go ahaid or redo it

[Solartje]

I know this will sound SOOOO silly, but i just have to ask it anyway :sorry:

I bought a Kamui soft tip from a friend, and was going to instill it yesterday.
When i was moving the botom of the tip over grid paper, i didn't held the tip perfectly , and now the botom isn't flat anymore. (on the other side i didnt get the fibers very loose either :s. should i forget about this next time i'm installing a new tip? Now i'm wondering.

As the upperside is still perfectly flat, should i glue it upside down? Is there really a difference? Arent't they all equal layers glued exactly the same way from top to bottom?

Or should i trow it away and spend another 20$ on a new tip :s

 

[Danktrees]

just cut a layer off from the bottom of the tip and use what is remaining...it's more than enough.

 

[Jule]

I've installed many tips and I firmly believe that it doesn't matter on which side you glue them on.
So I'd just glue it "upside down".
Well heck, I usually pick the side at random anyways !

 

[conetip]

Just carefully sand the bottom layer untill you get it parrellel with the other layers. It won't take much, just be carefull and not in a hurry.
If you put too much pressure on front or back etc, it will sand more on that side. This is a good opertunity to learn and make it right.
Sometimes you get tips where the bottom layer is not quite right anyway. After this , you will be able to cope if the situation arises again.
Neil

 

[Pinocchio]

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If you can't sand the back without messing it up.....I'd say send it out an have it installed. Trimming an shapeing are much more difficult than sanding....Nothing plays worse than a 13mm ferrule an a 12 an 1/2mm tip.Hope this helps............
Pinocchio

 

[Varney Cues]

Jule is correct...upside down is fine. It only needs to be LIGHTLY scuffed. For best results do as Searing & I....let a thin layer of CA soak in until dry then scuff LIGHTLY. This forms sort of a primer base and prevents too much of the CA from soaking into the tip and possibly causing a weak bond. Even better yet....use Gorilla glue & just dampen the tip surface first with H20.:wink:

 

[Solartje]

thanks for the reply's

I tried to cut of one layer to get it straight again but was to hard to get it perfect. . anyway i always take off a layer or 2 to get the right height.

Installed the tip upsidedown and works like a charm.

I could let someone do it, but trust me, where i live i'm better of letting a child do it. Last time someone advised me to let him put a tip on, my heart broke...
luckily he put a new tip on his shaft first, and after seeing it, i didnt let him touch me cue ever again.

he used a pencil sharper to get the tip from 14m to 13m, and believe it or not... he took a whole chuck out of his ferule, and his tip was way to much beveled. Horrible horrible story!

Belgium isn't exactly the best country to find a good cuemaker I think there is only one... and i don't know his name or adress, and i needed a new tip soon.

i think ive read enough post to do it correctly , just used to much presure as i was using a to high grid paper and wasn't patient enough to wait till i bought better grid.

here is my first reverse self-installed tip

material: a blade, gridpaper, printingpaper, some spit, and glue.

i give it a 7/10. there is a 0.3mm gap in between the ferule and the tip. :embarrassed2: not sure if its because they weren't 100% flat, or if it is the glue and how to do it better next time... ive played some powershots with it and it looks allright. I didn't notice gap till after taking the picture. its to small for my eyes to see it.


(ps im not a cuemaker :grin-square: )