Joss West 5/16x14 JP

[WildWing]

HUH?? 3/8x10?? Never heard that before. Was always told that bill used a 5/16x14acme for a while. I know his big pin joints were 3/8x10 but not the steel piloted joints. https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/josswest-pin.167420/

For a while Tim Scruggs used Acme pins, 3/8 by 10. The time period was about 1998 through 2000 or so. Flat faced. I have two.

 

[Michael Webb]

I just bought a 1991 Joss West. It has a modified Acme 5/16x14 joint (so i was told that what it is). Does anyone know where i can find joint protectors for it, or know someone that can make them?
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If it's just protecting the joint your interested in. Use regular joint protectors for the shafts and get someone to make a delrin joint protector for the Butt.
If your looking for Custom,
Disreguard
I only know 2 people with the joint screws. Pretty sure they won't give one up for joint protectors

 

[NewYork_NewYork]

I believe just flat faced.

I prefer flat faced over piloted any day. Better hit imo!

 

[straightline]

in decades of playing and travels i have never heard of anyone who had their joints in any way damaged while in their cases and even when not.

personally in my mind they are a waste of money and time messing with them.

I always liked the ritual of dealing with them. Like a preplay routine. Nuther thing just now occurs to me; the exposed screw. It subliminally suggests, "incomplete".

 

[Benelli]

I always liked the ritual of dealing with them. Like a preplay routine. Nuther thing just now occurs to me; the exposed screw. It subliminally suggests, "incomplete".

Agree the removing and stowing of the JP's is now part of my pre-league ritual.

More importantly, they are beautiful little hats for my cues. Why would you deny your cues, pretty hats....

 

[straightline]

Agree the removing and stowing of the JP's is now part of my pre-league ritual.

More importantly, they are beautiful little hats for my cues. Why would you deny your cues, pretty hats....

And a

 

[Michael Webb]

That's actually not an Acme pin. They were mostly 3/8 X 10, and had very flat edges to the points of the threads. I suspect any set of 5/16 X 14 joint protectors will do you just fine.

If your talking about the picture in post 1
Yes sir, it's a 5/16x14 Acme

 

[maha]

does anyone make a protector to protect your joint protectors, which protect your joints while they are protected in your case?

 

[straightline]

Common wisdom is that the protector case case protecting case is sufficient; offering global case and joint protector protection.

 

[tim913]

I have Pechauer and Schon and I swap jp’s between them