Do you know what happens to your cue inside your case?

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Come to booth 831 on Thursday the 4th at the Super Billiards Expo to find out.

WARNING - There will be extreme cue violence so if you have a weak stomach for seeing cues abused you may not want to attend.

Cue makers, ever had a customer show up with buzz in their cue? Have you wondered how it could happen? Come to the JB Cases booth and find out.

Cue Lovers - do you value your cue and would be sick if anything happened to it? You must show up at our booth then to learn the ugly hidden truth of where all the dings and scratches come from.

Cue Collectors - How much does your investment decrease with each flaw in the cue? If you like to see your cues go up in value and not down you must learn this information.

Case Makers - you are especially welcome to attend. After this show if you aren't on board with how to build a case the right way your customers will not be too keen on buying from you. I will be more than happy to tell you every detail of how we build cases if you ask. You might even have better ways of doing things than we do and I am grateful for any sharing you care to do.

JB Cases - Booth 831 - Super Billiards Expo - Edison, NJ April 4th-7th

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Here is the video we did.

JB Cases - Protection Matters - Slow Motion Video
 
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I like to think that my cue uses the downtime to get in some rest and possibly do some deep meditation.. I like to think that it goes thru some sort of transcendental change so that upon it's emergence it has moved on to a higher plane...

These are what I like to think... What I really think is the bugger is in there getting stoned out of it's mind which is why it can't seem to remember how to make a ball if it leave it in there too long.....

Chris :thumbup:
 
The Renfro said:
I like to think that my cue uses the downtime to get in some rest and possibly do some deep meditation.. I like to think that it goes thru some sort of transcendental change so that upon it's emergence it has moved on to a higher plane...

These are what I like to think... What I really think is the bugger is in there getting stoned out of it's mind which is why it can't seem to remember how to make a ball if it leave it in there too long.....

Chris :thumbup:
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:-) Says I have to spread some rep around before repping you again!

You're funny.
 
Case

I've heard those JB cases can take on rifle fire inside and out.
I'm try to attend and would like to see your booth.
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Rob.M
 
You cant make a post like that and not give out some helpful info, now I am paranoid about my new cue getting dings! :eek:
 
dontlitethat said:
I've heard those JB cases can take on rifle fire inside and out.
I'm try to attend and would like to see your booth.
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Rob.M
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John's booth will definitely be worth a visit. I don't know how his cases would handle rifle fire, but I know for sure that they will protect your cues in the event of a more typical "cue case incident."

-Blake. <-- been rockin JB cases for ten years before I knew who JB was :)
 
dontlitethat said:
I've heard those JB cases can take on rifle fire inside and out.
I'm try to attend and would like to see your booth.
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Rob.M
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I would love to see you there and we can talk more about how to do the interiors on your cases.

encore said:
You cant make a post like that and not give out some helpful info, now I am paranoid about my new cue getting dings! :eek:
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If you can't make it to the show then I will reveal it all after the show. Let's just say that if you don't have a case with our interior your concern might be well placed.

pwd72s said:
He's basically saying "my cases protect best and I'll prove it." :rolleyes:
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All that and more. Not only that my cases have higher protection but just how vast the difference is. Those who think protection doesn't matter and who tell others that protection doesn't matter are in for big surprise.

Anyone can build pretty cases. But if that case is not protective then it's not really doing the job right in my opinion.

4-4-2013 See What I Mean
 
JB Cases said:
Come to booth 831 on Thursday the 4th at the Super Billiards Expo to find out.

WARNING - There will be extreme cue violence so if you have a weak stomach for seeing cues abused you may not want to attend.

Cue makers, ever had a customer show up with buzz in their cue? Have you wondered how it could happen? Come to the JB Cases booth and find out.





JB Cases - Booth 831 - Super Billiards Expo - Edison, NJ April 4th-7th
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BEES got in there and got stuck in the cues ?

This is a true story from a fkkturd.
I was waiting for my plane at the airport.
Flight was the delayed. We were told they were still working on the plane.
I saw our plane and a huge crew was working on the belly of the plane.
We flew after an hour delay or so.
When I arrived at our destination and picked up my cue case.
It was thawing. YES, thawing. :eek::eek::eek:
Needless to say, I might have been lucky the plane made it when there was an obvious air gaps in the cargo area of the plane.

High altitude and freezing temperature, epoxy no like. Epoxy breaks=Buzz. Or wood shrinks/expands too much ? Buzzer.


Now, if I can only have a pressurized cue case.....
 
I stuff my glove in the top of my justice to keep it from moving around..I think after this show that won't happen anymore. Seya thursday!
 
SloMoHolic said:
John's booth will definitely be worth a visit. I don't know how his cases would handle rifle fire, but I know for sure that they will protect your cues in the event of a more typical "cue case incident."

-Blake. <-- been rockin JB cases for ten years before I knew who JB was :)
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Did I say rifle fire..sorry, I meant all small arms fire, Not all his cases of course but you never know' he could be building Obamas presidential case as we speak.
How's the slogan go?
You order it we'll build it'. or was that someone else that used the jingle?
Enjoy.
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Rob.M
 
JoeyInCali said:
BEES got in there and got stuck in the cues ?

