New Repair Lathe Headstock

customcuelathe

customcuelathe

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I will be in CA this weekend for a tournament, and I will have couple of my cue repair lathes with me, I will also be introducing the next Generation Repair lathes Headstock with 1.4" Bore, with rear belt drive.
The dimentions of the headstock is almost the same size of the Black Headstock from taig, its 4"tall x 3" wide x 2.5" deep.
I will be using this headstock on all my repair lathes and for my portable Toolbox Cue Lathe.
Check the first proto picture side by side the black headstock from taig.
Regards

I will be at Thanh Tam Billiards, Garden Grove, CA
July 30-August 1, 2010, if anyone from LA would like to step by and check out my cue lathes and all the cues too
 

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Zims Rack said:
What's the price for the new headstock w/pulley?

Thanks,
Zim
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Zim
The Price on the headstock with pulley & 24-point indexer $400
with motor bracket and 1/3HP motor like in the picture on my toolbox lathe
$520, with 1/2HP Penn state motor with reverse switch $550
Pictures will be available we i get back from LA next week
Shipping is $20 insured
Regards
 
customcuelathe said:
Zim
The Price on the headstock with pulley & 24-point indexer $400
with motor bracket and 1/3HP motor like in the picture on my toolbox lathe
$520, with 1/2HP Penn state motor with reverse switch $550
Pictures will be available we i get back from LA next week
Shipping is $20 insured
Regards
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I like the indexing pulley; however, I don't see a way to use it! Looks like it has to be modified already! Am I missing something or can't see it in the photos?

Thanks
 
Zims Rack said:
I like the indexing pulley; however, I don't see a way to use it! Looks like it has to be modified already! Am I missing something or can't see it in the photos?

Thanks
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Sorry, but I posted this hours before I left to LA, the indexer has a locking pin bracket that mounts on to the side of the headstock, same like myh bigger headstock, I am adding that picture for clarifying this matter, I assure you it works like a charm.
Regards
 
customcuelathe said:
Sorry, but I posted this hours before I left to LA, the indexer has a locking pin bracket that mounts on to the side of the headstock, same like myh bigger headstock, I am adding that picture for clarifying this matter, I assure you it works like a charm.
Regards
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I just saw cue man new headstock, and to my surprise, it looks identical to mine, but since its an extrusion, he couldn't have coppied mine, well I for one feel great about that knowing that my line of thinking is same like hightowers, which leads to one conclusion: Great minds think alike.
I am so glad I posted this last week, so no one can accuse me of copping hightowers design, although I can't help noticing the extreme similarities on the indexer pulley.
Chris, If you read this, its an honor to have shared the same design Idea with you
 
customcuelathe said:
I just saw cue man new headstock, and to my surprise, it looks identical to mine, but since its an extrusion, he couldn't have coppied mine, well I for one feel great about that knowing that my line of thinking is same like hightowers, which leads to one conclusion: Great minds think alike.
I am so glad I posted this last week, so no one can accuse me of copping hightowers design, although I can't help noticing the extreme similarities on the indexer pulley.
Chris, If you read this, its an honor to have shared the same design Idea with you
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I hate to bust your bubble but Chris made a headstock like yours for his original Deluxe lathe well before you even considered being in this buisness in the early 90's. So great minds are not thinking anything alike and he is still the origanator of that design of headstock.
 
JBCustomCues said:
I hate to bust your bubble but Chris made a headstock like yours for his original Deluxe lathe well before you even considered being in this buisness in the early 90's. So great minds are not thinking anything alike and he is still the origanator of that design of headstock.
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Joe your 100% right Chris started this over a year ago Chris isnt the one copying anthing here he is the one being copied
 
customcuelathe said:
I just saw cue man new headstock, and to my surprise, it looks identical to mine, but since its an extrusion, he couldn't have coppied mine, well I for one feel great about that knowing that my line of thinking is same like hightowers, which leads to one conclusion: Great minds think alike.
I am so glad I posted this last week, so no one can accuse me of copping hightowers design, although I can't help noticing the extreme similarities on the indexer pulley.
Chris, If you read this, its an honor to have shared the same design Idea with you
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When I saw yours a few days ago I asked my machinist if anyone at his company had shared photos or verbal descriptions of my new headstocks. He assured me that had not happened. The pulley design looks almost identical to my proto type.
 
Surely, Bassel wouldn't copy anything, he's an engineer for Gods sakes. :eek:

Dave <...............but there was that reversing switch idea........
 
