Cue lathe

[cue-healer]

I am not worried about room space.MBy biggest concern is accuracy and durability. Am I better off buing a metal lathe, or desk top equiptment. Typical how much does it cost to convert metal lathe to cue making lathe? Just the basics. I feel at this time I dont need digital readouts (Would be nice though, $$). Im more or less talking about fixtures to hold wood behind head stock or through spindal hole, Indexing devise, taper bar, router. Im thinking of getting a tapershaper machine from unique products and some sort of lathe. Perhaps cuesmith delux. But I still like the idea of having a metal lathe. Sence Im probably not getting the cue shop from ebay!! Does anyone have any advice they would like to share with me. Will Probably spend approx $5500 before Christmas.

 

[tag]

no problem here with unique products

you sound like i did 6 years ago,I bought the taper shapper and the cnc cue monster off unique,no problems and no regrets ,both machines are rock solid,I'd first ask brian or jim (billiardbum) if you could get some videos on both machines just to be sure its what you want.I'd check out also there cue maker lathe " this is my next toy i'll be getting".I will be also getting a 40 inch grizzly metal lathe for mostly part making and joint pin work.As far as other desk top equipment I can't help you there.you won't be disapointed in the taper shapper,so easy to use,very accurate.email me if you have any questions.

A J Gotti
eastpointcues@aol.com