Cueman deluxe vs Unique products cue maker
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I have owned both and the big difference is the Head Stock chuck.
HighTower uses metal jaws. They sometimes need to be adjusted for run-out.
You can get a 4 jaw scrolling chuck and it is easy to change them out.
Hightower lathes can be set up to taper butts and shafts with the router attachment.
They also offer a power feed.
Unique uses delrin collett style jaws and are extremely accurate.
The same style as used on their Cue Companion lathes.
Very finger friendly.
There are two size of jaw units for the head stock. Large and small. Swapping them is easy.
I always used 3 layers of masking tape to help protect the wood from the jaws.
That also helps the delrin jaws grip better.
The unique lathe is built on the same frame as their Taper-Shaper, Pan-o-Graph inlay machine and the older Cuemonster CNC.
Super heavy duty ... However ... It has no Tapering setup like the HighTower lathe has.
I think you can get a DVD from both showing the machines in action.
If I could afford it and had the room I would have both as each will do certain cue making operations better than the other.
HighTower uses metal jaws. They sometimes need to be adjusted for run-out.
You can get a 4 jaw scrolling chuck and it is easy to change them out.
Hightower lathes can be set up to taper butts and shafts with the router attachment.
They also offer a power feed.
Unique uses delrin collett style jaws and are extremely accurate.
The same style as used on their Cue Companion lathes.
Very finger friendly.
There are two size of jaw units for the head stock. Large and small. Swapping them is easy.
I always used 3 layers of masking tape to help protect the wood from the jaws.
That also helps the delrin jaws grip better.
The unique lathe is built on the same frame as their Taper-Shaper, Pan-o-Graph inlay machine and the older Cuemonster CNC.
Super heavy duty ... However ... It has no Tapering setup like the HighTower lathe has.
I think you can get a DVD from both showing the machines in action.
If I could afford it and had the room I would have both as each will do certain cue making operations better than the other.