Lathe for general cue maintenance?

[TrxR]

What would you all suggest for a quality lathe for doing general maintenance? Probably be more tip replacement than anything?

Also would a full size metal lathe be any good for this? Like a 12 or 13x40?

 

[Tom1234]

I started out just wanting to replace tips and clean and wax the cues. I now take CF blanks and make shafts for my cues. Would I like a full size Cue Smith instead of my mid size? Hell yeah, but space and money trump everything else. As I’ve stated before, buy your last cue lathe first; unless you want to build cues, then you’ll probably end up with more than one lathe.

 

[cueman]

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I started out just wanting to replace tips and clean and wax the cues. I now take CF blanks and make shafts for my cues. Would I like a full size Cue Smith instead of my mid size? Hell yeah, but space and money trump everything else. As I’ve stated before, buy your last cue lathe first; unless you want to build cues, then you’ll probably end up with more than one lathe.

This is what he is talking about:

Mid Size Cue Smith With Sliding Headstock by Cue Smith

The mid size Cue Smith lathe weighs in at just over 40 pounds and is only 48 inches long. There are no Bed Extensions to hassle with even when doing house cues. It does Tips, Ferrules, Shaft Reconditioning, Joint Work, House Cues, Wraps and more.

www.cuesmith.com

As far as a 13/40 Big Metal lathe goes for general cue maintenance. it is like bringing a back hoe and dump truck to move a wheel barrel full of dirt. Yes it will be fine for the job but might be a little overkill.