LBM from Schmelke
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Rolled and molded. Seems identical to Aegis II sold by ...
Linen Based Melamine.
If you get the rod, have fun drilling and tapping it .
Fkkrs are hard.
Better have a router with a ball end-mill to drill the hole for you.
And a live threader to thread it .
It drills and taps quite easily when you know what you're doing and have good tools. We tap hundreds per month and it is harder than other materials or other materials are softer but it's all part of the job.
You can easily use drill bits and standard taps as long as you have good drill bits and you don't pinch the penny when it comes to tooling.
You can easily use drill bits and standard taps as long as you have good drill bits and you don't pinch the penny when it comes to tooling.
Thanks Joe
I use quality carbide drill bits. The taps I use is the regular ones sold by Atlas, I really have no clue if they are high quality taps or not.For live threading I use the micro 100 carbide cutters.
'Live' tooling is not necessary for melamine unless you want to show everyone how important you are. 
The carbide and Atlas tools are just fine. Good luck.
The carbide and Atlas tools are just fine. Good luck.
Very hard. G-10 is more abrasive but not harder .
Good luck if you have a Taig based lathe and will use that to make some threaded LBM. It's gonna be fun.
A lot of makers do not like the standard 5/16 18 capped ferrules that are sold out there . Some like it uncapped but do not like the threads to go all the way to the top.
I know at least two who thread their yay deep only and keep 1/4 hole to go through.
You already have a Micro 100? Good , use the live tooling and don't dull your bits and taps. And make them better and faster .
Use the same threader for your collars and butt plates. Heaven forbid someone tells you to buy the matching taps for those too.
Try not to tap your 5/8 18 collar b/c it'd make the shafts' and cues' faces look ugly.
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I have a MID AMERICA taig based I always thread LBM ferrules only thing I do different than any other is to SLOW DOWN. Never had an issue yet....knock on wood
We have experimented and replaced ferrules with Schmelke LBM rod for 3-years, zero issues.
I bought about 8 feet of LBM rod from David Schmelke and it's about all we use other than ivory & phenolic.
This is great stuff, I like the hit, and every cuemaker I've given it to likes to use it.
We've experimented quite a bit, even on a Dale Perry cue believe it or not, and
it typically improves the hit.
I bought about 8 feet of LBM rod from David Schmelke and it's about all we use other than ivory & phenolic.
This is great stuff, I like the hit, and every cuemaker I've given it to likes to use it.
We've experimented quite a bit, even on a Dale Perry cue believe it or not, and
it typically improves the hit.
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a little bit late to the party, if you have a midamerica, are you using CHRIS's threading jig/different pitched (whatever you decided to purchase) leadscrew to thread? or did yuo devise a different way to thread?
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