Is this Normal? (Mezz Ignite)

[DJKeys]

I purchased this shaft about 4 weeks ago. Today, when I was rolling it on the table, I noticed the middle of the shaft never touched the table. Both tip and collar did. This produces a definite roll when connected to my Mezz EC 9 butt. I was under the impression that CF shafts were dead straight. Please see attached pictures.

Any input appreciated.

-dj

 

[Zerksies]

Does it wobble or is there just a gap?

 

[garczar]

I purchased this shaft about 4 weeks ago. Today, when I was rolling it on the table, I noticed the middle of the shaft never touched the table. Both tip and collar did. This produces a definite roll when connected to my Mezz EC 9 butt. I was under the impression that CF shafts were dead straight. Please see attached pictures.

Any input appreciated.

-dj

Does that gap fluctuate or stay the same when you roll it? If it doesn't change i'd say the shaft is tapered a certain way. If it goes up-n-down the shaft is not true. I just rolled my Rhino on granite and its the same way, slight gap in middle. Just the taper imo.

 

[smiling_Hans]

I found out mine was like that just last night. I was kind of disappointed too.

Oh well.

 

[slide13]

Any shaft that doesn't have a straight conical taper will have a gap like that, just the nature of a pro taper.

If the gap changes a lot when rolled, that's a taper roll.

 

[oscargrouch]

 

[garczar]

Any shaft that doesn't have a straight conical taper will have a gap like that, just the nature of a pro taper.

If the gap changes a lot when rolled, that's a taper roll.

AKA 'warped'. Taper-roll is used car salesman speak for a warped shaft.

 

[smiling_Hans]

AKA 'warped'. Taper-roll is used car salesman speak for a warped shaft.

If that is the case then from my experience all shafts warp. When rolled it is straight and doesn't wobble but there is clearly a gap.

I don't care anymore since I expect all shafts to be like this eventually. The people selling them as dead on straight is what I'm worried about.

 

[DJKeys]

Does it wobble or is there just a gap?

The space does not change when rolled, so I guess that is the taper of the cue. The space does change a little when rolled with the butt. I'm sure it has no effect on play, just wanted to make sure the shaft is ok. I very much appreciate all of your comments!

-dj

 

[garczar]

The space does not change when rolled, so I guess that is the taper of the cue. The space does change a little when rolled with the butt. I'm sure it has no effect on play, just wanted to make sure the shaft is ok.

-dj

Together is a different deal. Could be the butt, the joint area, causing that fluctuation. Nothing to worry about.

 

[Zerksies]

The space does not change when rolled, so I guess that is the taper of the cue. The space does change a little when rolled with the butt. I'm sure it has no effect on play, just wanted to make sure the shaft is ok. I very much appreciate all of your comments!

-dj

With a pro-taper you are going to have a gap it's just the shape of the shaft. If the gap changes/ wobbles as it rolls then the shaft isn't straight.

 

[Ģüśţāṿ]

I purchased this shaft about 4 weeks ago. Today, when I was rolling it on the table, I noticed the middle of the shaft never touched the table. Both tip and collar did. This produces a definite roll when connected to my Mezz EC 9 butt. I was under the impression that CF shafts were dead straight. Please see attached pictures.

Any input appreciated.

-dj

This is every single shaft with a "pro taper". You're looking at the taper.

 

[DJKeys]

Thanks to Everyone, my concerns have been assuaged-

-dj

 

[GoldCrown]

If the tip is mushroomed/distorted it might effect the roll.

 

[smiling_Hans]

If the tip is mushroomed/distorted it might effect the roll.

Didn't think about that. I do have a soft tip that I let break in and it is starting to mushroom.

 

[straightline]

Put it together and roll it 'joint on the rail, shaft out in space'. If the tip wobbles, something's crooked.

 

[7stud]

If you look at the shapes on the right, it should be obvious that if you lay a conical tapered shaft on the table, the whole shaft will touch the table because the profile is a straight line, while a pro tapered shaft will only touch the table near the joint and the ferrule.

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I was under the impression that CF shafts were dead straight.