Perfect ferule install in 3 easy steps
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Interesting Lee.
Scary the more I think about it.
Scary the more I think about it.
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No offense Lee!
.....no offense Lee but, those three steps seem pretty easy to me :withstupid: but, the trick to me is cutting the newly installed ferrule and tip down to meet the shaft wood :banghead:
.....no offense Lee but, those three steps seem pretty easy to me :withstupid: but, the trick to me is cutting the newly installed ferrule and tip down to meet the shaft wood :banghead:
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dittomanwon said:
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First step is locate absolute center to keep the shaft concentric with all other steps of building a shaft of quality.
Even in your videos you dont tell a newcomer to or how to find center first.
It's just,
1. chuck it
2. wack it
3. glue it
4. trim it
Even in your videos you dont tell a newcomer to or how to find center first.
It's just,
1. chuck it
2. wack it
3. glue it
4. trim it
i am cutting the tenon on the cnc with a 3/4 inch router bit it leaves a flawless shoulder then using white gorilla glue thread it on tightening it on
very firmly. even though this sounds simple i was just trying to give a tip that i found works better then any lathe tool i ever used. Ive seen many ferule installs over the years and non have looked this good it impressed me very much. i am also doing butt and joint rings this way now also
very firmly. even though this sounds simple i was just trying to give a tip that i found works better then any lathe tool i ever used. Ive seen many ferule installs over the years and non have looked this good it impressed me very much. i am also doing butt and joint rings this way now also
I can put the shaft in my Unique Cue Maker Lathe and cut a tenon, thread it, glue on the ferrule using epoxy and white pigment, in less time than it takes me to turn on the CNC, load the program, adjust the depth, and cut the tenon. Now I still need to thread it, glue on the ferrule, trim it to shaft size, and install the tip and I do all this without taking the shaft out of the lathe.
I guess if you were doing a batch of 100 shafts there might be some time savings using a CNC machine to cut the tenon but using my Unique Cue Maker lathe is the fastest way for ME to install ferrules. (Oh Yeah ... of course they are perfect) :clapping:
I guess if you were doing a batch of 100 shafts there might be some time savings using a CNC machine to cut the tenon but using my Unique Cue Maker lathe is the fastest way for ME to install ferrules. (Oh Yeah ... of course they are perfect) :clapping:
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That looks great Lee.
Got a pic of the threaded tenon?
That looks great Lee.
Got a pic of the threaded tenon?
i do the tenon by hand not cnc with one of our tenon threaders
the only thing doing cnc is the tenon 30 seconds done ready to thread
another 30 seconds to thread tenon glue and screw done
the only thing doing cnc is the tenon 30 seconds done ready to thread
another 30 seconds to thread tenon glue and screw done
That is a nice photo of a proper ferrule job.
I thought that is the way they all are suppose to look.
Were you having trouble getting them to look like that in the past?
Perhaps you are thinking that the Align-Rite CNC does a better job cutting the tenon than a manual lathe.
I thought that is the way they all are suppose to look.
Were you having trouble getting them to look like that in the past?
Perhaps you are thinking that the Align-Rite CNC does a better job cutting the tenon than a manual lathe.
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What's the ferrule material you used on that?
Craig it was an old schon ferule Micarta i didn't realize i put it on tail the following day it was late and the shop was dark wish i had not used it I'm running low
im using white gorilla glue works like a charm
as far as having problems no just always looking to improve
i think this way looks and works great
next time your at abig show look at some cues
most furules have some glue lines
as far as having problems no just always looking to improve
i think this way looks and works great
next time your at abig show look at some cues
most furules have some glue lines