Help G-10 Joint Pin

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HustlerIII

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Recently I had acquire a cue with a G-10 broken joint pin. I am looking for some help on how to remove the pin. Since the pin is not of a metal alloy I do not think it can be heated to be removed. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.... Thanks!

Hopefully I posted this thread in the correct area, if I didn"t I apologize as I am new to this forum!
 
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HustlerIII said:
Recently I had acquire a cue with a G-10 broken joint pin. I am looking for some help on how to remove the pin. Since the pin is not of a metal alloy I do not think it can be heated to be removed. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.... Thanks!

Hopefully I posted this thread in the correct area, if I didn"t I apologize as I am new to this forum!
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Found a little info at McMaster Carr, the little yellow hardware store. You might try a heat gun on the garolite pin, it doesn't transfer heat well though so it will take some time to heat the glue. 300 degrees should be plenty and should still be pretty safe for the integrity of the garolite pin. Haven't tried getting one out though and they are brittle and very abrasive. If there already isn't enough left of the pin to heat it or it breaks or splnters you are left with plan "B". Cut or file it flat with the joint face, centerdrill, drill, and drill or bore to size and then insert a maple dowel to mount a new pin in.

I like the G-10 pins myself, probably will stay with them until something better comes along. I like them better than metal.

Hu


Material Garolite
Lowest Temperature -99° to -1° F
Highest Temperature +301° to +400° F
Operating Temperature Range -40° to +325° F
 
HustlerIII said:
Hopefully I posted this thread in the correct area, if I didn"t I apologize as I am new to this forum!
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you are correct guessing there is a better place to ask, namely "Ask The Cuemaker" section. I remember similar question was discussed there not long ago (and probaby before as well). Try searching for those threads limiting the search by the mentioned section.
What I remember from there (and from what I heard before), it is impossible to remove G10 pins by heating. Long story short, the cuemakers' conclusion was you will have to drill it out.
 
Never worked with one but if you plan on doing it yourself, and with heat there are other precautions to be made.

If in fact, they do not transfer heat as well as a metal pin and you find yourself having to use more heat, you'll have to protect other glue bearing
pieces such as joint collars or ring work in that area.

Best to ask in the Ask the Cue Maker forum. As was mentioned, this topic was discussed not that long ago and a search will probably bring that thread back up.
 
SA gave the answer.........cut it flush, face it off, drill and bore then insert a plug, drill, bore, tap for new pin and insert it.

DONE,
-Grey Ghost-
 
G-10 pin

I use a lot of G-10 pins and have never seen a broken one.
You will have to make a flat surface to start a "SPOT" drill.
do not use a center drill for this operation as it will not
"spot" in the center of the workpiece--it will wander--and
wandering is not what you want for this operation. The drill
hole must be on dead center. This can only be achieved with
spot drill--available at McMaster--solid carbide, of course.
Good luck. Drilling out G-10 material is not the easiest thing to accomplish
and this is a critical application of your drilling technique and set-up.
 
Thanks To All

I wish to thank everyone who replied to the post and given insight on how to proceed with this matter. Seems that the result would be to drill out the G-10 pretty much what I had expected. Thanks to all once again and I apologize for posting this thread in the wrong area - next time I will know where to go........Thanks!
 
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welcome and your welcome!

HustlerIII said:
I wish to thank everyone who replied to the post and given insight on how to proceed with this matter. Seems that the result would be to drill out the G-10 pretty much what I had expected. Thanks to all once again and I apologize for posting this thread in the wrong area - next time I will know where to go........Thanks!
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Welcome to the forums and "you're welcome" for the thanks. a slim possibility if you succeed in drilling a small hole down the middle of the g-10 might be heating a small rod red hot and sliding it done the center fo the g-10 and then trying an easy out. Odds are that you will be drilling out and putting in a plug before you are done but that isn't really a big deal.

Hu
 
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