I had a cue refinished and the cracked joint collars repaired. To my suprise after six months of sitting in a case and not being used, the joint collars are cracked again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Whats up ?
cracked joint collar
- Thread starter billfishhead
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Need more info.
What kind of collar?
Did the repairman thread them or pressfit hammer them?
What kind of collar?
Did the repairman thread them or pressfit hammer them?
JoeyInCali said:
All depends on the material used for the collar. Most foreign and many U.S. manufacturers, including Meucci and I believe Huebler, don't use phonelics but a multi-polymer plastic that cracks easly. Same stuff as model airplane plastic. If the cue goes from a drier to a more humid atmosphere it will swell and a m/p type plastic can not hold it.
Dick
the solvents in the finish attack that material, if applied to heavy / quick the plastic suffers, the old cuemaker himself told me this. the plastics look good but as with most things there are tradeoffs.
humidity and temp change were not a factor ,,,,,,,,,,,,the cue was in my shop, in a case, in my darkroom,,,,,,,,,,,,well controled enviroment
however it is an old Buddy Hall model #4 meucci
however it is an old Buddy Hall model #4 meucci
billfishhead said:
Not uncommon on some makes. The plasitic seems to crack over time. I have done a few repairs on them, both old & new. Sometimes the glue just comes loose, and the sleeves just come off. those are usually easy fixes, but the cracked ones are alittle more involved.
never had a problem like that with my Szambotis