Joint Protectors

sciarco

sciarco

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Are they really necessary or are they just for looks this question has probably been asked before with a good case I think your cues are safe.
 
Joint protectors

sciarco said:
Are they really necessary or are they just for looks this question has probably been asked before with a good case I think your cues are safe.
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I have 4 shafts for my main player, each shaft has a different tip on it .

I use different joint protectors to mark which tip i have on which shaft.

I repair cues and when a customer doesn't know what tip he or her wants I let them try out my cue with the different shafts .....

Its my best effort to make the customer happy and it sale's a cue from time to time.
 
IMHO joint protectors are just for looks, but the good ones do look really cool.

Not cool enough for me to bother with every time I screw/unscrew, but cool nonetheless.
 
I use a soft case and with these cases I would definitely get a nice cheap pair of the standard plastic protectors at the minimum.
 
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No...joint protectors are not necessary.

But if you drop your shaft and hits the floor collar first,
you'll wish you had them.

Some cue cases, you need joint protectors to make
your shaft and butt longer so you have something to grab.

If you have a soft case, your threaded pin might make a
hole in your case without joint protectors.


You don't really need them, but dealers like myself do
make almost couple bucks off of each set we sell.


:yes:
 
I like them on the butt of a cue to protect the pin in case of a drop. Most top cases it does not matter but drop one in a cheap case and it could hit on the pin.

On the shafts they dont matter much in my opinion other than they keep different shafts seperated and easier to choose the one you want to use.
 
IN case of a drop getting it in or out of the case, they are very worth their cost. Protects collars from chipping and pins from bending.
 
$10 -$whatever and you have 99.9% protection of two vulnerable parts of your cue for years. a win-win deal for me.
 
ideologist said:
I think they are a necessity for wood-threaded shafts to help prevent swelling.
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I agree with this point.......but don't they sure dress up the look of a fancy cue? Thank you, Alton ("CueCaps"), for all your world-class caps. :)
 

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sciarco said:
Are they really necessary or are they just for looks this question has probably been asked before with a good case I think your cues are safe.
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I like them and they can also protect your case. You can use them to mark shafts so you can tell them apart as well as on some cases it make it easier to get out your shafts. They are a nice accessory.
 
I wouldn't own a cue without joint protectors... They protect the pin, edges of the joint, and edges of the shaft collars... I've seen too many "if it happened" scenarios...
 
yep, they can be very cool looking.

and, yes, Alton is an absolute artist. :smile: :thumbup: :cool:

thx Alton for protecting my special cues in style...

best,
brian kc
 

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I remember digging in a shaft a couple of years ago for about an hour until we finally got whatever was compressed into the shaft out of it. We tried everything under the sun and finally got it out.
He was more than happy to buy a set of joint protectors after that.
 
I would like to see protectors with stiff bristles inside instead of threads. Push on pull off. Until then screw em.
 
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