new and unchalked?

[whammo57]

I see a lot of cue sellers advertising that a cue is "new and unchalked".

I chalk and shoot a rack or 2 with every cue that I build.......... I don't want anyone to find a click, rattle, or funny feeling hit to any cue that I sell..... if there is something wrong, I want to find it first. I haven't found anything yet but, it makes me feel better.

Am I wrong in doing this............ ???

Kim

 

[bbb]

do you send the cue out with chalk on the tips??
i think the sellers are saying the shafts havent been used once they recieved the cue
i am not a cuemaker but i would wonder if i received a "new" cue with chalked tips how much play was on it
jmho
icbw

 

[ridewiththewind]

I know that many makers test hit their cues before sending them out. I cannot think of a one that would send them out with chalk on the tips, when it is easy enough to clean them off.

So, no, I do not consider a maker test hitting their cues as devaluing a cue whatsoever. What would you rather receive, and cue that has been test hit prior to shipping, or one that has not been checked over and out, and may have an 'issue' when you receive it?

 

[whammo57]

do you send the cue out with chalk on the tips??
i think the sellers are saying the shafts havent been used once they recieved the cue
i am not a cuemaker but i would wonder if i received a "new" cue with chalked tips how much play was on it
jmho
icbw

Most cues I sell have some trace of chalk on the tip. I tell every potential customer that I shoot a rack with every cue just to be sure it is ok.

Kim

 

[cuejo]

I test hit all the cues I make,
Especially the jump cues....
I also re shape and clean the shafts before delivery

 

[desi2960]

i agree 100%

i have not reached the point where i can build a cue and say its good, UNTIL I HIT A FEW. some times i chalk the cue, then spin the shaft to reclean the tip, others i just hit a couple balls without chalk.

without hitting a couple balls, how can you describe the way it hits ????

 

[seanjonsean]

i also hit a few balls , and if i like hit i may keep cue , lol

 

[spktur]

It's the same with guns. You'll see ads for 'new unfired' but no gun leaves the factory unfired. A test firing is necessary for proper product liability safety.

 

[JAlan]

Back when I was making cues, I would always test hit them in various stages of the build, the most important being right before I would finish and wrap them.

Then of course I would also test hit before I delivered them to the customer, just to be "sure"... so yes, I think its an EXTREMELY good idea to test hit every cue.

I would always use tan chalk and was sure to give the tip another light shaping so it did look like new when it left.

 

[Chrippa]

As a buyer I salute you guys that are testing them out before you ship them, GREAT:smile:!

Chrippa

 

[devorator]

No TESTING!!...

I want my cue sealed and brand brand new!!!! Even if it has A-joint problems, warped shaft, buzzes, rattles...I don't care (I heard a guy once saying...)...LOL why???!!!!! SO I can claim the warranty. Jesus Christ!!!
[/I]
I also THANK YOU guys for taking a few min of your time to shoot with them
It's not like you don;t know what you built, but something wrong can occur in the process...for some reason.
IMO.

 

[Sport666]

I test hit all the cues I make,
Especially the jump cues....
I also re shape and clean the shafts before delivery

Same here. I always tell them. But if i didn't they wouldn't know. It cleaned and waxed.

 

[Bill the Cat]

New and unchalked

I always test hit my cues before shipping.

However, IMHO, you don't have to chalk the cue to do this.

 

[whammo57]

I always test hit my cues before shipping.

However, IMHO, you don't have to chalk the cue to do this.

I hear you but I always want to hear and feel the hit and also play a few english shots. If I don't chalk it .... I miscue...... I tried it and decided to put some chalk on to. I wipe it off but I don't reface it because I don't want to put it back in the lathe.........


but that's just me

Kim

 

[owll]

Quality control is important. Id much rather buy from someone who takes the time to hit a few balls to test it out, than someone who doesn't bother. (chalk on the tip wouldn't bother me, id be chalking it up right after I got it anyway, lol)

 

[ridewiththewind]

It's the same with guns. You'll see ads for 'new unfired' but no gun leaves the factory unfired. A test firing is necessary for proper product liability safety.

Every Walther I ever owned came with the test target that was used at the factory packaged in the box. Only makes sense to test a cue out as well.

 

[Russell Cues]

I always test hit, light sand the tip to clean off the chalk after.

 

[Mikiemopa]

Most of the custom cues I have gotten have been tested by the cue maker, doesn't bother me one bit.

 

[the breed]

Ever seen a new car with 0.0 miles on it? Absolutely hit with each and every one. Even if it was a five figure rack queen that the customer would never actually shoot with, if it were me I would still crack a few before it left. Not that I could build a five figure rack queen.