Do you retip your cue or have it done by someone?

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nevadarain

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Hello all. I was wondering if you all Do it yourself when it comes to putting a new tip on your cue or do you have it done at a billiards shop, friend, league mate, etc? I have watched a few videos on YouTube from DIY, to professional retips. Some people use cutting tools while manually spinning the cue, others use a lathe. It doesn't seem like all that much trouble ,.....after you've done it a few times, but nobody wants to accidentally dig into the ferrule of their baby. I do have a lathe, but I do have a very nice kiridashi

I'm wondering if you DIY, how did you learn and how many attempts did it take for you to be confident? And I'm assuming you practiced on a like a bar cue ? Lol
 
Back when I only had my Runde Schon & Palmer cues, I did my own cue tip replacement.
Once I started adding a lot bigger cues, I quit doing that and now hire that out to others.
 
I can think of only two people that I would trust to touch my ivory ferules.

I do all of my tips by hand. No lathe, just a razor knife blade.

I use a 14 mm tip on a 13 mm shaft. and work it down by standing the shaft on the tip and carve it down. working away from the ferule.
 
I do my own, cause I'm a skinflint. Without a lathe, I've developed my own tools and
techniques, which turn out to be not too different from what I've seen on youtube.

I use Tweeten 10 minute, never super glue. Tweeten is more forgiving.
 
nevadarain said:
Hello all. I was wondering if you all Do it yourself when it comes to putting a new tip on your cue...

I'm wondering if you DIY, how did you learn and how many attempts did it take for you to be confident? And I'm assuming you practiced on a like a bar cue ? Lol
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I'm the only one I trust to put a tip on my shafts. No knifes, razor blades, guillotines, or swords. I do it with sandpaper, masking tape, and a shaper. And time. No practice on bar cues either. You have to be born with patience and dexterity.

All the best,
WW
 

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WildWing said:
I'm the only one I trust to put a tip on my shafts. No knifes, razor blades, guillotines, or swords. I do it with sandpaper, masking tape, and a shaper. And time. No practice on bar cues either. You have to be born with patience and dexterity.

All the best,
WW
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One of those ferrules looks broken. Haha, sorry, maybe I'm wrong I just thought that was funny.
 
gregcantrall said:
I can think of only two people that I would trust to touch my ivory ferules.

I do all of my tips by hand. No lathe, just a razor knife blade.

I use a 14 mm tip on a 13 mm shaft. and work it down by standing the shaft on the tip and carve it down. working away from the ferule.
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And as far as achieving your dime/nickel shape, what do you use for that?
 
WildWing said:
I'm the only one I trust to put a tip on my shafts. No knifes, razor blades, guillotines, or swords. I do it with sandpaper, masking tape, and a shaper. And time. No practice on bar cues either. You have to be born with patience and dexterity.

All the best,
WW
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Those look really nice! Care to share details of your method? I've never done it but is thread is making me want to try it myself.
 
nevadarain said:
how did you learn and how many attempts did it take for you to be confident?
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I practice until I get it right. I did tip by hand for years. Eventual bought a lathe. And yes practice on cheap or used cues. Learn from doing. Learn from experience. Make mistakes and learn from them.
 
gregcantrall said:
I can think of only two people that I would trust to touch my ivory ferules.

I do all of my tips by hand. No lathe, just a razor knife blade.

I use a 14 mm tip on a 13 mm shaft. and work it down by standing the shaft on the tip and carve it down. working away from the ferule.[/QUOT

Me too. By hand, with a razor.
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nevadarain said:
And as far as achieving your dime/nickel shape, what do you use for that?
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80 or 100 grit paper. I also use 220 then 320 then 400 then 800 on the sides. Final burnishing is done on the top of the rail on my pool table. The 220 and 320 never touch the ferule.
 
I always do my own tips, took me about 10 house cue practice to be kind of confident though. To me it doesn't make sense to pay 10 extra for the tip and 15 for labour...
Please forgive my dirty ferrule lol
 

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retipping

I do my own, I have more lathes then I have room for.
Regardless if done on a lathe or by hand if you are cutting or sanding on the ferrule is bad and you should stop at once if you don't wish to destroy your shaft.

Easy to tell a new person how to replace a tip, the hard part is the experience or wisdom .
 
Nevada

nevadarain said:
Hello all. I was wondering if you all Do it yourself when it comes to putting a new tip on your cue or do you have it done at a billiards shop, friend, league mate, etc? I have watched a few videos on YouTube from DIY, to professional retips. Some people use cutting tools while manually spinning the cue, others use a lathe. It doesn't seem like all that much trouble ,.....after you've done it a few times, but nobody wants to accidentally dig into the ferrule of their baby. I do have a lathe, but I do have a very nice kiridashi

I'm wondering if you DIY, how did you learn and how many attempts did it take for you to be confident? And I'm assuming you practiced on a like a bar cue ? Lol
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Where in Nevada ????
 
Practice

nevadarain said:
Hello all. I was wondering if you all Do it yourself when it comes to putting a new tip on your cue or do you have it done at a billiards shop, friend, league mate, etc? I have watched a few videos on YouTube from DIY, to professional retips. Some people use cutting tools while manually spinning the cue, others use a lathe. It doesn't seem like all that much trouble ,.....after you've done it a few times, but nobody wants to accidentally dig into the ferrule of their baby. I do have a lathe, but I do have a very nice kiridashi

I'm wondering if you DIY, how did you learn and how many attempts did it take for you to be confident? And I'm assuming you practiced on a like a bar cue ? Lol
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Get the materials that you need, and practice on some house cues. Then, you will see how your work turns out. I have always done my own. I started in mid 80's, and I am still learning. I hope it works out well for you.
 
I do it myself. I don't have a lathe now, so I do it by hand. It takes a bit of time, but if you are careful, you can get a professional result. It will take some practise to get to that level, but it really doesn't matter. Even if the installed tip doesn't look absolutely perfect, it will still do the job, however you must be careful to protect the ferrule at all times. Until you are proficient, use tape to protect it.
 
That 1mm or more is a pain to take down without touching the ferrule. Had mixed results. About 30/70 success having it turn out really nice. Had tips I did myself that I ended up letting the pro's fix.

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Replace my own using a mini lathe I made from a drill and a custom set of delrin collars I ordered from a guy on ebay. I can churn out a tip in less than 15 minutes as good as any pro can do...
 
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