to re-fill the paint on these stampings ? Mine is a bit worn and I've thought to make it 'like-new' again.
I don't think you can. I have sold a lot of them and they seem to just be manufactured then weighed and marked. They don't really make them to a predetermined weight. The heavier ones are fatter and the lighter ones are thinner. Any cue maker could do a little such as add a little weight or bore out a little but that is probably about it.
I used white-out on engraved trademark for an old 1 piece Huebler. I just smear it across the logo, and wipe the excess with alcohol. Made it look new again.
If you adjust the weight would you also have to re-stamp the thing ? Mine says "21 Oz" (or close) on the butt, and it might get confused if weight was removed
Dave <--- full of smartass comments :thumbup:
PS On a related note, now that the original subject seems complete, is there a good/better/best way to re-fill the paint on these stampings ? Mine is a bit worn and I've thought to make it 'like-new' again.
If you adjust the weight would you also have to re-stamp the thing ? Mine says "21 Oz" (or close) on the butt, and it might get confused if weight was removed
Dave <--- full of smartass comments :thumbup:
PS On a related note, now that the original subject seems complete, is there a good/better/best way to re-fill the paint on these stampings ? Mine is a bit worn and I've thought to make it 'like-new' again.
Try a magic marker or a sharpy
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On the subject of weight, I once took my dufferin to my local cue guy because at 21 ounces I thought it weighed too much for me. He stressed that balance was more important that weight.
Forgive me, I was going to post my Bruce Lee pic, but I can't find it. Its the one where Bruce Lee is telling the kid to stop concentrating on the finger, otherwise he'll miss out seeing the moon in all its heavenly glory.
In this case, the finger is the perceived issue of weight, and the moon is how well the dufferins hit.
Forgive me, I was going to post my Bruce Lee pic, but I can't find it. Its the one where Bruce Lee is telling the kid to stop concentrating on the finger, otherwise he'll miss out seeing the moon in all its heavenly glory.
In this case, the finger is the perceived issue of weight, and the moon is how well the dufferins hit.
I've never filled the stampings on my Duffs, but I periodically re-do my golf clubs. I use a very thin brush to dab in some model paint, then stretch a solvent-soaked rag around a plastic putty knife and wipe off the excess. I've actually sanded and polished off the stampings on some of mine. The clearcoat that Dufferin used is so thick and tough that the stamping usually doesn't touch the wood. I have two with leather wraps I've done myself and one with a better-quality linen wrap. Nobody knows they're Dufferins until I unscrew and they see the goofy brass/aluminum joint.
Bill
we used to screw a stack of washers to the butt of the cue. worked fine.
Seen that done, and then wrapped with electrical tape.
Weight can be easily added. Drill and tap for a standard 3/8thx16 allen bolt. Very common.
Just refinishing an old 18 oz Canuck Dufferin snooker cue right now.
The aluminum pin and insert are going. I hate those. And the 18oz stamp is also going to disappear.
Weight can be easily added. Drill and tap for a standard 3/8thx16 allen bolt. Very common.
Just refinishing an old 18 oz Canuck Dufferin snooker cue right now.
The aluminum pin and insert are going. I hate those. And the 18oz stamp is also going to disappear.