How does everyone mount your cue onto lathe?

[Adonisy]

Hello , everyone , how does you mount your cue onto lathe?

I make a small tool

but I think this is not a good idea , because of precision

talk about your methods , thanks~~~

 

[BHQ]

many variables
what job are you trying to do?
for turning or tapering, i use a #5 morse taper dead center in headstock and a live center in tailstock
if i want to drive the cue to turn tenons and so forth, i chuck onto cue with a variety of different size collets
i have an old sheldon metal lathe , none of this may apply to the smalller cue lathes, if that's what you are using

 

[rhncue]

Hello , everyone , how does you mount your cue onto lathe?

I make a small tool

but I think this is not a good idea , because of precision

talk about your methods , thanks~~~

I mount mine in different ways on different lathes doing different operations. I have made aluminum drivers for all pin sizes. I used aluminum as it is easy to tap with out hurting my taps but are still stout enough to hold tolerances. the stem is turned concentric so that it can be accurately chucked and the front has a tapered center so that I can drive between centers if so desired. I use these when refinishing a cue or wrapping one. I have one lathe set up with no chuck, centers only, and this is what I use for turning my butts. After applying and rubbing out a finish, I cut and square the wrap area on a collet lathe so that the area being squared is running dead nuts. If there is still more than .002 of run out when mounted, I then switch and use a 4-jaw independent chuck. 5-C collets are used when cutting prongs for H/S points and my aluminum drivers in a 3-jaw scroll chuck when using the CNC for inlays.

Often, when refinishing cues, the pins are not in the center of the joint or the but cap is not bored concentric. When this occurs I make a new driver out of wood or delrin and mount it on the cue. I then put the cue in my lathe as if I was going to install a pin and then turn the diameter true and I put a center into this new driver so that it runs concentric with the cues pin. Same with the butt cap plug.

Dick

 

[BHQ]

I mount mine in different ways on different lathes doing different operations. I have made aluminum drivers for all pin sizes. I used aluminum as it is easy to tap with out hurting my taps but are still stout enough to hold tolerances. the stem is turned concentric so that it can be accurately chucked and the front has a tapered center so that I can drive between centers if so desired. I use these when refinishing a cue or wrapping one. I have one lathe set up with no chuck, centers only, and this is what I use for turning my butts. After applying and rubbing out a finish, I cut and square the wrap area on a collet lathe so that the area being squared is running dead nuts. If there is still more than .002 of run out when mounted, I then switch and use a 4-jaw independent chuck. 5-C collets are used when cutting prongs for H/S points and my aluminum drivers in a 3-jaw scroll chuck when using the CNC for inlays.

Often, when refinishing cues, the pins are not in the center of the joint or the but cap is not bored concentric. When this occurs I make a new driver out of wood or delrin and mount it on the cue. I then put the cue in my lathe as if I was going to install a pin and then turn the diameter true and I put a center into this new driver so that it runs concentric with the cues pin. Same with the butt cap plug.

Dick

Often, when refinishing cues, the pins are not in the center of the joint or the but cap is not bored concentric.
AMEN TO THAT!!!! seems almost every refinish i do,i get those

 

[JoeyInCali]

Adonisy, if that is before you install the pin, that is not very precise.
Keep you forearm a little longer. I do mine about 1/8 of an inch longer so it have those two notches for the spur driver.
Then when I install the pin, I just part it off. And face before installing the pin.

If the forearm is already at length with no pin and you want to spin it. super glue to cut-off from popsicle stick with a small hole on them to the face of the forearm.
Take them out before installing pin.

 

[dave sutton]

Often, when refinishing cues, the pins are not in the center of the joint or the but cap is not bored concentric. When this occurs I make a new driver out of wood or delrin and mount it on the cue. I then put the cue in my lathe as if I was going to install a pin and then turn the diameter true and I put a center into this new driver so that it runs concentric with the cues pin. Same with the butt cap plug.

Dick

Great idea. I thought it was just me that got those. I get that when changing linen to leather. I still use my collet but I use a razorblade to feather it in.