This is a true story from a fkkturd.
I was waiting for my plane at the airport.
Flight was the delayed. We were told they were still working on the plane.
I saw our plane and a huge crew was working on the belly of the plane.
We flew after an hour delay or so.
When I arrived at our destination and picked up my cue case.
It was thawing. YES, thawing. :eek::eek::eek:
Needless to say, I might have been lucky the plane made it when there was an obvious air gaps in the cargo area of the plane.

High altitude and freezing temperature, epoxy no like. Epoxy breaks=Buzz. Or wood shrinks/expands too much ? Buzzer.


Now, if I can only have a pressurized cue case.....
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That's right, cues don't like temperature and moisture swings. Nor do they like impact. I have a TON of respect for how hard you guys work to keep cues together in all climates. I have long said that a great cue stays intact through just about anything.

But that doesn't mean that they should be put through just about anything to test out how well built they are. The case should be doing a lot of protecting.
 
trob said:
I stuff my glove in the top of my justice to keep it from moving around..I think after this show that won't happen anymore. Seya thursday!
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Absolutely right. After this show you will be quite happy with your new setup.
 
Here is the slow motion video we debuted at the Super Billiards Expo.

JB Cases - Protection Matters - Slow Motion Video


Feel free to discuss what you see here. The video was done by Blake - SloMoHolic - and I told him that we were not out to doctor it up in any way.

I sent him three interiors wrapped with vinyl. The interiors are plastic extruded tubing shells lined with fabric divided compartments.

Interior #1 has no foam rubber padding at all. The liner is thin nylon.

Interior #2 has some foam rubber around the perimeter inside and a piece of vinyl in between the cavtities. This only extends about five inches into the tube and the rest is thin nylon. The nylon does NOT extend all the way to the bottom.

Interior #3 is our UltraPad interior.

All three of these are actual interiors found on cases that run the price range from inexpensive to very expensive. The point being that even if you pay thousands of dollars for a cue case you might not be getting the protection you think should or would be there.

We are open to all discussion of what is seen here. We felt that showing what happens when the case simply falls over was the way to go because this is something common that most of can relate to. It's either happened to us or we have seen it happen.

Feel free to analyze it and dissect it. If you are an engineer or physicist then put up some relevant data. I did ask a few cue makers which interior they prefered and the UltraPad was their choice. The cue repair guys on the other hand preferred the less padded ones.

So here you go, what really happens in your case.
 
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JB,

this post is for you, if other chime in thats cool, but JB please read everything I wrote, it took me sometime to write this, i been fix'in to ask you this for a long time, tonight I had the time. thanks in advance, Eric:smile:

PS: I know yur busy wrapping up SBE and traveling so when you have the time, I sincerly appreciate it. its just a discussion of packing things for protection, maximum protection.


Tuffpak gun cases for air travel are the best ever

http://www.nalpak.com/Tuffpak-1050-Gun-Case-w-TSA-Locking-System


I know cues are not guns, please bear with me for a moment-Tuffpak's theory is if the guns are too loosely packed in their case(all they sell is a big tube, you have to pack it yourself, they suggest putting your cloths in with the gun(s) just snug enough that they is a little wiggle room, not ridged because the optics on the hunting rifles are sensitive to shock, so by having not to tight but not to loosely packed guns affords the best protection. The theory is the cloths wrapped around the guns causes them to decelerate slow enough to avoid harming optics & the guns. Conversely if the guns are packed to lose the guns slam around inside the case(big problems) and if they are packed to snuggly then its a ridged problem that can cause cracked stocks on the guns(assuming they are wood). I have seen one cracked stock on a large caliber hunting rifle that happened in a Tuffpak. The guy stuffed his whole kit in there because he wanted just one piece of luggage.


So the windup on the guns topic is , and I say this from 1st hand experience and also many friends on message boards that addd up to 100's of trips to africa so far no one i know has had a problem(except the stock being broken), I been there 10 or 11 times so call it 20 flights back and forth, I packed them snug but not jammed in tight.


Ok thats guns, i mention that because the theory of packing is a serious science, think Amazon aint spent millions on how to deliver what they sell so it arrives in one piece? I was in the mail order biz and damaged goods from shipping was a nightmare.

On to cues, I watched the video 2X and I believe the best protection for a cue in a case is leaning towards the ridged side, cues are not guns or optics. If they rattle around there is a huge problem as I have experienced first hand and if they are too rigid and the suitcase they are packed in is hammered by baggage handlers or dropped it seems to me some play or some small amount of tolerance's allowed for deceleration before the cue impacts the case is the best safest design for protecting cues. It effectively slows down the impact with the shell. Which I believe is why the shell should be padded some what too. A little goes a long way IMO. What say you?


JB whats your thoughts on decelerating the cues before impact versus a super rigid case that allows no travel for the cue(the shock waves would travel thru the cue if it was too ridged dont you think?. Seems to me that if they are packed too tight there could be stresses from the outer shell that would transfer right into the wood. I'm curious what your feelings are about this.

I'm not busting balls or judging anyone, i'm talking the physics and dynamics of dropping or mis handling cue cases. I think like Tuffpak says the answer is in the middle, not to tight, but certainly not loose as a goose. There has to be some room for the contents of the case to decelerate to afford maximum protection.

I know I asked lots of questions, and I do have a bit of experience, so I thought you and I talking about this would be good reading for others here. I know we dont know each other that well and I think that makes for a more candid discussion. I'm sure not looking for a beef, i'm learning and asking questions. Thanks in advance. (may have said that already, i edited the 4 times now to make it clear for you)

kindest regards,


Eric:)
 
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