Dave38 said:
Surely, Bassel wouldn't copy anything, he's an engineer for Gods sakes. :eek:

Dave <...............but there was that reversing switch idea........
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I am with you on this one...
I can't wait for the new stuff that Bassel is working on to come out. Then I want to see the people on here that do nothing but criticizing others all the time to say that Bassell is copying this and the other guy.
Bassel has an Engineering degree and he designs stuff from scratch. Unless Chris Hightower's machinist knows the machinists that Bassel is working on in Michigan, I highly doubt that. Also Bassel has been working on his super accurate new headstock for months and investing a lot of his money on research with the input from everybody in the cue making business.
Bassel listens to what professionals in the business say and he improves his product.
It is hard to reinvent the wheel and no doubt that Chris Hightower is the pioneer on this type of machine, credit needs to be given when it is deserved.
The new concept ideas that Bassel has and that he is implementing on his new lathe are nothing but the result of people's feedback and guess what he's got plenty of orders to fulfill already.
Instead on knocking somebody down, why can't we give him some praise for God sakes...
 
cueman said:
When I saw yours a few days ago I asked my machinist if anyone at his company had shared photos or verbal descriptions of my new headstocks. He assured me that had not happened. The pulley design looks almost identical to my proto type.
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I have been trying my hardest to come up with my own design, so people don't accuse me of copping yours, but nevertheless, but I can help the similarity part, sice both machines are based on taig's setup, also I never accused you of using my pulley design, its just intreging how 2 people far from each other and are on a non communicating terms come out with almost Identical design ( on the exterior only), I am sure the interier is not he same. Chris your new headstock looks great, and I know your headstock is your original design, and so is mine, I have been working on this small headstock with big thru hole from day one. I wish you the best.
Best Regards
 
BENFICA said:

I am with you on this one...
I can't wait for the new stuff that Bassel is working on to come out. Then I want to see the people on here that do nothing but criticizing others all the time to say that Bassell is copying this and the other guy.
Bassel has an Engineering degree and he designs stuff from scratch. Unless Chris Hightower's machinist knows the machinists that Bassel is working on in Michigan, I highly doubt that. Also Bassel has been working on his super accurate new headstock for months and investing a lot of his money on research with the input from everybody in the cue making business.
Bassel listens to what professionals in the business say and he improves his product.
It is hard to reinvent the wheel and no doubt that Chris Hightower is the pioneer on this type of machine, credit needs to be given when it is deserved.
The new concept ideas that Bassel has and that he is implementing on his new lathe are nothing but the result of people's feedback and guess what he's got plenty of orders to fulfill already.
Instead on knocking somebody down, why can't we give him some praise for God sakes...
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I'm confused, are these Bassel's ideas or real cuemakers in the buisness? I am quite interested in what you have seen, adviously something that hasn't been posted yet.

When Bassel comes out with his own designes and I am impressed, I will state as such. I am sure that it will happen once he gets off his Taig setup ideas.

Jim.
 
Mc2 said:
I'm confused, are these Bassel's ideas or real cuemakers in the buisness? I am quite interested in what you have seen, adviously something that hasn't been posted yet.

When Bassel comes out with his own designes and I am impressed, I will state as such. I am sure that it will happen once he gets off his Taig setup ideas.

Jim.
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Jim,
You might want to tell that to Chris Hightower, Brianna, tb&sp and others alike. Everybody is using the same base. The Taig lathe bed and same parts.
Bassel is an Engineer and takes all the feedback he gets to improve his products. Do you need to be a cuemaker to build lathes? No. Does it help? Sure would...

I can ask you the question in another way... Do you need to be an Engineer to design a lathe? No. Does it help? Oh yes it does, a lot...
Let's give people the benefit of the doubt and stop the criticism.
I can only imagine if his headstock pictures came out yesterday... You guys would be putting this guy under the train...

Fortunately like Chris Hightower said nobody took pictures of his stuff while was being developed, therefore it really must hurt when somebody else comes up with with a cool design, even if it is based on TAIG or any other type of machinery.
 
BENFICA said:
Jim,
You might want to tell that to Chris Hightower, Brianna, tb&sp and others alike. Everybody is using the same base. The Taig lathe bed and same parts.
Bassel is an Engineer and takes all the feedback he gets to improve his products. Do you need to be a cuemaker to build lathes? No. Does it help? Sure would...

I can ask you the question in another way... Do you need to be an Engineer to design a lathe? No. Does it help? Oh yes it does, a lot...
Let's give people the benefit of the doubt and stop the criticism.
I can only imagine if his headstock pictures came out yesterday... You guys would be putting this guy under the train...

Fortunately like Chris Hightower said nobody took pictures of his stuff while was being developed, therefore it really must hurt when somebody else comes up with with a cool design, even if it is based on TAIG or any other type of machinery.
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BENFICA, maybe just maybe, I do know what I am talking about. I have already been down this road and I know where it goes. Good luck with your new machine.

Jim.
 
Mc2 said:
BENFICA, maybe just maybe, I do know what I am talking about. I have already been down this road and I know where it goes. Good luck with your new machine.

Jim.
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Jim,
I am yet to see a positive post from you on this forum and that is kind of annoying to me. Be negative some place else. Just because you got stuck on that road, and can not get out of it leave the other guys alone trying to succeed. They might actually be smarter than a 5th grader.
I am actually kind of curious to see the completion of the new CNC setup that Bassel is working on...
 
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Jim makes many very positive posts and there are very few members who have more knowledge than he.
 
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