linen phenolic

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I want to make tips out from linen phenolic. There seems to be two types of phenolic even under the same name. My understanding is that it depends on how the linen is arranged, i.e. in rolls or in layers. Is that correct?
I saw some tip/ferrule combo breaking tips cracking from the middle of the tip before. Is it because the wrong type was chosen? I also saw some phenolic that chipped and cracked from the edge...
Any advice, please?
 
nipponbilliards said:
Will these crack?

Why do some crack and some don't?
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I think it's design problems, Plus they break better with medium speed, Some people figure harder ferrule means they can break harder.You just don't have to. There are some with a very powerful break. In which case shorten the tenin and give it more cap.
 
Mikes correct, I am using one of the famous break cues right now, and the key seems to be a steady break, not so much how hard you hit with It. A harder, more powerfull break spreads them out, but only deadens the balls momentum after the spread IMO. the key seems to be the ferrules, combined with a lighter weight, for more speed off the break, Therefore you don't have to force them as much as a standard break cue/ferrule. They open the balls up alot easier on the break, but have to find the sweet spot with them, just like you would any other cue. I could probably break one of the ferrules If I really tried, but no need to even break that hard with them.

Phenolic comes in all types of laminates, resins, glass, rolled with different batting or material used in them, and so on. it used for a variety of purposes in several different fields. I don't put alot of the phenolic ferrules on myself, but would think that the canvas joey mentioned would be suitable. Some of that rod is made just for ferrules, so should be correct for the application. I guess any ferrule could be broken or chipped.
 
Provided all are made of the same rolled material, I feel the reason some break and some don't has mostly to do with how hard the cueball is struck and if their were any miscues. One piece to another out of the same rod will have different strengths at the edges and in the middle. I had someone knock chuncks out of two buffalo tips by miscuing. If hard leather can't hold up to that then neither will phenolic.
Chris
www.cuesmith.com
www.internationalcuemakers.com
 
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