ever have this happen?

ratcues

ratcues

Theewen Custom Cues
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This is a new one for me. I heated, what I thought was a normal 3/8-10 pin, and this is what happened. I've removed a hundred or so but this is new to me.

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Not like that. I have had some aluminum ones melt as soon as I put heat to them. What brand is the cue?
 
There must have been a void in the metal or something? That's really weird.

I had a guy bring me a sneaky pete that he tried to break over his knee... it snapped the aluminum radial pin in half right at the joint! I pulled the pin, bored and plugged and retapped everything, and it was back in action.
 
i use channel locks over as much of the pin as i can and as tight as possible. never had that happen. ive removed alot of pins too esp in the learning stages.
 
ratcues said:
This is a new one for me. I heated, what I thought was a normal 3/8-10 pin, and this is what happened. I've removed a hundred or so but this is new to me.

Ryan, I also have never seen that happen, however, when I heat a pin for removal, I put the cue upside in a vise, so that I have more leverage and the entire pin is supported during removal.

Take care
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Sheldon said:
There must have been a void in the metal or something? That's really weird.

I had a guy bring me a sneaky pete that he tried to break over his knee... it snapped the aluminum radial pin in half right at the joint! I pulled the pin, bored and plugged and retapped everything, and it was back in action.
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I've seen brass with voids in the pin before, but that was on cheaper cues like those with the ramin shafts. I guess It's possible with steel too though.

Steel will melt and bend too, but I'm sure it's a given to all here that It would take a torch or iron much stronger then what most of us use to back pins and ferrules off with. My first thought was the same as others that It may be some kind of allloy.

Greg
 
I think it is an aluminum alloy of some type. I've taken out Al pins before but never had one melt like this. The pin came out with no problem. I just chucked the pin and cranked it out. Clausing power rocks!
 
Can you tell if it appears to be a cast pin? Or does it definitely look like it was machined? The only metal I have ever seen do that is potmetal. The cheapo cast al /mystery metal they use in 70's car door handles.
 
RocketQ said:
Can you tell if it appears to be a cast pin? Or does it definitely look like it was machined? The only metal I have ever seen do that is potmetal. The cheapo cast al /mystery metal they use in 70's car door handles.
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I cut into it this morning and it cut like aluminized potmetal.

I've also replaced a few of those door handles.;)
 
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