Mr Watchez, are you coming to Columbia next weekend for the state 8 ball tournament?
If your cues have EVER been damaged because of the case you use, post your story here
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Mr Watchez, are you coming to Columbia next weekend for the state 8 ball tournament?
No I will either be going to Quincy Il or Beloit WI.
Case Damage to Cues
Well Im truly sorry if you guys didnt think my post was relevant. I thought it was. I also chose the wrong font to use so this one is in 3 and I may move down to 2. No bodies in the trunk Im a food service guy and I carry thermometers with me at work.
Im using an old Bentley case in the trunk--thin leather--with tubes covered in some kind of black cloth that slides a lot over the tubes. The tubes are encased in thin cardboard and slipped down in the case.
Other than that I use a nice Whitten case. They do a good job.
1-Southeast/3-Pechauer/1-Schon/1-Player
I play with the South East and Pechauer when Im serious.
2 of the Pechauers are Jump Break on with the G-10 the other hard leather.
The Player is the trunk cue
The Schon I won in a Raffle
336Robin
Well Im truly sorry if you guys didnt think my post was relevant. I thought it was. I also chose the wrong font to use so this one is in 3 and I may move down to 2. No bodies in the trunk Im a food service guy and I carry thermometers with me at work.
Im using an old Bentley case in the trunk--thin leather--with tubes covered in some kind of black cloth that slides a lot over the tubes. The tubes are encased in thin cardboard and slipped down in the case.
Other than that I use a nice Whitten case. They do a good job.
1-Southeast/3-Pechauer/1-Schon/1-Player
I play with the South East and Pechauer when Im serious.
2 of the Pechauers are Jump Break on with the G-10 the other hard leather.
The Player is the trunk cue
The Schon I won in a Raffle
336Robin
Well I've bought a set of cheap cues(playing, break and jump) when I started playing pool, and bought a cheap case(brand = chanson) about USD$40-50. And when I wanted to go on a trip to Singapore, and it was put in the cargo as a luggage, and the baggage handlers did not take care of my cues eventhough its put as a fragile luggage, then without knowing when I reached Singapore I found out that my playing cue's shaft, at the bottom it had a kind of crack, and when I screw the butt into the shaft and tighten it, the crack worsens. so yeah, I suppose the case wasn't good enough to protect the cues, but luckily it was some cheap sets. =P
I have owned a few cues and cases over the years.
Yes, I have had a cue damaged by the interior of a cue case, but it was honestly my own fault.
I had a cue refinished and went to pick it up shortly after completion. It was a real good cue, so I took a real nice case with thick padding to protect it. I brought the cue home and left it in the case over the weekend. When I took the cue out of the case, it had the pattern of the fuzzy padding on it, and had to be refinished again.
No one's fault but my own for not thinking about the fact that, although the finish felt dry to the touch, it was still soft on the inside and still curing.
Joe
Yes, I have had a cue damaged by the interior of a cue case, but it was honestly my own fault.
I had a cue refinished and went to pick it up shortly after completion. It was a real good cue, so I took a real nice case with thick padding to protect it. I brought the cue home and left it in the case over the weekend. When I took the cue out of the case, it had the pattern of the fuzzy padding on it, and had to be refinished again.
No one's fault but my own for not thinking about the fact that, although the finish felt dry to the touch, it was still soft on the inside and still curing.
Joe
Case Damage
I have had a cue damaged while inside a case. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say I damaged a cue using the case.
Well known - respected case maker...
R-7 Schon I have owned since 83...
Ultra Classic Electraglide...
Four Bungees - because two just wasn't enough....
About 50 miles through West Texas to the tournament....
Imagine if you will..... a motorized vibrating cue polishing machine... with chalk dust and cloth media...
My prize cue's new finish was about the clarity and color of a plastic milk jug, in less than an hour.
I did not blame the case.
I did not blame the cue.
I did not blame the Harley.
I wouldn't strap a cue inside any case to any motorized vehicle today.
I am sharing this brilliant cue finish Darwin moment with my AZ friends in the hope that someone will laugh and realize - no case can provide 100% protection, all the time, every time.
I have had a cue damaged while inside a case. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say I damaged a cue using the case.
Well known - respected case maker...
R-7 Schon I have owned since 83...
Ultra Classic Electraglide...
Four Bungees - because two just wasn't enough....
About 50 miles through West Texas to the tournament....
Imagine if you will..... a motorized vibrating cue polishing machine... with chalk dust and cloth media...
My prize cue's new finish was about the clarity and color of a plastic milk jug, in less than an hour.
I did not blame the case.
I did not blame the cue.
I did not blame the Harley.
I wouldn't strap a cue inside any case to any motorized vehicle today.
