Ok is this possible..

[OrigZaphod]

Ok, I have been wanting to get into some form of cue building/repairing for awhile.

Looking at the costs of a actual cue lathe, i realize that is out of the picture for the time being.

So now I am thinking smaller, like shaft repair, tip replacement, wraps, etc. BUT before i spend the money on a lathe for that, I was wondering if it is possible to find one that I can also mount a Inlay cutter on as well? Doesnt have to be CNC.

I really love the look of most inlays out there, but was thinking to start learning to cut inlays and making only very unique one off designs.

Is there a lathe that can do both of these for a reasonable cost?

 

[RDCustomCues]

You may check if Chris Hightowers Inlay machine will fit a Midsize lathe but remember unless your good at making your own Templates your going to have to out source your templates to be made elsewhere then your looking at $100-$150 on average for a template to be made to your specs. If its a one off design this can get pricey. If your creative and have to buy templated you may can use a couple different templates in conjuction with each other to create different design but this would be teadious and could ne a difficult process...

 

[Bill the Cat]

You may check if Chris Hightowers Inlay machine will fit a Midsize lathe ...

The answer is YES. I'm currently selling one of Chris's Inlay attachments designed for the Deluxe Cuesmith lathe, but it has risers that can be removed and it will work on the Mid-Size Cuesmith lathe.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=137171

 

[rob@BPQ]

i have been building cues since 1990 and to date i have spent appx 50000.00 on equipment with more to come. just go play pool and have fun

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

I saw that extra 0 in there and now I'm scared. Still it is a pretty cheap hobby when you consider, maybe, yachting or restoring antique autos.