So I thought my pin was bent and sent it to Seyberts to have changed. They tell me the pin is straight but the first few inches of the forearm is warped. Can this be fixed. It has a stainless steel collar and a Uniloc pin.
first few inches of forearm warped
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What did Seyberts say???????????????????????????????
They said the forearm is warped. Haven't had a chance to talk to them yet. I dont know that they would be able to do something about that.
Many times the forearm is not warped but the butt's A joint has gone bad and the handle section needs to be replaced.
Hi,
Hold a 12" straight edge up against the forearm.
That should verify what Seyberts diagnosis.
On an A Joint cue it is best to core the forearms on many woods and it never hurts to used a laminated handle for peace of mind as a CM.
Jmo,
Rick
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If Seybert said its warped, then it is.
Straight edge check does not work on all cues.
There is no bible that says a forearm has to have one linear angle.
Straight edge check does not work on all cues.
There is no bible that says a forearm has to have one linear angle.
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I get several dozen of cues like this every year. Players think the pin is bent but the warp is in the first few inches, typically, right behind the end end of the male pin. There is nothing that can be done, short of replacing the forearm, which is more difficult and time consuming than building a new cue from scratch.
Also, you may be able to see it wobble a little as you lay you head on the slate to check it, but it rarely has a bearing on the playability of the cue unless you roll the cue and the shaft flops up and hits you in the forehead.
Also, you may be able to see it wobble a little as you lay you head on the slate to check it, but it rarely has a bearing on the playability of the cue unless you roll the cue and the shaft flops up and hits you in the forehead.
Could it return to being straight. It rolled straight before I sent it to Steve klapp for refinishing and pin replacement. Also can the cue be turned down a little more to remove some of the wobble.
Wait a sec... Steve Klapp did work and then you send it to Seyberts? The pin was replaced? WHY?
Please explain..
The original pin was a knock off Uniloc so I had the pin replaced with a real one and the cue refinished. So I sent it to klapp because I heard he does good work refinishing cues. Which he did do a good job, if moisture got into the cue during the refinishing it probably is unknown to him and warped by the time it got to me.
After talking to Seyberts today, they said they could face the shafts to make it roll straight or reinstall the pin to the correct depth and try a small re tapering to remove some or all the warped area.
After talking to Seyberts head cue repair guy the result is the pin was installed crooked and is being replaced.