Changing pins

[Buckeyejim]

Thinking about changing an old style Schon pin to the normal one.Can it be done without compromising the quality of the cue? Anyone know what it would cost? Thanks,Jim

 

[Black-Balled]

I think so, but I can only take anything apart!

$50+ materials?

Ask around the cuemaker's section of the alb. I am sure somebody has that pin gathering dust in his shop...:shrug:

 

[SCCues]

I would send the cue to Schon and have them do it. If something isn't right they can fix it and I don't think they would charge too much to do it either.

 

[Shawn Armstrong]

Which "old" pin?

Are you talking about the ACME pin that was in the Schon cues from the 90s? If so, I COULD be wrong, but that's not an easy project. I think the pin was actually built into the joint assembly. It was a one piece joint system, instead of a stainless collar with a separate pin into the forearm. That's what all of my old Schon ACME pins looked like.

Why do you want to change the pin? It accepts standard 5/16-14 thread shafts.

 

[ChrisOnline]

Are you talking about the ACME pin that was in the Schon cues from the 90s? If so, I COULD be wrong, but that's not an easy project. I think the pin was actually built into the joint assembly. It was a one piece joint system, instead of a stainless collar with a separate pin into the forearm. That's what all of my old Schon ACME pins looked like.

Why do you want to change the pin? It accepts standard 5/16-14 thread shafts.

thats what it looks like when i look at mine.. the floor of the joint looks to be steel also.. its possible that the its part of the joint collar itself and there is a hole in the bottom of it where the pin goes through or it could be that the pin is part of the bottom and it is seperate from the collar

i think schon would only know that..

chris

 

[Buckeyejim]

Thanks for the input everyone......much appreciated.

 

[Black-Balled]

Why are you interested in a change??

 

[Tommy-D]

This subject comes up every so often,and I always say the same thing.

Unless the pin in your Schon is truly screwed up and unusable,there is NO sound reason to change it. Tommy D.