Cue buyers and sellers, please observe "dead straight"

ideologist said:
If a cue doesn't spin like this one, it's not straight.

Early 1940s Brunswick Master Stroke, freshly polished and free spinning in the chuck, not between centers.

https://youtu.be/_dsuGwhxK14
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Sorry, you just gave bad advice.

I can see a wobble in the first few seconds but that is not the point.

A Dial Indicator IS the point, I bet it's at least .030" off.

Visit the awesome "Ask the Cuemaker" section of the fantastic AZBilliards and the friendly people there can get a good chuckle and then set you on the right path.

Thanks, Dave.
 
Exactly! A moving camera with no dial indicator only shows it's not a banana.

CuesDirectly said:
Sorry, you just gave bad advice.

I can see a wobble in the first few seconds but that is not the point.

A Dial Indicator IS the point, I bet it's at least .030" off.

Visit the awesome "Ask the Cuemaker" section of the fantastic AZBilliards and the friendly people there can get a good chuckle and then set you on the right path.

Thanks, Dave.
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CuesDirectly said:
Sorry, you just gave bad advice.

I can see a wobble in the first few seconds but that is not the point.

A Dial Indicator IS the point, I bet it's at least .030" off.

Visit the awesome "Ask the Cuemaker" section of the fantastic AZBilliards and the friendly people there can get a good chuckle and then set you on the right path.

Thanks, Dave.
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I'll show my indicator running .002" out over 28.75" away from the chuck, but I only have two hands. The wobble you saw was me bumping the crappy table
 
Sounds like a new excuse for the sellers! "Oops, I bumped the crappy table" Anyway in the first two seconds I'm thinking, there's a wobble. But since I'm not a buyer, I'll believe you.
 
I'd like to know how acceptable of a deviation a cuemaker would allow before scrapping a cue as bad brand new and how much would be acceptable as "straight" after say 20 years?

I bring my stuff to Mike Webb to get worked on, cleaning, tips, etc.. and he always tells me if something is off. Recently I had my cue wrap done, while it was spinning, not a peep about the straightness. So do you think it was at 0 deviation or just small enough that it was "straight" to a top cuemaker?
 
hang-the-9 said:
I'd like to know how acceptable of a deviation a cuemaker would allow before scrapping a cue as bad brand new and how much would be acceptable as "straight" after say 20 years?

I bring my stuff to Mike Webb to get worked on, cleaning, tips, etc.. and he always tells me if something is off. Recently I had my cue wrap done, while it was spinning, not a peep about the straightness. So do you think it was at 0 deviation or just small enough that it was "straight" to a top cuemaker?
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Maybe I'm old school, but if you can roll it on the table without it wobbling, it's plenty straight enough to play with. Anything straighter than that is cool, but pointless in terms of utility. Naturally we want them to be as straight as a window pane regardless of new or 100yrs old, and they should be when new, but I don't fret over a tiny wiggle on old cues.
 
qbilder said:
Maybe I'm old school, but if you can roll it on the table without it wobbling, it's plenty straight enough to play with. Anything straighter than that is cool, but pointless in terms of utility. Naturally we want them to be as straight as a window pane regardless of new or 100yrs old, and they should be when new, but I don't fret over a tiny wiggle on old cues.
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Couldn't agree more. It's cues we're talking about here...not critical engine parts for a race car.
 
qbilder said:
Maybe I'm old school, but if you can roll it on the table without it wobbling, it's plenty straight enough to play with. Anything straighter than that is cool, but pointless in terms of utility. Naturally we want them to be as straight as a window pane regardless of new or 100yrs old, and they should be when new, but I don't fret over a tiny wiggle on old cues.
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Ding ding ding. We have a winner.

Scott
 
ideologist said:
I'll show my indicator running .002" out over 28.75" away from the chuck, but I only have two hands. The wobble you saw was me bumping the crappy table
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That cue is spinning really good. Not everyone can get it chucked in a lathe. As mentioned previously.. a few thou is not going to wreck your day. In fact I bet there are a lot of cues that are called straight, that are out more than a few thou.

JV
 
Well, is it just me or am I the only one who thinks doing this without being between centers is extremely dangerous??... :scratchhead:

Skins-------------doesn't like wood shards thrown into his body
 
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