Hole in my Radial Pins....

[PoolSleuth]

Just noticed on (2) different Q by (2) different cuemake both Radial Pins appear to be Hallow? Why, as I have a Radial Pin I use for Replacing Tip that is Solid????

 

[rhncue]

Just noticed on (2) different Q by (2) different cuemake both Radial Pins appear to be Hallow? Why, as I have a Radial Pin I use for Replacing Tip that is Solid????

Radial pins are not hollow but they do have a center in the front of the pin. I use it for a center when building my cues. If your pin does not have a hole up front then I believe that actually your pin is a copy.
Dick

 

[Cue Crazy]

Radial pins are not hollow but they do have a center in the front of the pin. I use it for a center when building my cues. If your pin does not have a hole up front then I believe that actually your pin is a copy.
Dick

I like to use them for a center also, infact if they don't have one already then I like to drill My own before installing the pin. On the smaller dia. pins I have a threaded sleeve/dummy that goes over the pin to stiffen it up. the end is open, so I have access to the center hole. Probably over kill, but It works for me, and keeps chatter/push off down to a minimum should I need to take a turn off the pin. I like to atleast take My final turn off the pin, but have thought about going in with it even earlier in the building proccess.

Greg

 

[PoolSleuth]

Thanks for the answer...

 

[WilleeCue]

Just noticed on (2) different Q by (2) different cuemake both Radial Pins appear to be Hallow? Why, as I have a Radial Pin I use for Replacing Tip that is Solid????

That is a center hole dont go very deep and is quite useful to the cuemaker.
I use radial pins in 95% of all the cues I make and install the pin quite early on to tale advantage of that center frference.


Schuler cues have pins that are hollow and I think it is to allow the epoxy a path to excape from the hole as the pin was pushed into place.
The pressure is stroung enough to actualy crack the side of the forearm if the epoxy is not vented out somehow.

 

[Tommy-D]

> The real deal Radial is made on a CNC lathe,which generates enormous cutting force,even more so than a manual lathe. The reason for this center-drilled hole is for the live center that MUST be used when cutting threads. Trust me,you can ask any cuemaker or repair person here what happens when you engage the threading gear on a manual lathe without a live center,the part BREAKS. If you do that on a CNC lathe,which can run at up to 10 times or more what the normal threading speed is on a manual machine,I wouldn't want to be standing in front of the door,something is coming apart. If you have a genuine Radial without the hole,it must have been cut out or ground away,but I have no clue as to why it would be done,it has to come in handy later. Tommy D.