ivory ferrule pads
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Some people don't believe that they are needed.cubswin said:
Some people think they change the hit too much.
As long as the tip isn't too low you should have much of a problem.
Ivory is a natural material, so if you've had one without a pad for years with no problems, the next one could be the exact opposite.
Choosing Ivory (IMO) is like driving an expensive car, getting it is one thing, but keeping it up is another.
JHMO, FWIW, HTH.
Jon
P.S. I have a bag of the blue pads and black i think. If no-one steps up i can send some.
cubswin said:
From the ferrules I see & replace around here, alot of materials will crack if the tip gets too thin. With Ivory being no exception, I would be concerned, as you are in that case. In fact most cracked ferrules in general that I get for repair are caused from the tip getting too thin, or the wall thickness has become too small. What ever you do, to be safe, don't break with it like that. Constant sanding of a shaft can also thin the side walls of the ferrule out, and make it more prone to cracking, as It becomes a smaller diameter.
Ivory ferrules can be capped, and sometimes backers are used because they are prone to cracking. some guys even take the extra care of sealing the ivory. There are many thoughts on the effect of the hit, and if they are needed.
I had a few bags of the backers in red & black, but just noticed I'm down to only 3 of the black left, and need to reorder them, or I would send you a few. Most repair guys have them though. I have Triumph tips that come with them already attatched to the tip out of the box. I Don't know if there are any champion tips around anymore, but they use to come with the backers on them also. Seems like Tad had a tip out with the backer attatched also.
I remember many years ago that My tips always seemed to play better when they got thin, so would hesitate to change them for fear it would effect My game before getting use to a new tip. This always resulted in my ferrules cracking, and therefore I would have to replace them. Probably has alot to do with me getting into cue repair. the closest repair guy was an hour away back then, and since we were the "Do It Yourself" types anyway, we started doing our own, and turned into doing others. Over the years, as the sport grew here again, and kept growing we would get more people, who's cues we took care of.
All because of a cracked ferrule.
Greg
cubswin said:
Hey,
Atlas billiard supplies sells them http://www.cuestik.com/cuestik/catalog.cfm?dest=dir&linkon=subsection&linkid=396&secid=219 , $5.00 for a bag of 50 black, red, or blue.
But if you just need a few i have all three colors. PM me with an address, colors, how many, and i will send you what you need.
Owen
There is another reason for putting pads on Ivory ferrules I didn't see mentioned. I have seend ivory ferrules crack with a thick tip still applied. The reason is that Ivory is weak across its grain lines just like wood. So as a tip mushrooms it pushes the ferrule out with it and often cracks it. The pad stops that. If you are using a layered tip this is not as big of a problem, as they mushroom differently since they have thin layers.
Chris
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Chris
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RSB_Refugee (Tracy) has offered some. The tip that is on it isn't overly tall right now, but isn't down to nothing either. Its a tailsman hard, so expect to get a few more months at least out of the current tip before I change it out.
Thanks for the information everyone!
Thanks for the information everyone!