Case vs. Joint Protector
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At $71.70 here http://www.cuesight.com/sth9bk.html you are going get four times the case for just a little more than you paid.
This case is filled with soft cloth and supple foam rubber to protect your cues. Not hard dried foam which may damage or scratch your cues.
Nielsen's doensn't have the new cases listed on their site yet but I am sure that they can offer you a matching price for the Sterling case.
Be sure to ask for the NEW MODEL though because the old one is going to be similar to what you already received.
Here is a picture of the NEW Sterling 3x6
This case is filled with soft cloth and supple foam rubber to protect your cues. Not hard dried foam which may damage or scratch your cues.
Nielsen's doensn't have the new cases listed on their site yet but I am sure that they can offer you a matching price for the Sterling case.
Be sure to ask for the NEW MODEL though because the old one is going to be similar to what you already received.
Here is a picture of the NEW Sterling 3x6
atthecat said:
Thanks, next time I would know where to go to get my cases. :smile:
rackem said:
I got the Schmelke from Art's Billiard supply here in town and I told them to just matched it with a joint protector that fit, so I don't really know much about the joint size or the JP. Yes, those are all my cues. I am in the process of getting a J/B cue, and the owner of the store says, I should go with a player's JB because it is the most bang for the buck. I told him I might never jump a ball, but he said, well it is better to have it than not to have it when you need it.
JB Cases said:At $71.70 here http://www.cuesight.com/sth9bk.html you are going get four times the case for just a little more than you paid.
This case is filled with soft cloth and supple foam rubber to protect your cues. Not hard dried foam which may damage or scratch your cues.
Nielsen's doensn't have the new cases listed on their site yet but I am sure that they can offer you a matching price for the Sterling case.
Be sure to ask for the NEW MODEL though because the old one is going to be similar to what you already received.
Here is a picture of the NEW Sterling 3x6
If Nielsen couldn't help me, I'll just sell this case on craigslist of something and buy the new Sterling 3x6 from you. Better to spend the money with a fellow AZ member than a stranger. Thanks for all the help. :thumbup:
As for everyone else, thank you for all of the help, advice, input and opinion. It is greatly appreciated. What would I do without AZ!? :embarrassed2:
Happy shooting!
Chino
chin0 said:
Just make sure the case does NOT have that foam sh!t in there. It gets crushed and warped in no time at all.
Porper cases used to have nice rubber at the top and then they went to foam. I advised the Porper owner at Valley Forge to change back to rubber years ago, but I don't think he followed my advise
Personally, if you are that poor, I would keep the case and throw away the joint protectors. Your cue probably isn't worth much, right? Besides, JPs are a ROYAL PAIN IN THE A$$.
Has anyone on this forum even heard of anybody getting their joints bent inside the case, even when dropping? Maybe in a soft case, but who has those anymore except an idiot or someone with a WalMart cue?
If I have to pour cues & shafts out of a case - the case is gone. I've had some of those types of high end cases - great cases, but for that one point. I want an inset in the case to allow you to reach in and get the pieces - including joint protectors if the cue is worth having. Joint protectors do provide a 2nd level of protection against the intake of moisture, and they're cheap compared to repair if you do happen to drop a shaft or cue (perhaps while pouring them out of a poorly designed case).
mdavis228 said:
I respect you opinion, but I have have never heard of moisture warping the wood around the pins....unless of course you live in the Amazon.
Everyone, if you have to have a JP to get your shafts out of the case, then you have the wrong kind of case. Shafts just hang in the Instroke cases, and if your shafts are touching and LEANING on the bottom of the case, then this is worse than ANY amount of warping caused by not having JPs.
whitewolf said:Just make sure the case does NOT have that foam sh!t in there. It gets crushed and warped in no time at all.
Porper cases used to have nice rubber at the top and then they went to foam. I advised the Porper owner at Valley Forge to change back to rubber years ago, but I don't think he followed my advise
Personally, if you are that poor, I would keep the case and throw away the joint protectors. Your cue probably isn't worth much, right? Besides, JPs are a ROYAL PAIN IN THE A$$.
Has anyone on this forum even heard of anybody getting their joints bent inside the case, even when dropping? Maybe in a soft case, but who has those anymore except an idiot or someone with a WalMart cue?
I don't consider myself wealthy by no means if that's what you are asking, but I don't think I would consider myself poor either. I'm just a cheap skate sometimes.
I'm a beginner shooter and not very good (for the moment
) and I don't see the point of me spending a few grand on a cue and another few on a custom case. I think in order for someone to carry around expensive equipment, you better be able to put those sons of b!tches to good use, rather than me pulling out a Ginacue out of a Justis or JB full custom case, and I couldn't even draw a CB properly. That's just my 2 cent.For the moment, I think my equipment is good enough for me to learn on. Though they are not expensive like a lot of people on here, but I still take pride and respect for my cues and try to protect it from harms way as best that I can. Thanks for the advice and opinion.
