Help my cue is stuck in a sterling wave case!!

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i have a sterling wave 4x8
in which i l keep my playing cue
break cue (butt from olivier and shaft an ob break shaft)
and my steve lomax jump cue
the butt and/or shaft did not fit in the pocket outside the case
so i put the shaft and butt inside
ive had trouble retreiving the butt when i stored it in some of the "butt spaces"
so i put it joint down into one of the empty shaft spaces
now i cant get it out
i have shook the heck out of the case
it seems stuck below where the thicker material becomes thinner asi stuck my fingers down to try and retreive it

any suggestions on what to do??????????
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
bbb said:
i have a sterling wave 4x8
in which i l keep my playing cue
break cue (butt from olivier and shaft an ob break shaft)
and my steve lomax jump cue
the butt and/or shaft did not fit in the pocket outside the case
so i put the shaft and butt inside
ive had trouble retreiving the butt when i stored it in some of the "butt spaces"
so i put it joint down into one of the empty shaft spaces
now i cant get it out
i have shook the heck out of the case
it seems stuck below where the thicker material becomes thinner asi stuck my fingers down to try and retreive it

any suggestions on what to do??????????
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1. See if you can find a large cardboard box (one that is at least two or more feet long).

2. Cut a strip out of the cardboard box that is 5 inches wide, and two (or more) feet long.

3. Curl that long strip -- the long way -- into a tube with your fingers.

4. Hold your Sterling Wave case upside down.

5. Insert that curled tube down into (up into?) the shaft slot where your jump cue butt is lodged.

6. Finagle that curled tube to go around the jump cue's butt -- using it like a "shoe horn" that encapsulates the jump cue butt. When you do this correctly, the jump cue butt should dislodge and slide down the tube -- make sure it lands on carpet or something soft.

That should do the trick.
-Sean
 
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If you have any of the mechanics tools like little set of spring loaded fingers like to pick up bolts or poarts that fall down in engine compartment or whatever they are about two feet long or so and very bendable,,that will work...You can get them in a auto parts stores and some of the sets come with little mirrors or magnets,,and the little spring loaded fingers,,,,that bend in all kinds of directions ,,,I was in the machine maintanance field all my life so I have all kinds of tools like that...:rolleyes: lol cause I was always doig the same stuff,,,
hope this helps if you cant get it oiyt before..but a place like advance auto or Harbor Frieght sells these tools....<<<ED
 
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bbb said:
i have a sterling wave 4x8
in which i l keep my playing cue
break cue (butt from olivier and shaft an ob break shaft)
and my steve lomax jump cue
the butt and/or shaft did not fit in the pocket outside the case
so i put the shaft and butt inside
ive had trouble retreiving the butt when i stored it in some of the "butt spaces"
so i put it joint down into one of the empty shaft spaces
now i cant get it out
i have shook the heck out of the case
it seems stuck below where the thicker material becomes thinner asi stuck my fingers down to try and retreive it

any suggestions on what to do??????????
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Contact John Barton I am certain he can help
 
I wached a videos by John demonstrating a case. He showed how the cues and shafts wouldn't fall out when turned upside down but the cues and shafts would pop out by 2 or 3 inches by bouncing the case in the upright position. There was some type of spring system that made the cue and shafts pop out when doing that. Don't know if this is with all of his cases.
 
This may be a stupid question but you didn't mention it in your original post. You said you "shook the heck" out of the case, but have you tried turning the case upside down and banging the end on the floor? There is more force generated when the case hits the floor because of the abrupt stop, everything inside will continue at the same speed. If you shake it, your arms are slowing it down.

I have a 3x4 Barton case and I kept a Lomax type 3 piece jump cue in the middle. My friend made a small dowel with a rubber bumper so the jump cue would be easy to get. To get that little dowel out I had to bang the hell out of that case, but it eventually came out.

Good luck.
 
bbb said:
any suggestions on what to do??????????
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have no suggestions on what to do (contacting John Barton and waiting on his reply would be at the top of my list).

But.......if/when you get your jump-butt out do this: Go to a hardware store and get a dowel rod (the diameter of the dowel depending on if you're gonna use a shaft slot or a butt slot in your case. 1" dowel for the butt slot, 1/2" dowel for the shaft slot). Cut the dowel to a length where the jump-butt (including pin) and the dowel equal 29 or 30" (this depends on how high in the case you want the butt to stick up). Put the dowel into the slot and put the butt in on top of it. No more lost butt.

If you wanted to get real intricate, you could use the 1" dowel/butt slot combination, cut the dowel down and drill/tap a hole in the end of the dowel to screw your butt pin into the dowel (so that it could always be retrieved at a later time if ever neccessary). This would act like a very long joint protector.

Just a thought!!! EDIT: I see Brandon just had a similar idea.

Maniac (hopes you get your butt back painlessly)
 
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Surefire suggestion on how to remedy this:

1. get a piece of sheetmetal, approx 2 1/2 feet long by 6 inches wide.

2. roll up the sheetmetal into a tube that is just a slightly smaller diameter than the tube in which the jump butt is stuck.

3. drill & then rivet the sheetmetal in this configuration, probably you can get by with just 3 rivets.

4. attach with superglue an even mix of size 1 single plus size 0 treble fishing hooks to the lower 1/4th of the outside of the newly made sheetmetal tube.

