Dremel Tools and Cue Tip Facing
I prefer a flat faced cuetip surrounded by a "nickel bevel" at the border. To flatten the face (I do not own a lathe) I use a 130 grit garnet sandpaper cut into the shape of a disc the size of a quarter. It's then attached to a #402 mandrill and placed into the dremel tool. To flatten the face I run the tool at around 10,000 rpm and it does a good job.
The dremel tool itself is battery powered, allowing me to take it to the local pool hall and bar for quick shaping jobs. And no, I havn't used it for matching the vertical wall of the tip flush with the ferrule. That job is still left to the old xacto knife and burnishing.
I prefer a flat faced cuetip surrounded by a "nickel bevel" at the border. To flatten the face (I do not own a lathe) I use a 130 grit garnet sandpaper cut into the shape of a disc the size of a quarter. It's then attached to a #402 mandrill and placed into the dremel tool. To flatten the face I run the tool at around 10,000 rpm and it does a good job.
The dremel tool itself is battery powered, allowing me to take it to the local pool hall and bar for quick shaping jobs. And no, I havn't used it for matching the vertical wall of the tip flush with the ferrule. That job is still left to the old xacto knife and burnishing.
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