Lepro tip that I had installed hits really soft and does not look good.

never had a good le pro tip ever, always mushroomed and needed a lot of work to keep it in shape.
Prefer a triangle tip.
 
That might be a bad LePro, but it looks more like a botched tip install...
The ferrule isn't straight and the fuzz looks like the result of a dull blade or carbide bit.
 
Lepro's have always worked for me. Don't know where all the hate is coming from. If you come across a bad one, just chuck it and install a new one. They should clean up nicely with a little spit-shine burnish. You can press them too, or soak them... I like them more than some layered tips, that's for sure.

I also second what Kim said on the botched install. It looks like the OP admitted he did it himself, so stop harping on him. Sucks about the ferrule, but it's nothing that can't be easily fixed.
 
Bad...real bad job

Had to be toasted. Why did you accept it looking like this ? I have had some nice cues that came to me with LePro's and Triangle's on them. I always play what comes with the cue for a bit to check the cue out. I have made the mistake of cutting off the tip off some cues too soon and slapping on something else that I am playing and regretting it.

Have a good weekend,

-Kat
 
How do you all know what the ferrule looked like when the installer did the tip? You wouldn't believe, some of you will, the horrid looking things guys do to ferrules. You can suggest changing the ferrule out all you want, but pool players are notoriously cheap and I'm not about to eat a ferrule job. I just refuse to do their tip. I do agree the install looks terrible and if he DID do that to the mans ferrule, he needs to pay to have it done correctly. I sure wouldn't let the org. installer touch it again. Brian.
 
Le Pro

A good Le Pro is one of the best tips ever made. A good Le Pro on an old R series Schon gives the world the 7 and out.

That being said, you need to look at them as some are not good. But that goes for almost every tip on the market. You will have some bad (insert any brand here) tips. I do press my own tips, especially the Le Pros before my cue guy installs them. Makes all the difference in the world.
 
What's the best way to press a tip, I've thought about trying it..?
 
It's how it was put on.......

justinb386 said:
I recently had a lepro tip installed on my cue, and really unhappy with the way it hits and the way it looks.

It hits really soft, and it just does not look the way previous lepro tips that I had in the past looked (and hit).

Is there anything I can do to fix the tip, or is something wrong with the tip by the looks of it?

It just does not hit the same way that I remember lepro tips hitting.

I added a pic of the tip.

Thanks
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I put all my tips on at my Bar/Poolhall for about 13 years. Back when the LaPros were supposed to be good I had a guy do them all with a lathe.

What happens when you get it turning really fast it gets really hot. Also when they shove the lathe knife, or whatever it's called it can damage the structure of the tip.

Once the structure is compromised you might as well put on another tip.

Also they can burnish the tip and make the edge real hard.

Once the tip has been ruined by wrecking the structure they can burnish the side so it looks really good.

I've put most of my tips on for years.

I have a LaPro on my break cue that I put on a year ago. I have never touched the sides at all since I put it on.

Been there done that...........
 
iusedtoberich said:
I did cue repairs on a smaller local level for several years. I switched most of my customers away from both lepros and triangles into lower cost layered tips. Total junk, imo. I tried all the ways I read about to "pick" a good one, and none were reliable to me. I used the razor blade method to trim them, and some would still "explode" on me, costing me time and agrrivation.

If I were to get into cue repair again, I would not even stock lepros or triangle. I'd buy the cheapest layered tip I could find and use that for my base tip.

These are my experiences and opinions only:) Yours may vary:)
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I watched from a distance as he trimmed the tip down, and he did not use a razor blade to do it. I am pretty sure he was using sand paper to trim the tip down to be flush with the ferrule. A friend of mine (who does not live in my area) does tips (for local players), and he uses the razor blade method to trim them down. His tip installs come out looking really good I think.
 
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My trick with installing a Le Pro tip is...don't use a lathe to trim down the tip.:yeah:

Some people think they have a lathe and now they think they know how to use one.:frown:
 
The only way to get a bad LePro tip is from improper storage. Humidity is the cause of bad tips. We used to store them in tupper ware in summer when humidity was high we put in a bag of rice. When winter rolled around we put them in the cigar humidor. You get so many for the price it is easy to just throw them in a drawer.
 
poolguy4u said:
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My trick with installing a Le Pro tip is...don't use a lathe to trim down the tip.:yeah:

Some people think they have a lathe and now they think they know how to use one.:frown:
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Do you use a razor blade to manually trim down the tip? That is the way a friend of mine does his tips, and they turn out looking great. He lives in Southern Illinois though, and I am in Louisville, or I would have had him do it for me. If I was not so scared of cutting my finger off (with a utility knife), lol, then I would try re tipping my own cues.
 
justinb386 said:
Do you use a razor blade to manually trim down the tip? That is the way a friend of mine does his tips, and they turn out looking great. He lives in Southern Illinois though, and I am in Louisville, or I would have had him do it for me. If I was not so scared of cutting my finger off (with a utility knife), lol, then I would try re tipping my own cues.
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Easier if you use just the blade without the handle.

Takes a while but this is how I do Le Pro's.

Just got to know what you are doing and looking at while doing.



I do finish them on the lathe

to sand smooth and burnish.
 
Sunchaser said:
New tip...or new repairman. Ferrule looks kinda bulleted and it looks like tip is not burnished at all on the sides. Usually smash them in a vise pretty good first also...but as others mentioned...some tips are junk right out of the box. Good luck and good rolls... Matt D.
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I always hit them with a hammer before install.
If they split if squish more that 1/3, I throw them away.
After I put them on, and trim the edges,
I tap the edges with a hammer or cue ball simulating english before any shaping or burnishing.
 
Dave-Kat said:
Had to be toasted. Why did you accept it looking like this ? I have had some nice cues that came to me with LePro's and Triangle's on them. I always play what comes with the cue for a bit to check the cue out. I have made the mistake of cutting off the tip off some cues too soon and slapping on something else that I am playing and regretting it.

Have a good weekend,

-Kat
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I do not think I should say who, but I had a guy at a local pool hall (that had a lathe) install the LePro for me. I wanted something really cheap, and he only charged $6.00 to install a LePro. I accepted it looking like that because I am very shy, and naive, and was just too shy to let him know that I did not think it looked right. Plus, it was only a $6 charge, and I thought that just maybe the tip would not hit that bad. I should have known that it would hit super soft. I did not notice anything wrong with the ferrule. I am just not too bright, lol.
 
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