my shaft spinner

D-Rock

D-Rock

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Just finished my shaft spinner for cleaning and refurbishing shafts... maybe doing a tip or too. unfortunately I scrimped on the glue holding the crutch tip to the pulley and it came off, so tomorrow i'll be getting some jb weld (had good luck with that in the past).

Notice I called this a shaft spinner, not a lathe. so no haters need reply!!!!!.....lol
 

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Looks nice .
How much did it cost to build.
The three bearings will probably leave marks on your shaft though.
 
I don't think that glue will hold that crutch tip to the motor shaft. Can you get a chuck that will fit on the shaft and then mount the crutch tip on the chuck? Pick up some cheap vinyl tubing from Home Depot that will slip on your cue shaft and protect it from any marking caused by the bearings. Otherwise it looks good -nice job.
 
ArizonaPete said:
I don't think that glue will hold that crutch tip to the motor shaft. Can you get a chuck that will fit on the shaft and then mount the crutch tip on the chuck? Pick up some cheap vinyl tubing from Home Depot that will slip on your cue shaft and protect it from any marking caused by the bearings. Otherwise it looks good -nice job.
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I've built a couple variations of this in the past, gave one to my grandpa and the other to a friend when I moved. used jb weld on both of them and never had a problem. I just forgot my wallet in the car when I went into the store and instead of going to get it just found another 2 part epoxy i could afford with the cash i had in my pocket. lesson learned.

This cost me about 30 bucks to build

Moter: $15 (stolen from a sewing machine I got from craigslist)

Plexiglass: 10 bucks (bargin barn at macs hardwhere)

Rods: Dont remember what I paid for them, but it wasn't over 5 bucks

bearings: Stolen from my rollerblades (its winter, not using them anyway)

nuts, bolts, and screws: already had them laying around

crutch tip: 2.50 for 2

feet: 4 bumpers taken from old broken house cues.
 
Looks good , great job just becareful that the roller wheels dont put to much pressure on your shaft and mar the shaft. That is what happen to those comboy billiards one's. Make a hole in the bottom of the crutch rubber and put a 5/16 bolt thru it with a nut and washer to jam it together so it cant spin off.. if you put a chuck on it..good job once again<<<ED
 
Looks like you are happy with it.
Since you are using it only as a polisher and burnisher, some tubing over the shaft
will protect the shaft from the bearings making marks on the shaft or ferrule.
And with care you could do tip replacements on it.
Neil
 
I was planning on just using some blue painters tape to protect the shaft but I like the rubber tubbing idea but I don't think it would fit in the rollers with it without some modification. Most of my tools are at my shop and I built this in my garage with just a hand drill, miter box, and a jigsaw with a metal blade to cut the bars down. It should do what it was intended for and nothing else. but thats all I need. Hell, maybe I can throw it in my trunk and refinish a few shafts at some small tourneys and get that 30 bucks back!!...lol
 
You can protect the shaft from bearings by wrapping a business card around it and holding it there with blue tape.
 
Better choice of words than Lathe.

D Rock

I made a Shaft Spinner Also. I started with a 1/2 Drill and a Wall Paper cutting straight edge as a base or slide rail. It has grooves. But my tail end is a Flange Bearing with an insert that pushes against the tip. This works as a tip clamp also. I can take the Insert out of the Flange bearing and adjust it so the tip extends thought it for shaping the tip.
 
Nice looking build!! Let us know how it does. I know several people who refinish shafts at small/medium tournys and do alright.
 
9ball said:
build. But Duh! whats a crutch tip?:o
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Its the tip that goes on the bottom of a crutch :)

You know, crutches like when you break a leg LOL. Its the rubber tip that goes on the bottom to give the crutch traction. You put the flat part towards the spinner and this leaves you a cone shape that you can slide the shaft into so you dont have to have all the different pins.

Woody
 
Ball Banger said:
D Rock

I made a Shaft Spinner Also. I started with a 1/2 Drill and a Wall Paper cutting straight edge as a base or slide rail. It has grooves. But my tail end is a Flange Bearing with an insert that pushes against the tip. This works as a tip clamp also. I can take the Insert out of the Flange bearing and adjust it so the tip extends thought it for shaping the tip.
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Have any pics? Id like to see this setup.

Woody
 
woody_968 said:
Have any pics? Id like to see this setup.

Woody
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Sorry Woody

I don't own a digital camera.

If you look where D Rock has the 3 bearing on his tail stock, Replace them with one 5/8 ID Flange bearing. I had a friend with a real Metal Lathe make an insert that slides in the flange bearing and has a concave end on it where the cue tip presses against. I saw this design on a Professional Cue Makers wood lathe that was modified for doing Cues. When I take the insert out and put a Cue through the Flange bearing for shaping the tip, I use Felt from a pool table as a protector. If you look at a Tim Hightower Lathe, He uses the same thing as joint end supports when Chucking a Cue tip.

I use a 1/2 Drill with a light switch dimmer as a rheostat for speed control. I don't use Crutch Tips. I made arbors from Hardware Store bolts and can fit every Cue I have run into so far. However I did buy a uni lock Butt screw to use as an Arbor on some shafts. There are some uni lock or quick connect shafts I am sure I can not match up. But I only do my own cues and a few friends.

The Wallpaper Straight Edge which is 7 ft long, I had for years. It's design has grooves which allow the tail stock to slide and be clamped down.

As D Rock has better named it, a Shaft Spinner allows you to refinish shafts and put tips on. It is not a Lathe and is limited to doing maintenance. But I would guess in many cases a Cue lathe is used 99% of the time for just that. I have no plans of becoming a Cue Maker or even a repairman. I just wanted something for my own cues. I am anal enough to let a dirty Ferrel etc, effect my game.
 
D-Rock said:
I've built a couple variations of this in the past, gave one to my grandpa and the other to a friend when I moved. used jb weld on both of them and never had a problem. I just forgot my wallet in the car when I went into the store and instead of going to get it just found another 2 part epoxy i could afford with the cash i had in my pocket. lesson learned.

This cost me about 30 bucks to build

Moter: $15 (stolen from a sewing machine I got from craigslist)

Plexiglass: 10 bucks (bargin barn at macs hardwhere)

Rods: Dont remember what I paid for them, but it wasn't over 5 bucks

bearings: Stolen from my rollerblades (its winter, not using them anyway)

nuts, bolts, and screws: already had them laying around

crutch tip: 2.50 for 2

feet: 4 bumpers taken from old broken house cues.
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Nice job. Where did you get the rods from?
Ron
 
That's what we call a "Country Boy can Survive Lathe" down here in the south!Just kidding!Nice job dude.:wink:
 
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