How's it made - pool cue video.

bigshooter said:
I don't know if this has been posted before, it was new to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adUbpn7WZYA
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I think that what's interesting about this production CNC process is that when people find out that certain cuemakers use a CNC, I think a lot of people mistakenly think they have something like these blast through brute force processes on a lesser scale. But, that ain't so for the most part.

Fred
 
Cornerman said:
I think that what's interesting about this production CNC process is that when people find out that certain cuemakers use a CNC, I think a lot of people mistakenly think they have something like these blast through brute force processes on a lesser scale. But, that ain't so for the most part.

Fred
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Hey Fred- You didnt explain that good enough for a layman. AT least i didnt get it. But then again, it is me.
 
What he meant was this....

Nostroke said:
Hey Fred- You didnt explain that good enough for a layman. AT least i didnt get it. But then again, it is me.
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I don';t mean to put words in your mouth Fred but I'm pretty sure that what you meant was that many people when they hear that so and so cue maker uses CNC machines and techniques they get the image of cuemakers like this video portrays using techniques that can be damaging to the wood that just force the cue down instead of taking time in between down turning the wood like what is associated with custom cue makers that use old style techniques.

Fred was saying that in most cases that's not true and the custom cue makers who use CNC machines still take the time to treat the wood correctly and turn it down slowly and gradually over time to prevent damage to the wood. They let the wood rest between turnings.

We have gotten into many debates on this forum about how cuemakers who use CNC aren't really custom cuemakers and Fred is just saying that just because a cuemaker uses CNC doesn't mean that they treat the cues that they make like this video depicts.

Jaden.

Is that close to what you meant Fred?
 
I would love to see how custom points are cut and inlayed...

Ohh, and especially fleur de lis. Details like that are insane.
 
One really scary thing (to me) about that video is the amount of glue
that's used to fill the gaps between the inlays.
Even with a cnc, some guys can cut the pockets so that you don't even
need glue, and especially not to the degree that's shown.
The other big one would be how long it takes to go from square to round,
as was already mentioned.
A good cue is not built in a day.
 
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