lookin for suggestions, how to cut bumper

desi2960

desi2960

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one customer wants a extension on his cue. he wants me to glue the bumper in and make a extension that screws inside the bumper. i will use a 3/8 by 10 pin with a 1/2 inch tenon on the end of the extension that will screw into the 1/2 plus hole i cut into the bumper. my problem is cutting a hole in the bumper that looks clean.

any suggestions as how to cut the hole in the bumper !!!!!!!
 
Freeze it then machine it.
Use an end mill on a router if possible to clean the walls.
 
Welkm Chuck.
You can also use a SW style bumper.
It has a 5/8 stem and 7/8 OD flange.
Easily removable and you can also bore a 5/8 ( minus around ten thou ) hole on the extension's bottom to hold the bumper while using the extension.
 
I went to Bill McDaniel's place in the early 90's to pick up my one-off jump cue when it was ready. Everything was fixed up,but he said he still had to make the bumper.

I saw him take a bumper out of a box and mount it on a mandrel in one of his lathes. He pulls out a Revlon diamond grit nail file and takes it out of the package. He turns the lathe on at 1500-2000 rpm,put safety glasses on,and ground it to rough size using a Dremel sanding drum mounted in a die grinder on his toolpost. He finished it up with that nail file.

The end result looked pretty nice really. Tommy D.
 
desi2960 said:
one customer wants a extension on his cue. he wants me to glue the bumper in and make a extension that screws inside the bumper. i will use a 3/8 by 10 pin with a 1/2 inch tenon on the end of the extension that will screw into the 1/2 plus hole i cut into the bumper. my problem is cutting a hole in the bumper that looks clean.

any suggestions as how to cut the hole in the bumper !!!!!!!
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You can buy a bumper that screws into the butt with a 3/4-10 thread and all you need is 5/16-14 rod to screw to the bumper. Pm if you are interested in the source for the bumper.

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By any chance would it be easier to get one of those Mezz bumper-X's for a Cuemaker to design with his cue extension? He typically has a 3/8-16 thread in the butt. Any suggestions?
 
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desi2960 said:
one customer wants a extension on his cue. he wants me to glue the bumper in and make a extension that screws inside the bumper. i will use a 3/8 by 10 pin with a 1/2 inch tenon on the end of the extension that will screw into the 1/2 plus hole i cut into the bumper. my problem is cutting a hole in the bumper that looks clean.

any suggestions as how to cut the hole in the bumper !!!!!!!
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Just some food for thought
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=4161469#post4161469

See my posts 12 & 13
 
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