Carbide Mandrels
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Unique Products, Inc. - Carbide Sanding Mandrel
Cue Building and Cue Repair Machinery
www.uniqueinc.com
Although I wonder for the occasional hobbyist cuemaker (that's me) if steel mandrels would work well enough? I use steel mandrels for other turning products (not cue related) and they seem to hold up well enough for a handful or even a dozen uses.
Not sure if you saw this...
2 sets of a Unique sanding mandrels
Selling two radial pin carbide sanding mandrels from Unique. These are a must if you want consistent joint diameters. These were used by Dickie Neighbors and are fully functional. Set 1: 0.835” O.D. with 0.312” minor Set 2: 0.843” O.D. with...
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Thanks. I’m actually hoping to get 3/8x10 modified. I appreciate you sharing
They have them but they are straight, not tapered.
Sent you a PM.
Ouch!
The butt mandrel has to be tapered imo.
Gotta have the down angle.
Shaft mandrel doesn't have to.
According to the their website all they have are tapered at this time. They used to sell both.
Good to know.
Thank you.
If you don’t get a tapered butt mandrel, the sandpaper will lift away from the joint and the potential for dishing the joint ring happens. Don’t let your ego get in the way of best practices.
I was wondering about that. I know some people use long straight boards for their sanding, a straight mandrel would affect that.
Where did you see tapered sanding mandrels on cuefits? These all look straight?
American Ball Thread Carbide Sanding Mandrel - compatible with Radial
American Ball Thread Carbide Sanding Mandrel - compatible with Predator Uniloc RadialShank Diameter: 5/8
www.cuefits.com
Here.Where did you see tapered sanding mandrels on cuefits? These all look straight?
American Ball Thread Carbide Sanding Mandrel - compatible with Radial
American Ball Thread Carbide Sanding Mandrel - compatible with Predator Uniloc RadialShank Diameter: 5/8
Since the OP was looking for 3/8-10 modified, that's what I looked for. I see the Radials only show straight right now. I'm 95% sure he offered the Radials in tapered as well though... could just be out of stock.
oh my........ does that mean that the last 300 cues I make are all bad?????........ bullshit........... you don't need a tapered mandrel............ ,maybe you just don't know how to use sand paper..........................
Kim
Some people use a long piece of wood with a piece of sandpaper attached. This piece of wood is then used to sand the length of the cue, when each end hits a mandrel it's done and you have a PERFECTLY sanded butt. If the mandrel's aren't tapered then the sanding block will not sit flush on the cue and you will not have a perfectly sanded cue.
How do you do it?
You sand up to you hit the mandrel, works just fine.
exactly
If you don't mind me asking, do you use a wood sanding block, a padded sanding block, or a strip of sandpaper for sanding the joints at the mandrel? I use wood sanding blocks but don't know the standard approach.