I only got to use one of those recently. A guy who does tips keeps one in his bag for pool hall touch ups. I asked him to trim a tip he had put n a while ago. I have managed to screw up tips or ferrules with other tools. My efforts to replace my own tips were unsatisfactory to me etc…. Anyway, I tried the Longoni one after he showed me how it worked. I haven’t used it enough to prove it was foolproof but it did seem to be and was the best of that type of tool I have seen.
How to clean a mushroom?
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I bought one on amazon to try it out
Point to the part on your body where the bad man hurt you.
I have been using Tiger Everest tips for 15 years on my player and I break with it too, I have never had any mushrooming, I must be doing something wrong??
Good tips will usually mushroom a bit after the first session or two after installation, after that it’s pretty much negligible.
I mostly use hard tips so barely any mushrooming. The G2 medium is pretty good as well in this regard and overall playability
Not at all foolproof IME. Yes, I may well be a fool. Foolproof it is not. I had experience with that one before I tried the Longoni
I haven’t had those mushroom either.
I don't let my tips mushroom. After a tip is installed, it will usually mushroom depending to the tip hardness, density, general use, etcetera. This method usually keeps it in fine shape. After using the tip until you you see a slight mushroom, stand on the long rail side of the pool table. Place your cue across the table until the tip is just under the far rail. Rub the tip on the cloth under the rail with sweeping strokes while rotating the cue.. Within a few strokes you will see the mushroom get smaller. Be careful not to press too hard because it creates excess heat that could damage the ferrule. Elevating the cue butt keeps the ferrule away from the cloth. This will give your tip a nice finish but probably not better than a pro shop.
I do this to my home table and at the pool hall. It doesn't seem to damage the table. Never had an owner complain.
I do this to my home table and at the pool hall. It doesn't seem to damage the table. Never had an owner complain.
Went back to ''doing em by hand''.
Sold the lathe yrs ago.
35 yrs by hand.... Anywho don't have to drive anywhere.
Tables in my back yard.
Doesn't take long on the counter with a good light, and 2 Brand new new razor blades.
They cut the layered tips like a butter knife, you can feel each cut.
You never nick the ferrule and the tips is always ''flush'' with the ferrule, and no ferrule nicks.
It takes time w/o a lathe, but doing the side cuts of your tip, gives you a real ''feel'' for the leathers density.... Moist/Dry/Hard/Perfect.?
Sold the lathe yrs ago.
35 yrs by hand.... Anywho don't have to drive anywhere.
Tables in my back yard.
Doesn't take long on the counter with a good light, and 2 Brand new new razor blades.
They cut the layered tips like a butter knife, you can feel each cut.
You never nick the ferrule and the tips is always ''flush'' with the ferrule, and no ferrule nicks.
It takes time w/o a lathe, but doing the side cuts of your tip, gives you a real ''feel'' for the leathers density.... Moist/Dry/Hard/Perfect.?
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It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
If you've not tried them, the Japanese kiridashi knives work great for hand tipping. It's much easier to get them flush with the ferrule and they are wicked sharp.
I usually clean up a slight mushroom with just sandpaper, some plain paper, Scotch Magic tape and a small board. No lathe or knife required.
I wrap the ferrule with 3M Nylon fiber tape and use sandpaper strips. I change the tape as soon as it shows signs of wear. I wrap the ferrule and I'm selective in which grade of sandpaper to use. 1/2" to 1" strips. Patience is what makes it turn out perfect. If pool is a big part of your life, you need to find someone that does their own tips. A 14mm tip on a 13mm ferrule, I often spend over an hour trimming it down. I recommend Loctite Super Glue Professional Liquid. (Walmart).
I found Dennis Searing tips work best for me and I've never had one mushroom.
I found Dennis Searing tips work best for me and I've never had one mushroom.