Decore Rings Make a Cue Weak

It all depends on how the rest of the cue is constructed. How the handle and forearm are joined, points or no points, etc.
 
PoolSleuth said:
True or False, a Cue is Stronger without Decore Rings Above & Below the Wrap or Grip?
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Posters often ask about the "STRENGTH" of Qs as if they would be used to jack up a car. In 22 years of repairing Qs, I have never seen a Q broken at the joint, where a deco ring was used. Is that what you mean by strength?????...JER
 
BLACKHEARTCUES said:
Posters often ask about the "STRENGTH" of Qs as if they would be used to jack up a car. In 22 years of repairing Qs, I have never seen a Q broken at the joint, where a deco ring was used. Is that what you mean by strength?????...JER
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Thanks for the REPLY...;)
 
Original Question was. "True or False, a Cue is Stronger without Decore Rings Above & Below the Wrap or Grip?"

Reson for Question was after a Discussion, this guy SWORE Decore Rings Above & Below the Wrap or Grip made a Cue Butt WEAKER....
 
Deco Rings Make Weaker Cue?

PoolSleuth said:
True or False, a Cue is Stronger without Decore Rings Above & Below the Wrap or Grip?
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I have seen/repaired quite a number of cues over the years that failed at the joint above the wrap. This seems to be the weakest place in a cue.

There are many different kinds of deco rings. Some are made from wood, plastic, aluminum or silver.

I have found that the metal rings don't glue well to other materials. When
metal rings are added to the joint in front of the wrap I have seen many failures.

When a deco ring is made it usually slides over a tenon and is glued in place. The diameter of the tenon is usually 5/8 or 3/4 O.D. A 3/4 tenon is smaller than the O.D. of the cue at this location which is about 1.00 O.D. Something smaller is weaker if made from the same material. Thus a cue with deco rings is weaker than one without deco rings.

Everything considered; if the cue is made properly it is still strong enough for many years service if not abused with or without deco rings.

Just my opinion.

Good Cuemaking,
 
Arnot Wadsworth said:
When a deco ring is made it usually slides over a tenon and is glued in place. The diameter of the tenon is usually 5/8 or 3/4 O.D. A 3/4 tenon is smaller than the O.D. of the cue at this location which is about 1.00 O.D. Something smaller is weaker if made from the same material. Thus a cue with deco rings is weaker than one without deco rings.
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Surely you are not saying that 99% of all cuemakers are building cues wrong by putting a tenon at the A joint?
Or that the tenon somehow weakens it?
 
Arnot Wadsworth said:
I have seen/repaired quite a number of cues over the years that failed at the joint above the wrap. This seems to be the weakest place in a cue.

There are many different kinds of deco rings. Some are made from wood, plastic, aluminum or silver.

I have found that the metal rings don't glue well to other materials. When
metal rings are added to the joint in front of the wrap I have seen many failures.

When a deco ring is made it usually slides over a tenon and is glued in place. The diameter of the tenon is usually 5/8 or 3/4 O.D. A 3/4 tenon is smaller than the O.D. of the cue at this location which is about 1.00 O.D. Something smaller is weaker if made from the same material. Thus a cue with deco rings is weaker than one without deco rings.

Everything considered; if the cue is made properly it is still strong enough for many years service if not abused with or without deco rings.

Just my opinion.

Good Cuemaking,
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Very Good explaination, I completely agree with what you said.

Manwon
 
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