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Hi. I'm getting familiar with my new mid size lathe and want to move on. I'm interested in converting a house cue and making JP's. I have some cheap 1 piece and 2 piece cues to learn with. Also have some dowels. This is for fun & hobby only. How do I get started. I have the Cueman's book and Vid. Also have Joe B's DVD. Let's say I want to learn working with uni- lock or 5/16-14. What exactly do I need? Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Frank
 
Take your time, focus on what you're doing and proceed in a diligent workman like manner.
The biggest factor here is to confirm that what you want to put something into the center of is actually turning true.
Get it right and there's very little mate-up to do. Cutting the faces true is important also.
Good Luck.

KJ
 
KJ Cues said:
Take your time, focus on what you're doing and proceed in a diligent workman like manner.
The biggest factor here is to confirm that what you want to put something into the center of is actually turning true.
Get it right and there's very little mate-up to do. Cutting the faces true is important also.
Good Luck.

KJ
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Thanks KJ. I'm fine tuning the lathe. I'll have to learn as I go along.
I think I'll start with cutting a dowel in half and creating a wood to wood joint. Will also make JP's. Do I contact Atlas to set me up.... Glue, pins, bits. Technically I do not know where to begin. If I work with 3/8. How do I thread the shaft? I have no starting points for joint work. Currently I can tip, tenon/ferrule and refinish a shaft. That's it.
 
Use the search function and type in "drill a straight hole". There's a lot of good information in that one.


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Hi,

I myself am a big fan of tapered collets without splits for pin installs but thats just me.

If taping, i like to finish with a bottom tap as most pin taps are tapered and if you don't go quite deep enough you can run into a problem.

Buy a jewel dial indicator that reads in increments of .0005. Use about .007 backlash on the spring loaded stylus.

Remember to get a straight pin you must have the cue running true before you can machine your hole. This may require you to shim the outside of your collet with paper to true up the cue in the chuck.

Although you hear the term dead nuts thrown around all the time most lathes have some chuck run out. it is your job to get yours running as close to zero as you can. There are high precision tool room lathes with collet chucks that repeat concentricity very nice but I am sure you are not using one of those.

My lathe has a six jaw for example was just adjusted to .0002 TRO. I still shim my collet as the collet it self adds error from the jaws closing on it. When I do a pin I shoot for zero but usually end up a quarter thou or so of run out. What you read when you glue up and what you get after the epoxy cures can vary a tad so you must monitor your pin during the cure and may have to nudge it so it behaves the way you want it to.

Do not use an epoxy that cures too fast.

Good luck,

Rick
 
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Cheap

When you start to buy taps and drills don't go cheap .....It's temping, but also costly down the road....This is an expensive hobby if you think that way now you'll have more fun..........good luck and please be safe...........Ray Weeks
 
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