Happy shooting!
Chino
chin0 said:
Chino,
IMO, you are going about it in the right way. Don't start out with expensive equipment. I've got $27.00 cues in my house rack that I've run racks with. I seen a guy one night a couple years ago shooting as a beginner in an APA nine-ball league. He was shooting a woman who was one skill level under him and he got completely whitewashed, never sank a ball in the match. He walked out of the bar in a huff leaving his cue and case. No one ever saw him again. My point is, until you know that you want to get serious about pool and devote a fair amount of time to it by being a student of the game, I wouldn't drop a lot of money into it, especially being as you're a college student. I could have gone into more detail and explained things further in this post, but I think you get the idea which I am trying to convey. Good luck to you in whatever endeavors you take on in the future and good shooting to you too!!!
Maniac
you should get that action case that i posted a link to. it's 45ish shipped
If you buy sub par equipment it's hard to resell. If you buy something affordable yet well made, easy to sell again. Try to sell a $27 case on this site. I wish someone would have stopped me from buying all the junk I did in the beginning. Your actually wasting money in the long run buying sub par. IMO
atthecat said:
the case i'm recommending isn't junk.
chin0 said:Here is a picture of the molded piece I was talking about, that way I can clarify things:
It's not a special expensive case, it is a Nielsen case ( http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-CASE-3x6-b...ptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 )
I kept the joint protectors on there for now and removed the molded top part, unitil I get these JP shorten, I'll just keep the mold out of it.
EASY man, I've done this before. Remove the interior from the leather holder and you'll see at the bottom there are holes filled with foam spacers. Just cut the spacers to the right thickness with a blade/box cutter, put it back in the bottom and then put the whole foam tubing back into the leather holder and voila. All fixed. This can be done to any case with this style interior. Ones with pvc tubing unfortunately are set to a designated height.
my buddy mitch in san diego did the same thing. his cue's like 60 something inchesPistolPat said:
Goodness! A buncha rocket scientists!
Jus take a blade and remove some of the foam from the lid-the tube that is too short.
Whoever wanted you to buy new j/ps and cut it...I still laugh.
Is that your 442? I see one often on the way to work...Me likey.
Jus take a blade and remove some of the foam from the lid-the tube that is too short.
Whoever wanted you to buy new j/ps and cut it...I still laugh.
Is that your 442? I see one often on the way to work...Me likey.
chin0 said:Here is a picture of the molded piece I was talking about, that way I can clarify things:
It's not a special expensive case, it is a Nielsen case ( http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-CASE-3x6-b...ptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 )
I kept the joint protectors on there for now and removed the molded top part, unitil I get these JP shorten, I'll just keep the mold out of it.
Maniac said:
Maniac,
Thanks for the advice, I think I am going to take it pretty serious from the way things are going. My dad has been playing snooker for 30+ years and I have always been interested, just never really got into it. Now that I get into it, I'm addicted to it. So that guy walks out without his cue and case???? Wow, what sportsmanship! What happen to the case and cue? :thumbup: I think I could take it a bit more serious when I graduate and have time on my hands as well as an income of my own. Thanks for all the help.
atthecat said:
I'm not really worried about reselling the equipment, given that it is my first equipments, I'm more likely to keep it all, because it has sentimental value. My first cue and case are a christmas present from my parents, so out of respect, I'd sell my a$$ before I sell the cue lol. I think I have my mind set on the New Sterling 3x6 case JB recommended. I'll have a talk with Nielsen's Billiards when he is back in the office monday and see about getting the case.
PistolPat said:
After taking the foam out my cue with the JP is still all the way to the top of the case pushing the leather on the top up creating a hump.So shaving the foam is out of the question. Also, if I want to return it to Nielsen's, I don't think he would appreciate me shaving on his case :grin: Thanks for the advice, but this feels like that PVC crap.
Black-Balled said:
As the same situation as above, I might return the case, so I don't want to alter anything on it as of yet.
Yea, it is my 442, it is a 1970. Thanks. It cost a lot to restore that car, it is going to be an on going project for a few more years and it should be done. I'm getting a performance motor built for it right now, that is one of the reasons I couldn't spend so much money on my pool equipment. A 488cid Rocket motor! Real Olds Power!!!!
I just measured my cues with JP, they all came out to about 31 inches.
Thanks all for the great inputs and all of your advice. Feeling more and more comfortable here at AZ.
Happy shooting!
Chino
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