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To Zimmer, Pooltablemech, Jeff and Dean,

Yes, I teach cuemaking. I only teach one student at a time, and it's at the students level of speed. I teach so you the student can grasp this knowlege at your level, not mine. I did at one time teach 2 or 3 folks at one time, and that didn't work out to well. So I now only teach one person at a time. The length of time, is up to how well you catch on.
If your interested, give me a call.
blud
 
I have made a few cues....and have seen many others methods. I know the way they have made them in the past but I have other ideas. Not sure why the way I stated before is so bad. From the book of Kersenbrock, he uses similar methods. Not the sleeve system.
 
Pooltablemech,

Please remember there is more than one way to "skin" a cat. My methods work very well for me. Some others have his or her own way of doing things. And good for them. Again, ["If it ain't broke don't fix it"].

I am here to educate those who would like me to do so. I am not here to complain or judge others.

How does one measure success building cues. Perhaps by how many cues he builds or who played with his cues, or how much money he's worth.

I have built a bunch of cues over the years, and don't have much money to show for it. [ lots of tools]... But I am happy at what I do for a living.

I think to measure personal success, is for he or she to be satisfied with ones work.
rock & roll
Blud
 
I agree with the different ways to skin a cat. That pin doesn't have to be Delrin if you think Delin is bad in this use..........What about Micarta as a pin? I know that it is trial and error is some aspects, but I don't see how the Delrin can be that bad when used as a threaded pin, once it is glued and screwed together. I know the Delrin is a softer material, but with a good tight fit it appears to be fine.
 
blud said:
To Zimmer, Pooltablemech, Jeff and Dean,

Yes, I teach cuemaking. I only teach one student at a time, and it's at the students level of speed. I teach so you the student can grasp this knowlege at your level, not mine. I did at one time teach 2 or 3 folks at one time, and that didn't work out to well. So I now only teach one person at a time. The length of time, is up to how well you catch on.
If your interested, give me a call.
blud
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like an apprenticeship, right? isn't that the best way? cuemaker gets a helper, passes on wisdom, apprentice gets proper training in the proper amount of time. everyone benefits,,,,cuemaker, apprentice, cue buying public.
 
I have turned down a chance to work with a good cuemaker within 30 miles of me. But I have turned it down a few times...............all he wants me doing is cutting collars, rings, etc. Maybe turn some shafts. I don't feel I could learn a whole lot in that situation.....at least not more than I already know. I think you need to see more than just one persons ideas. Then take a little from as many as you can. This way you have many perspectives.
 
Cuemaking

I am in no way trying to make anyone look bad or differant with my statements and questions. It's just that in cue making there's a lot more to it than most think.

Cutting shafts and butts is more than just standing watching and loading a machine. Hell of a lot more to it than that.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, and a statement,

Have you ever cut shafts. Which direction do you cut from, the small end or the big end?

Which way do you do you turn the cue while it's being cut? How fast do you turn cut the cues or the butts. What is the feed rate, [ meaning how many inches per minute do you cut it]
Do you turn both the shaft and the butts at the same speed while making a cut? Do you climb cut or crawl cut, and which pass do you use on the last cut for either the cue or butt?
How much material do you remove pre one pass, when cutting shafts and or butts?

Rings,
Do you know how to prep the rings before you slice them off the tube. What do you do to the rings just before you glue them on?

Can you read wood [shafts, handles or fronts and butts] and make sure you don't build a "DOG" of a cue. You might have a real, real pretty piece of wood, and it could be worthless for building cues.

These and many more questions will come up in building cues. Shaft and butt experiance is very valuable. Anyone can stand and watch shafts and butts being cut. But are they being cut the right way???It takes talent to read shafts and wood in general. This seperates the good cue makers from the wanta-be's.

Machinery,
I have a machine that will cut 4 butts or 4 shafts at the same time. This machine I built and it's expensive, $22,000.00.. Some shops have less expensive machinery than i do. Machinery does make a differance when your trying to grind out a living.
I can make [1] pass cut on 800 shafts in an 8 hour period. This is a big help when you have a small shop............800 shafts in 8 hours and a 30" = 24,000 inches or 2,000 ft., of cut, which is gettin it. Buy doing this, it's once every week and a half or so, for cutting shafts, instead of having to do this everyday and only cutting about 50 to 60 per day. Get all the experiance you can provided the cuemaker is top knotch. I sincerly hope this helps and answers some questions for all of you folks.

Rock and roll
BLUD.
PS, Were off to Naples, Flordia today, so I won't be answering any post for a while. Send them anyway and i'll catch up to them later.
god bless
 
Yup.....unfortunatly this is turning back into that first phone call we had. I didn't mean to make you mad or claim I knew more than you. I just feel like there are different ways of building cues. All I wanted was your thoughts on the connections I have used. Which you don't seem to like or think it is right. What I want to know is why? What is the problem with it? And why do you feel so strongly about the sleeveed Butt?
 
Pooltablemech,

You have never made me mad. Sorry if your offended, this was not my intent. I just am telling a story about what goes into cue making. [a small part of what it takes]. This was to tell HOW things are done. I do not agree with your using delrin in a cue, as i stated once before, it will twist and stretch under pressure.You need products that won't move on you.
that's all. see ya
blud
 
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