Homemade Tip Replacement Lathe

I used to do cue repairs for about 10 years, from 2000 to 2010 or so, until I moved and packed the lathe away. I haven't set back up in all these years. I've shaped my own tips the past few years using a single bevel Japanese blade for $12 on amazon, and a 3d printed half circle length about 6" long I made with 150 grit sandpaper held to it. I use the blade to slice the sides going around in a circle. It takes a few times around to get it really good. It honestly looks as good as when I was doing it with a lathe and a utility knife blade. If cost and quality is your main motivation, that's about $20 in parts that you can do a LOT of tips with:)
 
You can get your tip better if you get the single bevel Japanese blade. It's ballooning out now, because you used sandpaper to trim its sides. You can also get it perfectly concentric because you will be slicing a tiny portion at a time, and using the ferrule for alignment.

I'm actually surprised you didn't damage the ferrule, especially if you started with 60 grit paper.
 
iusedtoberich said:
You can get your tip better if you get the single bevel Japanese blade. It's ballooning out now, because you used sandpaper to trim its sides. You can also get it perfectly concentric because you will be slicing a tiny portion at a time, and using the ferrule for alignment.

I'm actually surprised you didn't damage the ferrule, especially if you started with 60 grit paper.
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Those look handy. I'll pick one up.
 
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