Is this a good deal?

unfortunately its too small between centers to do a shaft cleaning. Without a decent amount of modification tips cannot be done either.

Contact Todd (tsp&b on here) www.midamericapool.com or chris hightower @ www.cuesmith.com for a decent starter package to get started with tips ferrules and shaft cleaning.
 
keepanionme said:
I'd like to make this into something to replace tips and shaft cleaning. Does this sound like a good deal? Thoughts or advice in doing so, other than buying one that's already intended for cue repair?

http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/tls/3637098491.html

Thanks to all that reply
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After having tried that same thing with that same lathe I can tell you that the money invested in the machine and the conversion could have paid for a couple of the basic machines from Mid America Pool. I'm a pretty handy guy, but I'm no engineer or machinist and perhaps some of the more advanced guys (repair and builders) can give some good advice on the conversion, but I can say with confidence after having done that, the monetary investment and the time and frustration are not worth the product you will wind up with. I can also say with complete confidence (and I'm sure everyone will agree) that you'll never be able to stop there and in the end you'll purchase a cue lathe anyways, then what you'll have is a functional cue lathe that you use, and hybrid contraption that takes up space. One other thing... stay away from those Ebay cowboy machines. Welcome to the addiction.
 
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That's a good deal if you make pens.
You can't change tips with that .
There is no hole where the shaft can go in. And where you can chuck up on the ferrule to hold hit steady.
 
Thanks for the replies. I know for certain anything I'd get would only be used in tip changing and some shaft cleaning. I have neither the desire, nor the budget to create cues myself.

I've been doing tips using a drill and some Joe Picone delrin arbors. It works pretty well but was looking into something easier.
 
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