Cue videos
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I hope you don't get tired of Joe riding up on his cycle... showing off his covered entrance way to his house. LOL
You probably know more than you think.
John
You probably know more than you think.
John
I own all the videos as well. While I don't do everything exactly as described in each video, I think you can get something out of each one. They were definitely money well spent.
How much were they?
The whole set is $799.95 delivered, for 10 videos. there's approx. 16hrs of video. I haven't bought them yet, but planning to. Heres the link:
http://www.cuecomponents.com/cosetofcuebu.html
I've heard that they are worth the money.
http://www.cuecomponents.com/cosetofcuebu.html
I've heard that they are worth the money.
Buggy read through this post from Feb. of this year
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=55277
bubsbug said:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=55277
Wheather or not the Videos are 'worth' the money is in the mind of the purchaser.
Chris Hightower's book will tell you just about every thing you need to know about cue making for a lot less.
However, seeing it done is better than reading about how it is done.
Remember that old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words?
Hope you are drinking the 'proper' beer. <grin>
Here at WilleeCue Shinner Bock is the 'official' beer and locals are learning a new cue tip can be installed for a cold 6 pack of the stuff.
Aint making much money but it keeps me happy.
Good rep points to you!
When you stop feeling the need to learn new things or seek improvements to the things you are now doing you might as well give it up.
Chris Hightower's book will tell you just about every thing you need to know about cue making for a lot less.
However, seeing it done is better than reading about how it is done.
Remember that old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words?
Hope you are drinking the 'proper' beer. <grin>
Here at WilleeCue Shinner Bock is the 'official' beer and locals are learning a new cue tip can be installed for a cold 6 pack of the stuff.
Aint making much money but it keeps me happy.
Good rep points to you!
When you stop feeling the need to learn new things or seek improvements to the things you are now doing you might as well give it up.
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Mc2 said:
Looks like I answered my own question, 6 months later!
Thanks!
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Bubsbug, it sounds like you realy want to get started. You may want to consider the instuctional DVDs that Joe is offering at Cue Components. If you get his 101 DVD it covers most of the equipment that is used. I just started myself a little over a year ago and found that I had many misconceptions about turning cues and of the fixtures used. I could have saved myself alot of time and money if I recieved those first. This forum is a great place for questions and answers however, it would be impossible to cover everything you need to know here.
Jimbo.
Do you know what Joe's video has that unique's and hightowers doesn't. I have all of both of their viseos. I think Joe,s machine is more inline with a metal lathe then the others. Can you tell if his videos specifically goes into detail about making tools, steady rest and ect. ect.
Hey Buggy, you will learn quite a bit in a short time with those videos. It is worth watching them several times. I would let a few days or weeks go buy. When I started watching them, I was getting them one or two at a time over several months when Joe first released them. Then they where $100 cheaper. Joe will answer question but you want to make sure the answer is not covered on the video.
Have fun, Jimbo.
Have fun, Jimbo.
There is no, one, right way to do something in cue making. There are many ways to get to the end of the road and some lanes are shorter and easier than others. That doesn't mean that one way has a better result, but it may make the end result easier to accomplish.
When I started cue making, there were no books or tapes and few cue builders would tell anything and those that did, as often as not, told just the opposite just to throw you off. Today, there is a myriad of tapes and forums answering questions that give a novice a great boost in their endeavors in cue building. I tell every one, who has any inkling of a desire to build cues, to first get a hold of Chris Hightowers book. The book is only one man's look at building cues but it opens a novices mind as to what to expect, some of the tools needed and a few different techniques to build any type of cue. Without this basic knowledge, a novice who gets on a forum like this one is waisting both his time and the responders time. By reading the book a few times he will attain enough knowledge to ask credible questions.
Working with an accomplished cue maker gives a person a good, hands on, start to cue building but, as far as I'm concerned, it's just a start. You need to experiment some on your own or work with other cue makers so as to get their perspective to cue building. Since there aren't that many cue makers that will let you into their shop to teach you, tapes, books and forums like these are the next best thing. You get many perspectives without the time involvement. Although I won't invest in others tapes to learn their techniques, to many novices, who have no cue maker to show them the basics, this could be a reasonable price to pay for skills acquired. If your on your own, learning the basics through trial and error can be very costly. I know the basics, it's other cue makers finer techniques that I like to see.
Many people seem to think that it is a duty for others to tell them different things they've learned over the years just because they ask. I remember a year or so ago, some character getting on this forum, on a holiday week-end, asking a question and then less than two hours later posting a scathing rant about us old cue makers not wanting to share our knowledge with young folk , like himself, quick enough for him. He's very lucky that there are other cue makers on this forum, who are much more complacent than me. When is the last time you went to college or a trade school for free? What ever knowledge I give up is because I happen to feel like it at the moment, not because I feel that I owe it to someone.
Dick
When I started cue making, there were no books or tapes and few cue builders would tell anything and those that did, as often as not, told just the opposite just to throw you off. Today, there is a myriad of tapes and forums answering questions that give a novice a great boost in their endeavors in cue building. I tell every one, who has any inkling of a desire to build cues, to first get a hold of Chris Hightowers book. The book is only one man's look at building cues but it opens a novices mind as to what to expect, some of the tools needed and a few different techniques to build any type of cue. Without this basic knowledge, a novice who gets on a forum like this one is waisting both his time and the responders time. By reading the book a few times he will attain enough knowledge to ask credible questions.
Working with an accomplished cue maker gives a person a good, hands on, start to cue building but, as far as I'm concerned, it's just a start. You need to experiment some on your own or work with other cue makers so as to get their perspective to cue building. Since there aren't that many cue makers that will let you into their shop to teach you, tapes, books and forums like these are the next best thing. You get many perspectives without the time involvement. Although I won't invest in others tapes to learn their techniques, to many novices, who have no cue maker to show them the basics, this could be a reasonable price to pay for skills acquired. If your on your own, learning the basics through trial and error can be very costly. I know the basics, it's other cue makers finer techniques that I like to see.
Many people seem to think that it is a duty for others to tell them different things they've learned over the years just because they ask. I remember a year or so ago, some character getting on this forum, on a holiday week-end, asking a question and then less than two hours later posting a scathing rant about us old cue makers not wanting to share our knowledge with young folk , like himself, quick enough for him. He's very lucky that there are other cue makers on this forum, who are much more complacent than me. When is the last time you went to college or a trade school for free? What ever knowledge I give up is because I happen to feel like it at the moment, not because I feel that I owe it to someone.
Dick
Dick,rhncue said:
Nice responce, thanks for the indepth insight! You are 100% correct! BTW I am learning on my own with the exception of this form and new videos. I also have all of uniques videos, Hightowers books and videos, and even Joe porpors video. For me now is a matter of equiptment and space. after watching cue components videos is nice to know that I have all of the tools that he uses except lathes. Planner, jointer, belt sanders, band saws ect,ect. I now just need another lathe or 2. And the room to keep them in one place. Anyways thanks!