Micarta Blanks
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micarta blanks???!!
who are we talking about? how much? what are the size dimensions? let me know, please. i do like them more than any other material.
i haven't shot with some of the newer materials- ivor-x, saber-t,etc i have shot for about 15 years with the same micarta (asbestos/ivory) ferrule on a schon shaft and never have found any fault with it! thanks for the heads up. by the way i did get a couple off ebay from a guy in lawrenceville, ga same guy?
listing was IVORY AND "OLD" TYPE MICARTA FERRULE BLANKS FOR CUES . i got two micarta ferrules for $25 each. am hoping the are what i want. woody in granite falls, nc
who are we talking about? how much? what are the size dimensions? let me know, please. i do like them more than any other material.
i haven't shot with some of the newer materials- ivor-x, saber-t,etc i have shot for about 15 years with the same micarta (asbestos/ivory) ferrule on a schon shaft and never have found any fault with it! thanks for the heads up. by the way i did get a couple off ebay from a guy in lawrenceville, ga same guy?
listing was IVORY AND "OLD" TYPE MICARTA FERRULE BLANKS FOR CUES . i got two micarta ferrules for $25 each. am hoping the are what i want. woody in granite falls, nc
I'm pretty sure it's the same as today's material. If there isn't asbestos than it isn't worth too much. I think it's good material, just not 75 dollars a ferrule worth.
Tony
Tony
What size is the blank? and is it yellow or white?
Jeff said:He said he was cutting the blanks 3/4 square X 1+ tall, but he would have cut other sizes if requested.
There are some Ivory squares in one picture.
At one time Westinghouse was one of the largest manufacturers of phenolics in the world. Phenolics are used in the electronics industry for insulation, boards and many other uses. Phenolics are a phenolic resin applied to different bases ( paper, linen, canvas, wood etc.etc.) under high pressure and heat. Micarta is Westinghouses trade name for phonelics. They probably made 25 different types of phenolics and they are all known as Micarta. Yellow Micarta is what is of interest to many cuemakers. None has been made in over thirty years but there are some conterfeits out there that look similer but are not the same. Buyer be ware. 25.00 sounds extremely low priced to me. I know one cue maker who sells .625X.625X1" cubes for 100.00 each and has sold a number of them. I told him I thought that was way to high as ivory is not nearly that high and he responded that you can buy ivory but there is no more yellow Micarta and further, there never will be. He has a point.
Dick
