Newbie Question- Changing a Tip?

Brian,
I am coming back to Thailand at the end of next month. I'm pretty sure I'll make it to Samui if I don't go to the WPC. Hell I might do both. Or maybe we can watch it live from Samui?

I'd be happy to bring a few things for you. I can bring three 75 pound bags total (I usually carry one.) Joe Nielson has been a friend for many years.

If I don't make it to Samui, I'll just ship from BKK.
 
JoeW said:
After you put the tip on and it is somewhat dry, stand the cue on the tip in a corner on a wooden floor overnight. Make sure it is vertical. I found the tips stay on better and longer with this added pressure.

The tip holders tend to slip and mark the stick. They are not really needed with the newer glues mentioned above.

Personally, I like LePro tips they hit well and need little maintenance after the initial break-in period.
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Good advice here. I always stand my cue in a corner, tip side down, overnight. And my tips NEVER come off. I like to use varying degrees of sandpaper when smoothing out the edges of the new tip. I will start with 100 or 150 and work my way down to 400. Just curve the sandpaper in you hand and gently work it up and down along the outside edge of the new tip. You know the stroke, every guy does! Ha ha.

When you have the tip perfectly flush with the ferrule, it's time to clean up the edge. I just wet it all around with a spec of water (saliva is fine) and use a piece of leather to burnish the edge.

I like to shape the tip to the curvature of a nickel, but any similar sized coin will do fine. Then rough up the entire top of the tip and you're ready to go. You can also soften up a tip that is too hard, but that is another lesson.
 
how do you soften up a tip? i've heard of people hardening tips, but not the other way around
 
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