Olhausen accessory drawer

DrGonzo

DrGonzo

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Does anyone else have one of these on their table? I got my Olhausen table a few months ago with the optional accessory drawer, but last night I noticed a slight bend in the shaft of one of my cues. The cue still rifles straight right now, but I'm wondering if anyone else has heard of or had trouble with the drawer causing their cues to warp.:angry:
 
Dr, What do you mean that the drawer made your shaft warp? please explain it a little more
 
I'm not 100% sure if it was caused by the drawer or not; it's just the only thing I could think of off the top of my head last night when I noticed it. The cues in the drawer are supported on both ends, about six inches in on each side. When I rolled the cue on the table, I noticed a spot in the middle of the shaft that would curve up and down as the tip rolled. I was thinking it could be cause by the middle of the cue not being supported, and gravity pulling down on it. Given more time, I'm not sure the cue won't warp even worse laying in the drawer.
 
I have always heard to store cues and shafts, in a vertical position. My stuff is kept in cases, and hung vertically, and I never have a problem. Do you think the warp is more a function of the fact your shaft is stored horizontally?
 
I'm not sure. I had always thought cues should be stored vertically as well, but the Olhausen rep assured me this wouldn't be a problem, and it just seemed like such an efficient way to store all the stuff that goes with the table. I was just wondering if anyone else had one of these drawers or heard anything like this happening before...

Also, if it is just a small bend in the middle of the shaft, but the tip still rolls flat and the cue still rifles straight, could it be from something else? Is it really even a problem?
 
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Nobody else use/see/heard of one of these, or think of anything else that may be the cause?
 
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Horizontally storing shafts without supporting the middle of the shaft is a reciepe for warpage over time. If you want to continue to use the drawer I would devise a way of supporting the center of the cue. Maybe some soft foam.
 
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What he said.
You wouldn't want them laying flat with 2 support points any more than you'd store a shaft leaning against a wall.
 
I would recommend lining the drawer with egg crate foam. This way the entire cue is supported all the way down. Just supported 6" in from either end will definitely cause a problem.

The good thing is that your cue shaft should correct itself. Just don't put it back in the drawer until you come up with a fix. Keep the cue vertical and the shaft should relax pretty much back to where it was within a couple of weeks.
 
Is your table in the garage? Could also be the temperature, or dampness working..
 
The table is in the basement, but there isn't much for humidity and we keep the temperature fairly constant. I just can't believe Olhausen would sell tables with this flaw...seems like a pretty terrible design problem to me. I'm just glad I caught it before it really posed a problem. The small warp that is there now is very slight.
 
DrGonzo said:
The table is in the basement, but there isn't much for humidity and we keep the temperature fairly constant. I just can't believe Olhausen would sell tables with this flaw...seems like a pretty terrible design problem to me. I'm just glad I caught it before it really posed a problem. The small warp that is there now is very slight.
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A friend of mine has a full cue accessory drawer under his table. I will see him tonight and ask him if he noticed anything. It seems as though the cues were supported more than in two spots though but I could be mistaken.

But I agree, if this is the case, there is a "flaw" in the design.
 
You can order it from places like the Foam Factory.

Camera shops carry it usually. I got some at a luggage repair shop. I used it to modify a brief case to hold computer repair tools.
 
I got to thinking about this last night, it would seem to me, that due to the taper of a pool cue, that no matter how it is supported on a flat surface, that it will eventually warp...
 
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