How do I measure my joint and joint pin?

[justinb386]

I need help measuring my joint (and joint pin).

I think that the cue is an asian import (from a cue maker called Quest), but the cue maker does not note exactly what kind of joint the cue has on it.

I would like to buy a new shaft for the cue, but I am worried that maybe my only option would be to send the cue in to a cue maker to custom fit the butt on to a replacement shaft.

I think that the joint is a 3/8x10, but is there any way to be sure about that?

Would I need a new shaft to be custom fitted on to the cue (and how much does that usually cost), or does anyone know for sure the exact measurement of my joint pin (from looking at my picture that I added here)?

Thanks for your help.

 

[Chopdoc]

You mean this Quest that is located in North Carolina?

http://www.questcuesticks.com/servlet/Page?template=about

Imports. I think they went under and there a few NOS cues being sold off on Ebay.




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[manwon]

I need help measuring my joint (and joint pin).

I think that the cue is an asian import (from a cue maker called Quest), but the cue maker does not note exactly what kind of joint the cue has on it.

I would like to buy a new shaft for the cue, but I am worried that maybe my only option would be to send the cue in to a cue maker to custom fit the butt on to a replacement shaft.

I think that the joint is a 3/8x10, but is there any way to be sure about that?

Would I need a new shaft to be custom fitted on to the cue (and how much does that usually cost), or does anyone know for sure the exact measurement of my joint pin (from looking at my picture that I added here)?

Thanks for your help.

The way to measure the thread count on the pin is by the inch. Start at the top thread measure down one inch and count the threads within that inch.

The joint is a wood to wood flat faced joint. From what I see here it appears that the pin is either 3/8 -10 or 11. An easy way to find out for certain is to take a joint protector and try to screw it on, but don't force it.

Hope this helps

 

[Jim Baxter]

Here is what I show my buyers that want j/ps .

do like manwon says or find a McDermott cue and see it the shaft will screw on your butt . Jim

 

[TomHay]

Me???? I would simply find the guy who stole my last girl, borrow his SouthWest Shaft and it would fit, no matter what.

You could ask friends who have Joint protectors.

 

[manwon]

This is all correct, but incomplete information.

First thing is to accurately measure the major diameter of the pin in both decimal inches and millimeters. Hopefully one of these will be close enough to a standard size (i.e. 3/8" or 10mm) that you can determine that the pin is metric or imperial.

Second is to understand that metric threads measure pitch by the lead of the threads. This means that they measure from one peak to the next peak, parallel to the axis of the screw. The unit on this measurement is millimeters per thread. Imperial (redneck) threads are measured by in the exact opposite way--they measure the number of threads per inch.

The only accurate way to measure threads is by using a thread gauge. A thread gauge will fit in a standard thread very nicely when the correct thread is found.

The problem with your pin is that it is nowhere near a standard thread geometry and thus cannot be accurately measured with a standard thread gauge. This is because almost every cuemaker who ever invented one of the multitude of threads is either an idiot or an a$$4ole, as there is absolutely no reason to have five different styles of 3/8-10 threads to go along with the different 3/8-11 threades, EXCEPT to complicate the hell out of this very process for the customer.

Long story short: Either find someone who knows enough about threads to measure this for you, or contact the builder.

dld

This is not exactly correct, more than 95% of the imports these days are using 3/8-10, 5/16-18, or 5/16-14. The only cues that come to mind odd non-standard threads are Cuetec, Older Dufferins and the cheap Ramin Wood cues that have the Pin in the shaft.

With this in mind I suspect that there are more American Builders that make Odd Non-standard threads on their cues than are coming from Asia. Now in my opinion as a builder myself I think whatever some one chooses to do is their business not mine.