Microwaved tips?????

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There is a person that comes into Hanks (home of $1 bottled water)we will call him "Vague Doug". He microwaved a Triangle tip for 10 seconds on high then installed it on a cue. I hit balls with it and it was a very hard hit. Now Triangles non microwaved are pretty hard to start with so I had no base line to compare it with.
Anybody ever heard of this or was this the actions of someone that is known to have too much time on their hands?
 
measureman said:
There is a person that comes into Hanks (home of $1 bottled water)we will call him "Vague Doug". He microwaved a Triangle tip for 10 seconds on high then installed it on a cue. I hit balls with it and it was a very hard hit. Now Triangles non microwaved are pretty hard to start with so I had no base line to compare it with.
Anybody ever heard of this or was this the actions of someone that is known to have too much time on their hands?
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Now ya got my ire piqued.........

Can you ask "Vague Doug" what the reason behind doing this was ??
 
measureman said:
There is a person that comes into Hanks (home of $1 bottled water)we will call him "Vague Doug". He microwaved a Triangle tip for 10 seconds on high then installed it on a cue. I hit balls with it and it was a very hard hit. Now Triangles non microwaved are pretty hard to start with so I had no base line to compare it with.
Anybody ever heard of this or was this the actions of someone that is known to have too much time on their hands?
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I thought that only worked on Layered Tips:smile:

Just kidding, I have never heard of anyone doing that.
 
I've never seen or played with a microwaved tip, although I have heard of this being done to Elkmaster and/or LePro tips.

I would tend to think that microwaving would make a non-laminated tip harder by driving out any moisture in the leather. I'm not sure that it would be a good thing though, as I have seen dried out tips get so brittle that they've lost a chunk after hitting the cue ball. (I wouldn't try it on a laminated tip.)

I have some old cheap cues lying around, and I have plenty of Elks, Triangles, and LePros. I think I'll try some experiments with microwaving a few and putting them on the cheap cues to see what the deal is.

While I'm at it I'll also try microwaving some milk duds. I'll post my observations after I've tried a few different combos.
 
I have nuked the milk in a pill bottle and then threw in the elkmasters and they swell up real quick about double size and then press the same as they do in cold milk.--Leonard
 
measureman said:
There is a person that comes into Hanks (home of $1 bottled water)we will call him "Vague Doug". He microwaved a Triangle tip for 10 seconds on high then installed it on a cue. I hit balls with it and it was a very hard hit. Now Triangles non microwaved are pretty hard to start with so I had no base line to compare it with.
Anybody ever heard of this or was this the actions of someone that is known to have too much time on their hands?
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I don't want to name names either, so we will call him Doug The Science Guy, and his theory is that a
10-second blast at 1100 watts changes the Triangle hit substantially.
I'm not a big fan of leather in the microwave, but it's worth a try, and it gives "Doug" something to do.
 
I like them with mustard. Someone told me I should use the microwave on blue diamond chalk on high for 15 seconds suppose to take out the moisture. I might try it now what the hay.
 
While I have never nuked a tip by itself I have nuked chalk, Sir Joseph pool gloves, pool balls and entire cuesticks (those cheap five piece cues you see on Ebay);)
 
cuesblues said:
I don't want to name names either, so we will call him Doug The Science Guy, and his theory is that a
10-second blast at 1100 watts changes the Triangle hit substantially.
I'm not a big fan of leather in the microwave, but it's worth a try, and it gives "Doug" something to do.
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I hate anything cooked in the microwave like frozen dinners, burritos, french fries, and triangle tips. Popcorn is cool though. :D
 
Secaucus Fats said:
I have some old cheap cues lying around, and I have plenty of Elks, Triangles, and LePros. I think I'll try some experiments with microwaving a few and putting them on the cheap cues to see what the deal is.

While I'm at it I'll also try microwaving some milk duds. I'll post my observations after I've tried a few different combos.
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I've been doing this for years and they've always been a great hit. I'm not sure if that's due to the microwaving or the kimchi sauce.
 
measureman said:
There is a person that comes into Hanks (home of $1 bottled water)we will call him "Vague Doug". He microwaved a Triangle tip for 10 seconds on high then installed it on a cue. I hit balls with it and it was a very hard hit. Now Triangles non microwaved are pretty hard to start with so I had no base line to compare it with.
Anybody ever heard of this or was this the actions of someone that is known to have too much time on their hands?
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I think this a half baked idea.

..but I think nuking the cue-ball would produce some startling draw shots.

..and nuking your opponent would greatly enhance your win ratio.
 
And I thought my wife was the only person that put everything in the microwave ..:rolleyes: .... ,,,,The sad thing is that Im serious..:embarrassed2: <<< ED
 
microwave

never heard of that but as a leather worker i do know that if you soak leather and put it in the oven at 300 for a few minutes it gets very hard or you can put it in boiling water, that is how leather armour was made and it will get very very hard.
 
quadrary said:
never heard of that but as a leather worker i do know that if you soak leather and put it in the oven at 300 for a few minutes it gets very hard or you can put it in boiling water, that is how leather armour was made and it will get very very hard.
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Somebody needs to tell "Doug" about this.
 
Bruce,
I would think that this is another version of 'tweaking' a tip like a milk dud. I've heard there are several ways and formulas to making a milk dud, and one of those ways is to put them in the microwave after having soaked them in milk. If you're ever interested in trying a milk dud, I've got a few on hand and I'm pretty fond of them. Let me know and I'll make it a point to meet up with you sometime soon.
T-dave
 
I soak my Elk Masters for 24 hrs but on occasion I will nuke them for 30 seconds. When the milk cools, I will do it again. I would have to say that altho it works, I have had some that just don't work as well as a 24 hr soak.

This will usually cause them to enlarge approx the same size as soaking them for 24.

I don't know why I would want a Triangle to be any harder than what it is.
If I wanted that, I would try a Super Pro.

Just out of coincidence before I read this thread, I am soaking 2 Elks and I
thru one in the press without soaking to see what it will be like.

I will take it out of the press, nuke it and re press it.
Maybe on to something here and one won't know unless you try it.

Otherwise, do not put cats and other small animals in the microwave.
 
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