Does a Schmelke butt with a "surgical pin" option fit a shaft with the genuine Uni-Loc brand radial female thread, without modifications?
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I've worked on a couple. It was more of a 3/8x8. Not the same as radial.Does a Schmelke butt with a "surgical pin" option fit a shaft with the genuine Uni-Loc brand radial female thread, without modifications?
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How did the "one more on order custom made 60” long for me. I’ll report back if it’s same/better/worse." go?To update this thread, I bought a radial pin schmelke from the billiard warehouse for $165. I compared it to a genuine (by eye) and the pitch looked dead on. A radial predator brand shaft screwed on fine.
Unfortunately, the cue is a complete pos. The stock shaft tip comes off the table about 1/8” per revolution. The pin visibly wobbles if I roll the butt by itself. When I screw on the radial predator shaft, the joint is non-concentric by a mile. (It is concentric with the stock shaft). The predator shaft tip flaps 1/2” like a fish. The rest of the cue is pretty bad too.
I have one more on order custom made 60” long for me. I’ll report back if it’s same/better/worse.
The cue I bought isn’t worth $50 imo.
I didn’t even know a cue could be made this crappy.
Those few recent threads are about the only place I've heard of this particular issue, but that is several times now recently on something that is just inexcusable (joint pins that are not straight and at least real close to centered). Used to be that you never heard anything but great things about Schmelke and that they were great quality for the price. Does anybody know if Schmelke changed their process and/or relaxed their standards recently that is causing these non-centered and non-straight joint pins, or have they always made them that way and for some reason nobody ever mentioned it all these years until recently?There was anorher recent thread identifying the same problem (Schmelke not bothering to center the joint pin and just sanding the shaft and butt together to force the fit). Too bad as I've been happy with their blanks.
Did you ever try to get first one taken care of? Never heard of on their cues to be that bad. Surely they would have made it right.Update: I received my custom ordered 60" Schmelke about a week ago. Its as if it was made by a completely different company. The pin is concentric with the butt. The cue rolls straight, together and apart, with both the OEM and the Revo shaft. The finish is nice. (Finish on prior one was all craters, horrible). I like the cue quite a bit.
I don't know what to think. Based on the first cue I wouldn't play with one if you paid me to play with it. Based on the second cue its a great value for the money, and pretty good even without regard for the money.
I guess its a crapshoot? I don't know.
Edit: there were a couple defects in the 60", but for the price I'll look the other way. Its super playable. The 58" first cue was completely unplayable.
No. I didn’t want the hassle. I decided I’d either give it away or use it to practice replacing a joint pin.Did you ever try to get first one taken care of? Never heard of on their cues to be that bad. Surely they would have made it right.
Billiardwarehouse would have an easy return policy, no? Given the condition is obviously that crappy as you described.To update this thread, I bought a radial pin schmelke from the billiard warehouse for $165. I compared it to a genuine (by eye) and the pitch looked dead on. A radial predator brand shaft screwed on fine.
Unfortunately, the cue is a complete pos. The stock shaft tip comes off the table about 1/8” per revolution. The pin visibly wobbles if I roll the butt by itself. When I screw on the radial predator shaft, the joint is non-concentric by a mile. (It is concentric with the stock shaft). The predator shaft tip flaps 1/2” like a fish. The rest of the cue is pretty bad too.
I have one more on order custom made 60” long for me. I’ll report back if it’s same/better/worse.
The cue I bought isn’t worth $50 imo.
I didn’t even know a cue could be made this crappy.
Put up some pictures please to compare the previous faulty cue with the new better one. Especially on the crooked joint.Update: I received my custom ordered 60" Schmelke about a week ago. Its as if it was made by a completely different company. The pin is concentric with the butt. The cue rolls straight, together and apart, with both the OEM and the Revo shaft. The finish is nice. (Finish on prior one was all craters, horrible). I like the cue quite a bit.
I don't know what to think. Based on the first cue I wouldn't play with one if you paid me to play with it. Based on the second cue its a great value for the money, and pretty good even without regard for the money.
I guess its a crapshoot? I don't know.
Edit: there were a couple defects in the 60", but for the price I'll look the other way. Its super playable. The 58" first cue was completely unplayable.
David's a good guy. He would have replaced it without a doubt.No. I didn’t want the hassle. I decided I’d either give it away or use it to practice replacing a joint pin.