5. add a small strip of two-sided tape to the very bottom of the sheetmetal tube.

6. grab the sheetmetal tube firmly with both hands and begin beating yourself in the forehead until the lesson is learned.

7. the lessone being, don't let this happen again.

best,
brian kc <---just trying to add a little levity to the situation - I've actually been there myself. hope you liberate your butt soon. :smile:

p.s. the wood dowel with rubber bumper suggestion is the hot setup. I have that on one of my cases for this exact purpose.
 
Maniac said:
If you wanted to get real intricate, you could use the 1" dowel/butt slot combination, cut the dowel down and drill/tap a hole in the end of the dowel to screw your butt pin into the dowel (so that it could always be retrieved at a later time if ever neccessary). This would act like a very long joint protector.

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I stuffed a bunch of toilet paper in one of the shaft compartmnets, on a shaft I had shortened for a masse cue. Seems to work fine.
 
bbb said:
i have a sterling wave 4x8
in which i l keep my playing cue
break cue (butt from olivier and shaft an ob break shaft)
and my steve lomax jump cue
the butt and/or shaft did not fit in the pocket outside the case
so i put the shaft and butt inside
ive had trouble retreiving the butt when i stored it in some of the "butt spaces"
so i put it joint down into one of the empty shaft spaces
now i cant get it out
i have shook the heck out of the case
it seems stuck below where the thicker material becomes thinner asi stuck my fingers down to try and retreive it

any suggestions on what to do??????????
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Why would you do that? All right. Well there are a few things you can try.

This interior is essentially a collection of sleeves. So there is some room to get into it and massage the cue out.

1. remove all the other cue parts.
2. turn the case over and shake it gently to get the butt to go near the top.
3. gently lay it on a table.
4. reach in from the larger cavities and try to wrap you fingers around the butt.
5. coax it gently upwards until enough sticks out that you can reach in and grab it.

IF this doesn't work then you have to remove the covering from the shell.

To do this gently but firmly pull down on the exterior material with both hands. You may need to get it started at the top. Best is if you have a friend help you. Once the cover is removed then take the wood piece off the interior. Then simply reach into the case from the bottom and push the jump cue handle out.

I have a Lomax and my jump butt is in two pieces. When broken down both pieces fit into the lower pocket easily. Can you do that?

If not then here is how you make a low-tech but extremely effective spacer:

Take a pair of pantyhose or stockings that are closed at the bottom and cut one leg off. Get any kind of dowel or plastic rod that is about 3/4" and cut it to the size you need. Put this in the sock you made and put that into the cavity you want. Stuff the excess into the adjacent cavity and then you can easily remove it when you want to.

Sterling also now sells the socks made from the same material we use for the liner.
 
I had this happen once lol. Half the reason I got joint protectors. I had a j&j 3x5 with the springs in the bottom. Well I put the butt section in pin down and it stuck into the 3/4" foam glued to the spring that was glued to the bottom of the case. I ended up struggling to pull the bumper off and about broke my finger trying to stick it in the end and curl it to pull the thing out lol.
 
Why wouldn't you put it in joint up? Then you could stick a shaft in there to remove it.
 
Drew said:
Why wouldn't you put it in joint up? Then you could stick a shaft in there to remove it.
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Because he stuck it into a shaft slot...I doubt it would have gone in butt-first...I think OP is more interested in creative ideas on how to get out of his predicament.

My son has a Wave Case (I love it, BTW) that I sometimes use as a travel case, since it's so light. I have trouble occassionally with standard length shafts getting a tad too far down in the case to pull out with my fingers, usually if I totally load the case up (and I jam them in a little further than needed). I get out of trouble by taking everything out and using my fingers on three sides of the shaft, gently working it up/down and rotating it until it works its way up. Once it's wedged in there, the spring action of the bottom of the case is negated--won't work. Another tip is to in future use J/Ps; they will ensure enough of the butt/shaft are available for you to pull out with your fingers.

Have you tried to (gently) use a pair of needlenose pliers? Could you get enough of the bumper to gently work it out?

I hope you can get it out without having to take the case apart...I'd definitely try everything else before I started messing with that...
 
dkleather said:
Did this all end ok?
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i thought thati had posted a thank you thread but i couldnt find it when reponding to another op about sterling wave cases
i worked with matt carter at strling gaming (thank you cocobolocowboy)
who was terriffic helping me work thru this
ultimately i bought a sleeve that fits like a condom ove the jump butt
when i put the sleeve/jump butt in the case the sleeve is much longer than the tube length so it sticks out is easy to grab and the butt slide out
it ended with me a very happy and loyal sterling customer
:thumbup:
 
sfleinen said:
1. See if you can find a large cardboard box (one that is at least two or more feet long).

2. Cut a strip out of the cardboard box that is 5 inches wide, and two (or more) feet long.

3. Curl that long strip -- the long way -- into a tube with your fingers.

4. Hold your Sterling Wave case upside down.

5. Insert that curled tube down into (up into?) the shaft slot where your jump cue butt is lodged.

6. Finagle that curled tube to go around the jump cue's butt -- using it like a "shoe horn" that encapsulates the jump cue butt. When you do this correctly, the jump cue butt should dislodge and slide down the tube -- make sure it lands on carpet or something soft.

That should do the trick.
-Sean
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What might work better is a golf club tube. Walmart, etc.
 
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