g10 screw - how tuff?

g-10

cuttyshark said:
anyone ever hear of one breaking?
And, too, was wondering how well they remain tight.

My good friend Joey Gold, uses the G-10. I have never heard or seen any of them break.

If one of these ever broke, the shaft had also to break.
I was privy to a cue maker who thought he knew all, and said to Joey, why did you use such a pin made of glass/epoxy. He really down rated the pin, which is down grading the cue maker. Joey, just took the cue with out the shaft, and jamed it through a piece of 1/2 plywood. He then turned and said to the other cue maker, do you think it's weak now?

The issue of remaining tight, has nothing to do with the G-10 pin. If the cues shaft is not center drilled and bored to the right size, [ taped or ground threads], you will have loose threads. Loose threads, has nothing to do with the pin.

A big part of loose threads, is the owner of the cue. He puts the shaft on the butt, not paying attention to how the shaft is moving around, while screwing it together. Doing this will cause the threads to become larger, and eventuly strip out. Owners fault, not the pin or cue makers fault. Pins, will not cause the threads to become loose, G-10 or brass and or steel.
blud
 
I heard that they are nearly unbreakable if hit head on or on top of the pin but If you hit them from the side it takes almost no effort to break. Blud is 100% correct about the it being the user who determines the thread condition, especially if there is no insert in the shaft.
 
along with what blud said.....i was in florida and met a guy that had a brand new cog.....they were fairly new on the market at the time.......we were just talking about the cue and i asked him how did it play and did he like it......he said before i let you play with it i wanna show you something......we went around to the front of the railbird perch and he said watch......he took off the joint protector and rared back and jammed the joint pin about a inch deep in the 6x6 pine post and then unscrewed it and said now play with it....cue made no noise and it was crazy.....and by the way he was 6'2" and about 225lbs.......so it wasnt a little fella that did it......so i think the pin should speak for itself.......not that its my kinda cue but the construction and materials arent to be bettered by anyone......mr gold has put alot of time in getting his cues to be so solid.....just wish he would make a 58 inch cue.....but hey why make it if people will buy them as fast as he can make them at 57 inches........another cuemaker that will do things his way and no compromise......but hey if it aint broke dont fix it........juston coleman
 
NOSAJ03 said:
I heard that they are nearly unbreakable if hit head on or on top of the pin but If you hit them from the side it takes almost no effort to break. .
That's what I am told too. I might do my own test.
But, if one wants a light material for a pin now, titanium and anodized aluminum are readily available.
 
Yea,
I suppose the frontal impact strength thing is good to know if you're going to be breaking with your Cog.
But I might be a trifle concerned about side impacts-I guess it might be called shear strength (?). How resistant to breaking if the cue fell flat on the floor or was knocked against the edge of the table.
Thanks for input everyone.
 
Cutty, the specs in that site are for the sheets btw.
Rolled rods should be different.
Blud, I left you a PM.
 
cuttyshark said:
anyone ever hear of one breaking?
And, too, was wondering how well they remain tight.

I have a g-10 cue that I have been using the doo-doo brown out of for about a year. No change in the tightness or excessive difference in threading vs. when it was new.

The threads are pretty sharp though- I think it would be nice if it were a radial type thread- but they never ask me before they make em...

-pigy
 
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piglit said:
I have a g-10 cue that I have been using the doo-doo brown out of for about a year. No change in the tightness or excessive difference in threading vs. when it was new.

The threads are pretty sharp though- I think it would be nice if it were a radial type thread- but they never ask me before they make em...

-pigy

Hi Pigy, been a while.
Radial pins. Why would you want a radial style pin???
Sounds like the one you have is doing fine. [it ain't broke].....
Radial pins made of steel are heavy and were made to screw the shaft on a little faster than most pins. Maybe 5 seconds faster...
The threads are real aggressive, and that's about it. For me, they add to much weight to the joint of the cue, making it hit to hard and not enough give in the joint. Therfore making the cue stiffer than need be.
They go on tight and so does yours or mine. So why change?
I personally think they are a new fad........
blud
 
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