Do you replace your own tip?

[mreightball]

I've done my own, and everyone else that needs em done, for 15 years or so. Leonard Bloodworth showed me how to do tips and trim them a razor knife on my lathe. I got rid of the lathe, and just use a variable speed drill with a locking trigger, and a speed adjust dial. I made a mount for it on my work bench and it works as good as my old lathe did for tips. Super glue gel is pretty good, so is "gel bond" the stuff girls use to apply fake nails.


G.

Hello Gerry:
What type of mount did you make for the drill. Any pictures?
email me at mr8ball@comcast.net.
Thanks
Ron

 

[JimS]

Hello Gerry:
What type of mount did you make for the drill. Any pictures?
email me at mr8ball@comcast.net.
Thanks
Ron

I tie mine to a 1x6 with a bunjee cord. I lay the tip in my hand or use a folded towel to lay the tip on.

I know it sounds crazy but it works great and is all I need to trim a tip, burnish a tip or shaft, round a tip, clean a shaft, etc.

That's all I need as I don't plan to undertake anything any more skill based. (although sceretly I would like to try my hand at doing a ferrule, or a tenon, or re-wrapping a cue, or refinishing a butt. :groucho: )

 

[Grumpy]

Friends

Friends don't let Friends change their own tips.

I was wondering how many out there do their own tip work and how many pay someone else to do it.

I have always just paid for someone to do it ($15-$20) but I recently ordered some supplies from seyberts.com and plan to start doing it on my own.

I have a spare shaft that I can practice on until I get it right and I bought about 20 inexpensive triangle tips that I can use to practice with as well. Once i get good at it I can buy me higher quality tips to put on my playing shaft.

Does anyone have any advice or tips that you may want to share?

Thanks

 

[Frankenstroke]

If I am wanting a $1 tip, I do my own. If I want a $10 tip I get a pro.

I use simple hand tools. My work compares to a professional job.

 

[Joseph Ortega]

seems like everyone is split on this matter!

Thanks for all the info, I am gonna practice on my extra shaft let yall know the outcome.