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.
Joss West 5/16x14 JP
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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
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I prefer flat faced over piloted any day. Better hit imo!
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....
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If your talking about the picture in post 1
Yes sir, it's a 5/16x14 Acme
Common wisdom is that the protector case case protecting case is sufficient; offering global case and joint protector protection.
Good info Michael. I thought Acme pins were generally 3/8 X 10, and this one pictured didn't seem to have the flat exteriors on the threads to me. However, I guess they came in 14 thread as well.
I still have a few left for repairs. I had some made once but there sermed to be a problem for an American to read English.
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Arrogant dumb ass!
Yep, for some reason it didn't really take off as a desirable pin. For a couple years, Tim Scruggs and Mike Cochran considered it a great pin, but as I recall, the feedback from players wasn't so good. I still like the couple I have.
That's partly because they didn't have the correct 2 piece tap set. Quite a few stripped out.
You know, I think you are onto something. I never really felt the need for them, but cues started coming with them and some people said they were a good idea, and some custom ones look good. So I started thinking maybe I should use them. But then I don’t like dealing with them. So they get put in the case to not use them. And some cases come with the jp holder thing to hold the unused joint protectors. I do use them on the rare occasion I am checking a cue on a plane. But if the bag and case is mistreated so badly the cue in the case is going to be damaged, I doubt the jp will save the cue. I may have to start boldly ignoring the use of joint protectors.
