Cue Xrays?

[Cornerman]

Could just be it was cut from a longer threaded rod section. You can get this stuff in 6 and 8 ft lengths. If there is a benefit to using more or less to balance the cue than this would be the answer IMHO. The rounded section might have been the exposed part of lets say the handle and was "finished" so it would assemble easier into the forearm.


JV

I wouldn't argue against this either. Or, they would round off one end and maybe cut a flat slot on the other hand to drive it into one piece (say the handle) and then torque the forearm to it, since you no longer need to use a screw driver at that point. Either way ,rounding one side makes sense if it's cut from a length of threaded rod.

Freddie <~~~ still looks like set screw

 

[JoeyInCali]

I wouldn't argue against this either. Or, they would round off one end and maybe cut a flat slot on the other hand to drive it into one piece (say the handle) and then torque the forearm to it, since you no longer need to use a screw driver at that point. Either way ,rounding one side makes since if it's cut from a length of threaded rod.

Freddie <~~~ still looks like set screw

Or another bastard screw ?

J/k
Two different threads.
I'll try to find the rest of that x-ray if I'm into it this weekend.

 

[deanoc]

these are not what we used to look for
if the screw was sharp on both ends it would look like the screw George used

it has been a long time since i looked at one,but my guess is it was about 3 or 4 inches long,i never heard anyone refer to the length ,but they were referred to as furniture screws

with out these ,I would be cautious

But at the time ,I went on the looks more than anything

as I had seen so many balabushkas

 

[flyvirginiaguy]

these are not what we used to look for
if the screw was sharp on both ends it would look like the screw George used

it has been a long time since i looked at one,but my guess is it was about 3 or 4 inches long,i never heard anyone refer to the length ,but they were referred to as furniture screws

with out these ,I would be cautious

But at the time ,I went on the looks more than anything

as I had seen so many balabushkas

Here ya go.

 

[deanoc]

we have a winner

this is what we looked for,it is the first time i have seen the screw
i have only seen x rays

your cue looks nice too'i never saw one with the acrylic and the white ring both.
yours would be one of the fancy ones

 

[jcrack_corn]

really? there's a bunch of boxes of them in the lag bolt section of every lowes in north america.

its one of the most common lag bolts avaiable, just a double lag/dowel screw

http://www.lowes.com/Search=dowel+s...ogId=10051&N=0&newSearch=true&Ntt=dowel+screw

we have a winner

this is what we looked for,it is the first time i have seen the screw
i have only seen x rays

your cue looks nice too'i never saw one with the acrylic and the white ring both.
yours would be one of the fancy ones

 

[flyvirginiaguy]

we have a winner

this is what we looked for,it is the first time i have seen the screw
i have only seen x rays

your cue looks nice too'i never saw one with the acrylic and the white ring both.
yours would be one of the fancy ones

That particular cue is my playing cue. It is a John Davis blank I had Mr. Klein make. It is a buncha Bushka's designs all rolled into one. Certain aspects I like about my mentors growing up (colors of the points), the double Bushka acrylic just because I was blessed enough to get it, and I liked the one Troy had at the time with the blue, and the rings from another Bushka. Plays like a champ though. I used to go through playing cues like soda, but it is a keeper...

 

[ShootingArts]

CT's

Yes, cues can be effectively x-rayed and have been many times.

MRI would probably not be better I think, it depends a lot on water content. CT would probably be better. But I could be wrong, there are many variables adjustments, and manipulations of the technologies to consider.


I have seen crummy cue x-rays and good cue x-rays.



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I just read the first and last pages of this thread looking for x-rays but when I read that a CT might work I flashed to something done with my back CT's years ago. A full 3-D solid model that floated in "midair" on the screen that could be turned and looked at and such. Not needed by a back specialist but it sure opened this country boy's eyes. Showed a broken transverse process up near my right shoulder blade amongst other things. Not real relevent to my main issues but explains a big knot and my right shoulder getting pulled around when that area goes in spasm. Plays hell with my pool game.

What this is all leading to is wouldn't a full 3-D model of much of a pool cue be neater than napkins? Should easily show gaps and widely dissimilar material. I don't know to what degree a really good tech might be able to fine tune things to show finer and finer detail.

Hu

 

[ribdoner]

i x rayed several bushkas as have many others
not to see if there is a screw at the a joint,but
to see what kind of joint

i was looking for a furniture screw,fatter than the one kevin showed and with aggresive looking sharp pointed thread on both ends


this does not guarantee anything,perhaps george used several different screws but these that i am describing are what we looked for

absence raises a real question,but full splice titleist would not have these

D,

i might have disclosed this on my death bed, not a minute sooner

the slight edge we had over the fledgling pimps is shrinking

HOPE YOUR WELL, a

 

[TATE]

That particular cue is my playing cue. It is a John Davis blank I had Mr. Klein make. It is a buncha Bushka's designs all rolled into one. Certain aspects I like about my mentors growing up (colors of the points), the double Bushka acrylic just because I was blessed enough to get it, and I liked the one Troy had at the time with the blue, and the rings from another Bushka. Plays like a champ though. I used to go through playing cues like soda, but it is a keeper...

Interesting on your cue that the John Davis blank is closer to his old Spain days dimensions. On most of his newer blanks, the points end up much closer to the joint. John did this on purpose because he liked the look of long points better. I like your points - the nice classic veneer colors.

 

[flyvirginiaguy]

Interesting on your cue that the John Davis blank is closer to his old Spain days dimensions. On most of his newer blanks, the points end up much closer to the joint. John did this on purpose because he liked the look of long points better. I like your points - the nice classic veneer colors.

When I got John to do this one, I asked him to make it in this way. John seems to be a real nice man though, and delivered on exactly the time he told me.

 

[rheester]

excuse my oversight

one major thing that i forgot to mention in regards to CT. because of the density of metal, there would be a tremendous amount of artifact coming from the screws and/or joint material, thus making the images extremely difficult to assess.

there are ways that you can minimize the artifact coming from the metal, and some metals have more artifact than others, but for the most part it would be extremely hard to completely eliminate it and get a clean picture.

if anyone has ever seen a CT of the head w/ someone who has had significant dental work or CT of the pelvis w/ someone who has had a hip replacement, it's very hard to read.

 

[garczar]

Horn-Bushka

Verl Horn x-ray'd a few Bushkas before he came out with his copy years ago. He checked-out a-joint and other aspects. It would take someone like Tasc. to tell these were copies. Great cue if you can find one.

 

[one stroke]

I think the x ray does tell something one is the screw straight 2 , the type of thread if that makes a difference and how much longer is the hole than the screw. I would think if there was a large hollow area it would not have the same as tighter fit.
Or does none of that stuff matter



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[jrosen007]

I have an X-Ray, but of what i don't know...

As a UPS driver I am fortunate to be able to build relationships with customers. As such I recently asked a veterinarian to X-Ray a cue for me.

As a little background, I purchased a Titlist conversion on Ebay about 10 years ago. The cue was advertised as a full splice Titlist, ivory joint, cortland linen wrap, and said Balabushka under the wrap (2 shafts). I was the successful winner of this auction and since I bought the cue it has been my main player (ahead of both my TS cues).

I have been looking for the answer to who really made the cue for the past year or so. Pete Tascarella has been gracious enough to look at about 25 pictures and 20 measurements and was unsure as to the maker.

I just had the cue X-rayed and sent Pete the pictures. Should hear back soon. He could say its the real deal, or still a nice "unknown" Titlist conversion.

And by the way, when I bought the cue I was told that one shaft had an ivory ferrule and one synthetic. Let me tell you that the ivory truly "glows" on the X-ray.