? on cue finish
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I have felt the points on a few cues but usually they stay flat if installed with good methods and good glue. Metal rings are a different story. I have never seen any cue that has been played and is more than a year old that I couldn't feel the metal rings. Maybe I just haven't had the right cue in my hands but IMO all metal rings will pop eventually.
That's why I decided not to use them even though they look really nice.
Sooooo to answer your question................ I sure would be pissed if I could feel the points or rings on any cue that I paid $2000 to $3000 for.
Kim
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To be fair to the unnamed CM however. If the cue is left in a car in the summer and reaches temps in the 100 to 140 degree range, the points would be able to be felt due to the expansion coefficients as all the materials in the mix vary concerning density and chemical structure and don't take the heat too well.
Not rocket science just pool cues.
JMO,
Rick
To your point Rick, being able to feel the points or rings is not always the cue builder's fault. One of the guys I sold a cue to told me that he always leaves his cue in the car all summer. Here is GA that means the cue can easily reach 140 deg. I don't think I will warranty that cue.
Kim
JMHO...not a cue maker...
On a new cue, No... on a used cue probably...
Finishes do wear, and wood will shift... I've never felt points tho, just rings...The fact that I could feel points would definitely bother me, as would the rings if it were new...
Clint
On a new cue, No... on a used cue probably...
Finishes do wear, and wood will shift... I've never felt points tho, just rings...The fact that I could feel points would definitely bother me, as would the rings if it were new...
Clint
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Various materials expand and compress at different ratios when exposed to various climate changes. So the cost of the cue is irrelevant. Those types of things happen to cues from all price ranges. I wish it were not so, but to say otherwise would to be making claims that the facts would not back up. Being able to feel the points rarely causes any problems other than maybe finish issues.
Wood is a beautiful thing and plays different than man made materials and as long as we use it in cues we will have these issues at times.
Wood is a beautiful thing and plays different than man made materials and as long as we use it in cues we will have these issues at times.
Really appreciate the reply's,
the cue was made in 08, and was said to have been test hit only when I bought it recently. I love the beauty of the cue, it is dead straight, and a terrific player. I was just surprised to feel anything out of the ordinary, but taking into account it is an 08, maybe that's the reason?
In anybody's opinion, would refinishing correct this? Have contacted the maker asking his opinion, but have not gotten a reply as yet.
Thanks,
Ralph
the cue was made in 08, and was said to have been test hit only when I bought it recently. I love the beauty of the cue, it is dead straight, and a terrific player. I was just surprised to feel anything out of the ordinary, but taking into account it is an 08, maybe that's the reason?
In anybody's opinion, would refinishing correct this? Have contacted the maker asking his opinion, but have not gotten a reply as yet.
Thanks,
Ralph
our sense of touch.
Keep in mind that people can use their sense of touch to detect a bump as small as a fraction of a thousanth of an inch. If you use glancing light rays across a gloss finish to spot the bump, you can "see" bumps to a few millionths of an inch! That method, under more refined conditions, is used by optical technicians to test surfaces to amazing tolerances.
If you bought the cue to be your player, you can expect it to get some bumps way worse. Play with it and get to know it well, then decide.
If it is a collectors piece, than maybe the finish should stay original, or best sent back to the original builder for a refinish. Let the maker give it a close examination. Possibly he may spot some obvious abuse, or a defect in his workmanship. Many makers would appreciate the chance to examine their work and learn from it.
Keep in mind that people can use their sense of touch to detect a bump as small as a fraction of a thousanth of an inch. If you use glancing light rays across a gloss finish to spot the bump, you can "see" bumps to a few millionths of an inch! That method, under more refined conditions, is used by optical technicians to test surfaces to amazing tolerances.
If you bought the cue to be your player, you can expect it to get some bumps way worse. Play with it and get to know it well, then decide.
If it is a collectors piece, than maybe the finish should stay original, or best sent back to the original builder for a refinish. Let the maker give it a close examination. Possibly he may spot some obvious abuse, or a defect in his workmanship. Many makers would appreciate the chance to examine their work and learn from it.