Joint Diameters

[fiolledapool]

hi ,

I need know joint diameter about the main marks of production cues:

-Meucci
-Joss
-Falcon
-Predator
-Fury
- Balabushka
- Schon
- Mcdermott
- Viking

 

[cueman]

Joss and Schon both have .840 inch diameter joints. But most of the rest vary in joint diameters from one cue to the next.

 

[AtLarge]

Joss and Schon both have .840 inch diameter joints. But most of the rest vary in joint diameters from one cue to the next.

I can certainly attest to that statement regarding McDermott cues; their joint diameters can vary a lot. I have several of their cues, and the diameters vary from a little over .830" to over .870". This is quite frustrating if you would like to be able to interchange shafts among the cues or buy an additional shaft without returning the butt. This must have been an annoyance to thousands of customers over the years.

Why do you think a company as old and large as McDermott would never have standardized their joint diameter through the use of sanding mandrels? Are they really saving money in the long run?

 

[cueman]

I can certainly attest to that statement regarding McDermott cues; their joint diameters can vary a lot. I have several of their cues, and the diameters vary from a little over .830" to over .870". This is quite frustrating if you would like to be able to interchange shafts among the cues or buy an additional shaft without returning the butt. This must have been an annoyance to thousands of customers over the years.

Why do you think a company as old and large as McDermott would never have standardized their joint diameter through the use of sanding mandrels? Are they really saving money in the long run?

Yes they are probably saving both time and money. Think for a second what happens if a cue warps when it is almost done, or a problem pops up in the finish. The fastest and easiest solution can often be to turn the cue down a little smaller. Sanding to carbide mandrels takes a good bit of extra effort compared to matching a butt and shaft up to one another and shooting finish over both at the same time. Most of your production standardized joint makers use stainless joints. If you don't have stainless joints then making joints to same diameter is a good bit of extra work. I rarely use stainless joints and I match mine to the carbide mandrels and it does take a lot of extra time, not to mention the cost of the mandrels.

 

[AtLarge]

OK, Chris. I understand. But it's still r_e_a_l_l_y annoying.

 

[JoeyInCali]

Why do you think a company as old and large as McDermott would never have standardized their joint diameter through the use of sanding mandrels? Are they really saving money in the long run?

They won't even need that.
Keep the collars about .003 oversized.
Take the butts and shafts to a cnc turner and take one small pass the first 3 inches from the face and get them down to size.
At least they'd get really close.
No like 10 to 20 thou off.