is there a way to do this other than just eyeballing it? I have a shaft that i love, just wondering if its possible to exactly copy it, like using a cnc machine or something? Any cuemakers who do that.
making an exact copy of a shaft?
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IMO,I would think that it would be very hard to do, i am sure the shape of it can be matched! but the construction of the shaft may vary alot between cue makers. i mean wood is wood, i have never had multiple shafts hit exactly the same even from the same cue maker.
But then again what do i know!
Steve
But then again what do i know!
Steve
When I had my shaft made, I requested a particular tip diameter and a particular "rigidity under load"(forget the proper terminology).
I would think that matching performance characteristics to an existing shaft would be more important to you than the EXACT physical dimensions (though they should be close).
Expect to pay around $250
I would think that matching performance characteristics to an existing shaft would be more important to you than the EXACT physical dimensions (though they should be close).
Expect to pay around $250
"rigidity under load"
"matching performance characteristics"
These are pool cues, not test tubes. I can copy the exact size, weight & shape of the shaft, but this mumbo jumbo is not controlable. We cuemakers don't have laboratories, where we can jubject a shaft to a berage of tests, before we deliver it. You can't even get 2 engines from a 500 billion dollar car company, to meet these kinds of standards. Dealing with wood, is nowhere near an exact science...JER
"matching performance characteristics"
These are pool cues, not test tubes. I can copy the exact size, weight & shape of the shaft, but this mumbo jumbo is not controlable. We cuemakers don't have laboratories, where we can jubject a shaft to a berage of tests, before we deliver it. You can't even get 2 engines from a 500 billion dollar car company, to meet these kinds of standards. Dealing with wood, is nowhere near an exact science...JER
this has always been a big problem with cues.....finding a great shaft, then finding another one like it! We were talking about this with John and the guys at the OB-1 booth. I would guess with tech shafts you get a more consistent hit from one to the next. I know the 3 OB-1's I have played with all hit the same.
Jer is correct.You could get them to look similar.But as hit goes, depends on the shooter. Some people can't tell between a bar cue and a good cue. Others can.
The closest option is to have the same cue maker , make for you a pair of cues at the same time.
Composites will offer repeatability, but is not the same hit as you get from a wood cue.
Neil
The closest option is to have the same cue maker , make for you a pair of cues at the same time.
Composites will offer repeatability, but is not the same hit as you get from a wood cue.
Neil