New Tip Job....What Say Ye?

Allen Brown

Allen Brown

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I am shooting League tonight and a friend was asking me if I had a burnisher or a good tip tool. He showed me what he wanted it for and I almost fell out in the floor when he showed me his "new " tip he had put on by a "new" cue repairman.

I don't think he will be in business long. He told my buddy that when he cut the old tip off there was a hole in the top of his ferrule so he filled it in with epoxy for him. His shaft is a OB Classic Pro. The tip is a Kamui Black. Here are some pics......
 

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He found a hole in the ferrule and filled it in with epoxy?? Goodbye low deflection...
 
Ferrule

Did he shorten, the ferrule?

If he did then the cue repairman needs to make some kind of arrangement to replace the shaft..

It is possible that the repair man screwed the warranty on the cue.

If he did I would send pictures to Royce at OB cues and get his thoughts.......

Re drilling the epoxy out isn't a big deal, bepending if the repairman remove what ever OB uses for a sound dampener inside the shaft.

It looks like it was done by hand.because the ferrule looks like it has been sanded on
 
victorl said:
He found a hole in the ferrule and filled it in with epoxy?? Goodbye low deflection...
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I wished my camera on my phone would've focused a lot better, but the tip is sticking out wayyyyyy past the ferrule all of the way around. The scratches on the ferrule are sad too.
 
mortuarymike-nv said:
Did he shorten, the ferrule?

If he did then the cue repairman needs to make some kind of arrangement to replace the shaft..

It is possible that the repair man screwed the warranty on the cue.

If he did I would send pictures to Royce at OB cues and get his thoughts.......

Re drilling the epoxy out isn't a big deal, bepending if the repairman remove what ever OB uses for a sound dampener inside the shaft.

It looks like it was done by hand.because the ferrule looks like it has been sanded on
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Mike, this job was done on a lathe believe it or not. I also thought the ferrule was shorter than it was supposed to be.
 
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Allen Brown said:
Mike, this job was done on a lathe believe it or not. I also thought the ferrule was shorter than it was supposed to be.
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I would measure the ferrule and contact OB cues,
I wouldn't even shoot with cue until he gets it fixed right.

Sorry to see this happen, what city are you in and it might be worth your time to contact another cue repairman who carries OB ferrule's .

Or send it to OB cues, but if he did cut on the ferrule and Tenon then I would be pissed....
 
That's just a typical guy thing. Whenever they see a hole , they feel the need to put something in it.

25 Bucks. That is about close to $300 too much. Cause I figure that is approx how much it will cost the repairman
to replace the shaft for your friend.

When you take on a repair job, it is your responsibility to do it proper or the extra cost comes out of your pocket.

It is a tough lesson for him.

I usually put BBs in the hole when ever I get a Pred shaft in. I figure that a little extra weight can't hurt. And it makes a neat sound
when you hit balls with it.
 
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If he handed me my shaft looking like this, I would have hoisted him up a wall by the neck, so his feet were off the ground and then I'd make my non-negotiable expectations perfectly clear.
I'd be getting a brand new shaft and my $25 back.
 
The OB Pro shaft has a short ferrule on them already and the Kamui tips are pretty tall so he may not have taken off as much as you think, but the rest of the job is horrid! I am going to assume that he didn't fill the shaft up with epoxy...maybe there was a pin hole in the ferrule for glue relief? I dont remember one being there but maybe? Royce could chime in and clear it up?
 
I have a different perspective; the tip was installed correctly.
The owner of the shaft needs to learn to chalk correctly.
The marks on the ferrule weren't done by the installer, they were done by the chalker.

As to replacing the shaft......what are you people smoking????
There are no guarantees, plain & simple.
 
I've had too many bad experiences even with simple tip replacement. Before trusting a new (to me) repairman with my favorite shafts, I have them replace a tip on a less valuable shaft. Like this guy, the really bad repairmen actually think they are doing a good job. It costs a bit replacing tips that are pretty new. But I have not suffered the heartache on shafts that mean a lot to me. Once they screw up a tip replacement, I never go back to them.
 
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