So i move out to the middle of nowhere and get in a league. my tip is worthless and its time for a new one. everyone tells me to go to this one place the owner of this bar puts them on for 10$ just an elkmaster soft. whatever i go and drop off my cue, heres where the nightmare begins. he calls me the next day told me it was tough but he got it done...I went to pick it up and looked at it and thought i was going to vomit. he had shaved the ferrule down the tip was still square it looked like a beaver chewed on it. He even dug into the shaft! needless to say i was speechless but i didnt know what to do. i mean the guys like 70 and really nice so i just smiled and gave him the 10 and went on my way. i made sure to show the guys on my team who swear by his work what had happened and then i need to have it playable so since i figured it was done for i hand sanded it. took the ferrule off and threaded it and put it in a drill and turned it down the best i could. below are the pictures of what i could do with it but the shaft was dug into. i guess after all that rambling that no one wants to hear my question is how much for a new ferrule and im assuming itll have to be turned down if its salvagable?
Effed up shaft....maybe ruined?
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Looks like you might need to go with a 1.25" ferrule when fixed to cover the area where those scratches are. They don't really discuss prices here, but pretty reasonable....roughly $25-40ish. That's really shitty work...sorry to see, but fixable.
Its fixable a couple of different ways. This is exactly the kind of stuff I had to put up with that made me start spending tons of money on my own equipment so I was assured that the job was done properly.
All very much worth it in the long run but I do know the feeling of severe disappointment when you pick up your repairs.
Now for me, its like how did I ever get by without a snow thrower once you have one and it was the same feeling with a lathe. How the heck did I ever get by without one.
I know it might sound funny but if a person is serious about the game and picky about your equipment, a small repair lathe should be a part of everyone's arsenal. Just to be able to do a tip, ferrule and clean a shaft is worth it. Easily pay for the lathe doing a few friends cues too.
All very much worth it in the long run but I do know the feeling of severe disappointment when you pick up your repairs.
Now for me, its like how did I ever get by without a snow thrower once you have one and it was the same feeling with a lathe. How the heck did I ever get by without one.
I know it might sound funny but if a person is serious about the game and picky about your equipment, a small repair lathe should be a part of everyone's arsenal. Just to be able to do a tip, ferrule and clean a shaft is worth it. Easily pay for the lathe doing a few friends cues too.
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I don't care how old a person is or what kind of personal issues they have. If they are going to represent themselves as someone who can work on cues(or anything else for that matter), they must be held accountable.
You paid for work and now have to pay someone else MORE money to fix it? How is that fair to you?
You paid for work and now have to pay someone else MORE money to fix it? How is that fair to you?
Ouch.
Over length ferrule like he said above, and you may loose a couple of mm to get it playable. But this very same situation was got me into putting on my own cue tips about 7 years ago....oh now $15K later..........making cues. Very slippery slope. But a great trip.
Over length ferrule like he said above, and you may loose a couple of mm to get it playable. But this very same situation was got me into putting on my own cue tips about 7 years ago....oh now $15K later..........making cues. Very slippery slope. But a great trip.
To The OP
Here's what I'm seeing, if you don't mind a different perspective.
In doling-out the blame, don't forget the 1/2 doz. guys before you
that had this guy do work on their cue and they did the same thing you did;
they paid the guy and didn't say a thing.
You say the guy is like 70 right? Sounds like this could have been happening
for a while now and no one has had the moxie to complain.
If you don't TELL HIM that his work is unsatisfactory, he'll never know.
You smiled, paid him and walked away. In his mind, he's thinking,
"there goes another satisfied customer".
You didn't have any problem coming here to complain, why couldn't you then?
Unfortunately, since you've attempted your own repair, you now have no recourse with this man.
KJ
Here's what I'm seeing, if you don't mind a different perspective.
In doling-out the blame, don't forget the 1/2 doz. guys before you
that had this guy do work on their cue and they did the same thing you did;
they paid the guy and didn't say a thing.
You say the guy is like 70 right? Sounds like this could have been happening
for a while now and no one has had the moxie to complain.
If you don't TELL HIM that his work is unsatisfactory, he'll never know.
You smiled, paid him and walked away. In his mind, he's thinking,
"there goes another satisfied customer".
You didn't have any problem coming here to complain, why couldn't you then?
Unfortunately, since you've attempted your own repair, you now have no recourse with this man.
KJ
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Good advice from all. You can go with a longer ferrule or loose a few mm's and cut the tenon back a bit into the existing barrel of the shaft. Easy fix. I have to do these all the time when certain "cue repair" places in the area "fix" someones cue for them.
Eric