Do Quality Tips like Zan’s Dry Out After 3-4 Years Sitting In A Cue Case?

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I’m going back to playing with a shaft or shafts I have not played with in 3-4 years, which have been kept enclosed on shafts in a cue case in my temperature controlled office. These shafts have Zan medium tips.

Do tips dry out over a period of time without being used (3-4 years) to the point that would affect the way they play, that I should consider getting these shafts re-tipped?

They feel a bit harder than I remember, and I’ve miscued a few times, but just don’t what to compare it to?

Also, I have a few new unused Zan tips in an extremely small ziploc bag that I’ve also had for years since ordering. Would these unused tips still be good to use or should I re-order some new ones? - Thanks
 
i have some tips on 50 plus year old shafts and they still do just fine. and they play just as good as the miracle layered tips.
and some modern moori tips about 20 years old that do the trick just as well.
 
It depends on humidity. A cigar will quickly dry out if stored below 65% humidity but will remain fresh and age well if stored at 70% humidity and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Leather is also organic and subject to relative humidity.
 
jeffreylucky1 said:
It depends on humidity. A cigar will quickly dry out if stored below 65% humidity but will remain fresh and age well if stored at 70% humidity and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Leather is also organic and subject to relative humidity.
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So kept in a zipped up JB case in an inside humidity controlled office in the poolroom should be fine?
 
I have 45 year old tips that still play great. Champion, Crown, and LePro. None of them have ever dried out.

Once leather has been properly tanned, I don't think it dries out. The leather jacket I bought in 1990 is still as soft and flexible as a baby's bottom.

I love these kinds of questions.
 
My own personal experience is that it's never been a problem.

I guess unless exposed to adverse conditions, which would degrade it, I can't see 3-4 years sitting around would negatively alter it's performance properties.

I'd shoot an email to a truly knowledgeable person about the aging of tips; like someone at Tweeten. - GJ
 
jeffreylucky1 said:
It depends on humidity. A cigar will quickly dry out if stored below 65% humidity but will remain fresh and age well if stored at 70% humidity and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Leather is also organic and subject to relative humidity.
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Just bought a box of Macanudo Cigar made in Jamaica, this was before General Cigar bought brand Post Hurricane in 2000, and move operation to the DR.

Cigars were in local gentleman’s closet humidor, guy died a while back but good wife kept humidor at 70/70.

Wife want closet back, gave friend of friend 30 unopened boxes of Cigar to sell.

Got one of the gems of 20 Pre 97 Cigars. Let’s say there was a lot of bang for buck from these gems.
 
If I thought they had dried out I would try to humidify one or two of the old ones and then try them for a comparison. Stick one or two in a sealed container for 48 hours or longer, with a piece of sponge with a bit of water. Then take them out in your pool room to acclimate for 24 hours and install it and see how it performs.

Just a thought. I am interested as I just bought a Mezz Ex Pro shaft with a medium Zan tip. I like the tip as much as the shaft!
 
I used neatsfoot oil on my baseball glove.😉
Never use Armorall! A tavern with two nice gold crown tables was purchased by someone that wanted the rails nice and shiny. They sprayed Armorall on the rails with overspray getting on the cloth. The cue ball picked it up and transferred it to my cue tip. It blew up! Expanding and softened almost immediately.
 
I just started playing again a few months ago. I had a moori 3 on a cue for about 10+ years. It did seem to dry out and get harder. I did end up replacing it. It is a natural porous material it's characteristics should change overtime.
 
I had Schreger I bought from Bart in 72, sold off in 2000. Two shaft, with LePro Type Tips. You scuff, it worked.
 
Just use Lepro. I have zan kamui sniper talisman probably a few other I always go back to lepro' triangle and schon Wb tips. Another good cheap one if u can find is Sumo brand water Buffalo. I've cut off expensive layered tips that only had a few games on them and just put on the old standard cherry picked lepro
 
I have a Zan Grip Hard on a shaft I use occasionally and was installed 3-4 years ago. Plays and looks great, but it started off as a really hard tip and I couldn’t say if it got harder over the time because of age. I have an additional Zan tip that I bought at the same time that has been in a ziplock bag that still looks good without visible signs of aging. But my limited experiences don’t answer your questions. Maybe you should also post in the Ask The Cuemaker forum.

Currently, most of my playing time is with a 27 year old Triangle that looks and plays great.
 
I just played a few games with my grandson; he still uses a cue I gave him 10 years ago. This cue still has the Triangle tip put on in 2001 at the APA nationals in Las Vegas. It didn’t feel the same as a new Triangle I just installed on one of my newer cues. Still played OK and not worth the time to install a new one. I change tips based on feel, not age.
 
I have some original Moori tips that have been in the tin can for twenty something years and they are fine.
 
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