Ferrule Chart

How did Ivor-X show more hardness in the test than Melamine?
I think it's softer than melamine but harder than PVC.
 
Nevermind

To answer the question, the information I had in the chart is no doubt incorrect if you say so. That was based on something I had read on AZ at some point, but it was from memory, and I may have been thinking of some other material. I have no actual experience with it.

Anyway, I have thought better of starting something that I'm not 100% sure I'm ready to commit to completing.
 
hardness is relative.my micarta is actually harder than LBM by the specs,but it feels slightly softer.i have always thought it is comparable to the old hard LBM in hardness but dead feeling.ferrules are a little subjective anyway.i just never could deal with ivory-x.i will say that it does stay clean though.
 
masonh said:
hardness is relative.my micarta is actually harder than LBM by the specs,but it feels slightly softer.i have always thought it is comparable to the old hard LBM in hardness but dead feeling.ferrules are a little subjective anyway.i just never could deal with ivory-x.i will say that it does stay clean though.
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We need a rockwell hardness tester.
I bite tips and ferrules for my test.
 
where i buy my stuff it is all rokwell tested and they have charts available if you purchase,but they don't sell ivory-x.
 
thought ivory x was the hardest ferrule material availible. peroid atlas describes is at machines like stainless steel. its personally one of me favorites
 
JoeyInCali said:
We need a rockwell hardness tester.
I bite tips and ferrules for my test.
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Sometimes I wonder if it's even about the hardness of a ferrule versus how it plays.
 
dave sutton said:
thought ivory x was the hardest ferrule material availible. peroid atlas describes is at machines like stainless steel. its personally one of me favorites
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Sure you don't mean ivorine 4.....
 
I agree, by far one of the worst ferrules I ever tried. I wouldn't use them if they were free. Just my opinion.
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the worst period.it's only redeeming quality is that it stays clean and who really cares about that.

it is the deadest feeling ferrule material i have ever felt and like you i wouldn't put it on one of my cues if the guy paid me extra to do it.
 
dave sutton said:
thought ivory x was the hardest ferrule material availible. peroid atlas describes is at machines like stainless steel. its personally one of me favorites
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Atlas does not carry Ivor-X.
I dunno how Ivor-X can be harder than melamine.
Ivor-X drills and taps easy.
Melamine?
Worst ferrule I've tried is ivorine IV.
Dulls cutter like granite.
 
I use 2024 Aluminum for my ferrules on my cues and if a customer wants it.
As said earlier, it is how it hits on the cue that matters more.
Some cues , you change the ferrule and it shoots no good. Try another material type and it works well.
I think it is probably more about having it all working harmoniously, Tip Ferrule shaft.
Neil
 
conetip said:
I use 2024 Aluminum for my ferrules on my cues and if a customer wants it.
As said earlier, it is how it hits on the cue that matters more.
Some cues , you change the ferrule and it shoots no good. Try another material type and it works well.
I think it is probably more about having it all working harmoniously, Tip Ferrule shaft.
Neil
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I don't like having to work on a cue with metal ferrules. Both brass and aluminum form a black oxide when attempting to polish and if this is drug back onto the shaft it gets into the grain and is nearly impossible to remove, I have found. I believe that the short brass ferrules used on snooker shafts do a great job of protecting those skinny little shafts but I always see that oxide on the shaft behind them.

Dick
 
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