Identify the ferrule material ?
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my guess is.....
Cue ball.......?
Cue ball.......?
You said it was soft so I would rule out cue ball. It looks like a form of cheap abs. Coming from over seas it could be just about anything.
This would be my guess too. Does it swell when you polish it?
That's an interesting way to put it. Are we to understand there are more materials options outside the United States?
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You should see what's underneath the ferrule. LOL...a short tenon that doesn't run true. I don't even bother putting new tips on these shafts. I cue the tenon off and replace that too.
I don't know what the material is. I just know that sometimes, the whole ferrule pops off.
I believe they are made with the tip attched like a slip on tip.
Too soft and melts fast. Kinda smells like a glue.
Has a different smell then bakelite.
Now this smells like bakelite-------->
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Thats my guess too. Looks exactly like the nylon rod they have in the tool room where i work.
Joe
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Looks like the nylon spacers I see at McFadden-Dale to me as well.
They melt easily when machined.
Ferrule
Worked on several of them some form of plastic - if you ever cut plexiglass that's what it's smells like - I have a small room I do repair work in (6 x 10) & I have to have the door open & a fan going its that awful - you should just replace it glue just doesn't bond well with it even CA glues
Worked on several of them some form of plastic - if you ever cut plexiglass that's what it's smells like - I have a small room I do repair work in (6 x 10) & I have to have the door open & a fan going its that awful - you should just replace it glue just doesn't bond well with it even CA glues
Does the Poly ester have a smell like acrylic when being turned.
If so, then that could well be what the material is.
Thank you to all who have made suggestions.
