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Busbee Cue

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Hello,

Does anyone know where I might be able to find this type of bumper in a 7/8 diameter instead of the standard 1 inch?

I have tried freezing them and cutting them down and sanding them down while spinning them on a mandrel with a
small drum sander in the router but the end result varies too much.

Any information would be appreciated.
 

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Busbee Cue said:
Hello,

Does anyone know where I might be able to find this type of bumper in a 7/8 diameter instead of the standard 1 inch?

I have tried freezing them and cutting them down but the end result varies too much.

Any information would be appreciated.
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Lucasi - I believe. I've used the 7/8 for decades - once upon a time you could get them
from Adam. Midwest(??) is a name that comes to mind...
Google 'rubber bumpers', tons of suppliers - but the 7/8 can be tuff to find.

Dale
 
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pdcue said:
Lucasi - I believe. I've used the 7/8 for decades - once upon a time you could get them
frommAdam. Midwest(??) is a name that comes to mind...
Google 'rubber bumpers', tons of suppliers - but the 7/8 can be tuff to find.

Dale
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Hah!
Great, it makes cues with 7/8 bumpers look a little more unique then.
I love them.
1/4 burried in and 1/4 exposed.
7/8 diam. looks great.


How many do you need ?
 
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Busbee Cue said:
Hello,

Does anyone know where I might be able to find this type of bumper in a 7/8 diameter instead of the standard 1 inch?

I have tried freezing them and cutting them down but the end result varies too much.

Any information would be appreciated.
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i can tell you how to cut them down without bothering with the freezing
will pm it to you later

bumper in this pic is the standard 3/8x16 bumper from atlas
cut & trimmed to my liking
 

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Take a sanding mandrel and your router then put your rubber bumper in the lathe. Of coarse install the bumper in a piece of round stock wood that is 7/8 in diameter( easily turned on your lathe). Turn lathe on and use the router on your tool post to trim the bumper. Using sanding mandrels are nice due to the fact you can use many grits towards the end to really smooth out your final product. And by pre turning the wood dowel to 7/8, it gives you a great guide to stop at. Hope this is helpful to you.
 
danieldakota53 said:
Take a sanding mandrel and your router then put your rubber bumper in the lathe. Of coarse install the bumper in a piece of round stock wood that is 7/8 in diameter( easily turned on your lathe). Turn lathe on and use the router on your tool post to trim the bumper. Using sanding mandrels are nice due to the fact you can use many grits towards the end to really smooth out your final product. And by pre turning the wood dowel to 7/8, it gives you a great guide to stop at. Hope this is helpful to you.
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Thank you for your reply Daniel,

That is how I have been doing them and until I bought my last batch of bumpers
it has been working pretty good. This last batch of bumpers seem to be a bit softer or something because they do not sand as smooth as the older bumpers I
had been using.

I was hoping to find some already at the reduced size to avoid all the sanding.
Out of my last bag of 10 only 4 turned out not usable, the other 6 turned out just fine.

Thanks
 
Look up vibration isolation or rubber feet on google. There are oodles of companies making bumpers that screw in using all different dimensions. There IS a more accurate name for them that will get you closer to what you want faster, but the neurons just aren't firing fast enough this morning to come up with it.
 
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