Nicks in the shaft

poolandpokerman

poolandpokerman

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I smacked the light over my table last night and put a couple of nicks in my Schon shaft, any easy ways to try and get those out. Make it easy, I am not much of a handyman, thanks for all the suggestions, I need them.

I did put a wet papertowel wrapped around the shaft, do you think this will work and how long should i leave it.
 
Usually the paper towel will do the trick. Leave it on for an hour or two, then burnish the shaft with leather or paper. If the dents are still there you could repeat the procedure or try steaming the dent out (wrap as much of the undamaged part of the shaft as possible with some kind of non-sticky tape). If the wood fibers are broken, water will not help you.

gr. Dave
 
Don't wet the whole towel, just the spot touching the ding.. and I suggest toilet paper (not the lotioned kind) instead. Make sure it's wrapped tightly on the ding with a rubber band, and leave it overnight.
 
Nick repair

Before I got my steamer, I used the following method.

Boil a pan of water. Get a Q-tip and dip it in the hot water. This will allow you to "pin-point" heated moisture just to the area of the nick(s). Keep dipping the Q-tip in the hot water and reapply to the nick. As was stated before, if the wood fibers are not broken, this should raise the nick. Burnishing may not be enough to completely smooth the damage because you will also raise some of the surrounding wood. A little light ( I said LIGHT) sanding may be required before burnishing.

If the wood fibers are broken(or the nick is really deep), you probably will not be able to fully raise the nick by swelling the wood with moisture. You may need to use some sanding dust and super glue to fill the nick. Again, light sanding and burnishing after filling the nick. The nick will still be visible with this method, but you won't be able to feel it when you stroke the shaft.
 
thanks, that is also a good idea, had not heard of the cue tip, does the hot water make a difference or will cold water do the same.
 
Only my opinion

poolandpokerman said:
thanks, that is also a good idea, had not heard of the cue tip, does the hot water make a difference or will cold water do the same.
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I don't have any scientific evidence, but I think the combination of heat and moisture is more effective in penetrating and swelling the wood.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions, I did the toilet paper idea on overnight, then I did the drops of water under the sink this morning, and it really is surprising how it feels, I think it worked, one more question, should I let it air dry or use a hair dryer to dryer it faster before I put the leather on it. Thanks again for all the help, it really works.
 
Bill the Cat said:
Before I got my steamer, I used the following method.

Boil a pan of water. Get a Q-tip and dip it in the hot water. This will allow you to "pin-point" heated moisture just to the area of the nick(s). Keep dipping the Q-tip in the hot water and reapply to the nick. As was stated before, if the wood fibers are not broken, this should raise the nick. Burnishing may not be enough to completely smooth the damage because you will also raise some of the surrounding wood. A little light ( I said LIGHT) sanding may be required before burnishing.

If the wood fibers are broken(or the nick is really deep), you probably will not be able to fully raise the nick by swelling the wood with moisture. You may need to use some sanding dust and super glue to fill the nick. Again, light sanding and burnishing after filling the nick. The nick will still be visible with this method, but you won't be able to feel it when you stroke the shaft.
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Yeah, sometimes depending on the light hit with the shaft, and how sharp the edge was, It's leaves more of a bad nick then a dent, and then there's not many choices, but to fill or turn the shaft down, because they are simply too much for steaming out. I usually opt to fill in these situations first also, as to keep the original shaft diameter, because the other option will still be open anyway. No harm no foul should the fill pop out, but I have rarely had that happen with reasonable sized nicks. The really big ones are usually more of a concern there.
BTW just a tip here, but when you do Your fill, do It before even any slight burnishing of the shaft, while It's still alittle dusty or raw from sanding dust, and seal over with friction polish If that's what You use to seal your shafts before burnishing. Sometimes It seems to help blend the repair in. If Ca is shined up under the sealer, then It will show through more then likely, and may even leave a small place that grabs, and can be felt in the shaft. Also any chalk in the nick will show through, unless that's cleaned before fill, and aftwards It's pretty much locked in there. You may know all this already, but thought I'd mention It, in case it's of any help By chance. I Have alot of these repairs that cannot even be seen, but ofcoarse there are others that can be seen if looking for them hard enough. If there's a better way, then I'm open for suggestions, but I'm pretty much with You on that one, until I find a better method.

Greg
 
Thanks for the help, I tried the moisture and it seem to work, a lot better then I expected. I thought I was going to have to take it down a little, but I think it will be fine, must have gotten water on the tip, I was miscueing more often when I started playing with it last night.
 
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