I am sharing this brilliant cue finish Darwin moment with my AZ friends in the hope that someone will laugh and realize - no case can provide 100% protection, all the time, every time.
philipl21287
PhilipL21287
I just had to reply as this is my first day on the forum and I am from Hickory, NC.... I just moved here last year... is this randolphs place still around???
I am surprised to not see any more damage claims from Porper cases. I bought a Porper 3x6 oval case 2 years ago. I didnt notice any problems at first, until I was at a tournament about 6 months after I first purchased the case. My case had gotten knocked over, with all my cues in it. I didn't figure there would be any problem, because any case should be able to withstand falling over without causing damage to the cues inside. WRONG! As I pulled out my cue to play my next set, I noticed a sweet little indentation that wrapped half way around the shaft, about 6 inches down from the ferrule. At first, I didn't realize what had caused it, until I pulled out my jump/break cue and noticed the same indentation, in the same location. I immediately suspected the case, but was still hesitant to believe it. However, my case has been knocked over twice more since then, consequently confirming my suspicions of the case.
As most people on here know, Porper offers a guarantee on all of their cases. All you have to do is send $24 for shipping and handling and they will inspect and repair the case, providing the problem is considered a manufacturer defect. I decided to make a call to the company to discuss my issue, before spending the money to send my case directly to them. I formed an opinion of what would cause the damage, prior to calling, so that I could present my opinion to whomever I talked to on the phone. To my surprise, I think the gentleman that I spoke with had less knowledge about these cases and the manufacturing process to make them than I do... I described, quite clearly in detail, just what had happened to my cues. I asked him if there could be something in the manufacturing process that could cause this problem. He acted as if I was full of shit, insisting that there must be a piece of chalk or something stuck in the shaft tubes.... However, anyone with any sense at all, would realize right away that, first of all, a piece of chalk won't fit in a shaft tube, but even if there were chalk stuck in these tubes, you would not be able to even insert a shaft into the tube, nor would it be possible to cause the afore-mentioned damage to the shaft, 7 inches from the tip... It was at this point in the conversation that I decided that I'd try to find a solution to the problem myself.. His lack of an explanation combined with the $24 shipping and handling and no guarantee that the problem would even be fixed was enough to make me look for a different manufacturer...
Overall, I like the aestetics and durability of the exterior of this case. Though, the interior is absolute junk. They use hot glue to hold the cloth liner to the interior of the cases. After about a year of owning this case, the glue has softened up and turned the top area of the tubes all gummy.. I constantly have to clean glue off my cues.. The padding in the bottom of the case is about worthless... Since you have to insert the cues into this case pin-down, the pins just destroy the weak padding.. I learned my lesson on getting what you pay for.. I bought this case, in hopes that it would provide decent protection for my newly ordered custom cue, but it has cost me more in frustration and repair than it was worth.
As most people on here know, Porper offers a guarantee on all of their cases. All you have to do is send $24 for shipping and handling and they will inspect and repair the case, providing the problem is considered a manufacturer defect. I decided to make a call to the company to discuss my issue, before spending the money to send my case directly to them. I formed an opinion of what would cause the damage, prior to calling, so that I could present my opinion to whomever I talked to on the phone. To my surprise, I think the gentleman that I spoke with had less knowledge about these cases and the manufacturing process to make them than I do... I described, quite clearly in detail, just what had happened to my cues. I asked him if there could be something in the manufacturing process that could cause this problem. He acted as if I was full of shit, insisting that there must be a piece of chalk or something stuck in the shaft tubes.... However, anyone with any sense at all, would realize right away that, first of all, a piece of chalk won't fit in a shaft tube, but even if there were chalk stuck in these tubes, you would not be able to even insert a shaft into the tube, nor would it be possible to cause the afore-mentioned damage to the shaft, 7 inches from the tip... It was at this point in the conversation that I decided that I'd try to find a solution to the problem myself.. His lack of an explanation combined with the $24 shipping and handling and no guarantee that the problem would even be fixed was enough to make me look for a different manufacturer...
Overall, I like the aestetics and durability of the exterior of this case. Though, the interior is absolute junk. They use hot glue to hold the cloth liner to the interior of the cases. After about a year of owning this case, the glue has softened up and turned the top area of the tubes all gummy.. I constantly have to clean glue off my cues.. The padding in the bottom of the case is about worthless... Since you have to insert the cues into this case pin-down, the pins just destroy the weak padding.. I learned my lesson on getting what you pay for.. I bought this case, in hopes that it would provide decent protection for my newly ordered custom cue, but it has cost me more in frustration and repair than it was worth.
Many years ago an old CHEAP Coffin Case opened on me when I hit a BUMP in the Road, content went flying. Poorly Designed Latch!