Predator 314 shafts

r.roach@att.net

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i have owned five or six Predator cues and almost all of the shafts have had some roll out. i bought a brand new 30" uni-lok from a reputable, high volume dealer and it had roll out. i have read and been told that 314's are notoreous for roll out. i have an old 314 now that i tryed to straighten on a jig i made to no avail. i have it hanging on a cue holder with the butt on it for weight to see if this works. the roll out is only a credit card between 8" and 18" from the tip. is there anything else i can try? thanks for any input you can give. Ron
 
I've spun tons of them and recently spun a Z-2 that had so little runout, I thought something was wrong with my lathe. Some guys feel the small wobble is the end of the world, others just screw their cues together and make balls. I'm no SVB, but I don't let it bother me, it's a mass produced wood product. Brian.
 
a1712 said:
I've spun tons of them and recently spun a Z-2 that had so little runout, I thought something was wrong with my lathe. Some guys feel the small wobble is the end of the world, others just screw their cues together and make balls. I'm no SVB, but I don't let it bother me, it's a mass produced wood product. Brian.
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I also have a z-2 thats
dead-nuts straight.Most of the zshafts I've seen are straight.I wonder
if its because of the European Taper?
 
Ok

I think they all get their respective warpage on their long boring boat ride from china. Maybe they try to get a little style points so they stand out from the others after being cramped in their hotel( container ).


In all honesty and joking aside, My predator blank was a US made second generation with zero roll out, taper roll or crazy deviation from being straight. :grin-square:
 
You are screwing with your own head here, with nothing to really worry about.... Nealy every single shaft has a bit of roll out.

Just get over it and be better off....
 
In my personal experience. I have owned more than a dozen predator shafts from the 6 piece to their latest run. I can honestly say not one has ever had a roll out with the exception of one used for breaking for YEARS. I have on the other hand, had them split down the middle or pieces would begin to separate near the ferrule. One ferrule broke off, and one with the brass insert being stripped out. Each shaft I had any issue no matter how minor, I was given a brand new replacement shaft at no cost to me, not even shipping.
 
Why would you send a Ferrari to the field to plow ground & pull stumps???
That's the analogy that comes to mind when I hear of people breaking with an LD shaft.
The response: "I should be able to break with any cue I own."
True but wouldn't a tractor (break cue) be better suited for the task??
One commonality of any LD shaft is that it 'gets off' the QB quicker.
It does this by flexing.
Yet this is the shaft that some choose to 'power-through' the QB.
Really?

KJ
 
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I break and play with the same LD shaft, mine. I have nearly always done this except for short periods when I deemed to carry a second cue around as a break cue. This cue always was a LD shaft also. The only reason I have for the second cue was the tip difference. When breaking one generally hits center ball or very nearly. The shaft is not flexing away from the cueball when struck in the center. You don't need a tractor to hit the cueball solid.

Sorry to the OP as this does not answer the original question any more than KJ's response.
 
I wasn't responding to the OP. I was responding to the post above mine,
as you were responding to the post above yours.
It's a discussion.

Now to be fair, I will address the OP. I guess those are the dues you pay to participate in the discussion.

A credit card's thickness of roll-out huh? I just measured one. It's .030".
That means that your shaft actually has a .015" bend in it. Truth be told, that's within factory specs.
If that amount is really bothering you, straighten it. Should take you all of 30 seconds.
I did mention that all LD shafts share the commonality of flexibility.
They flex on every shot. Yours just forgot to come all the way back home.
Remind it where home is by straightening it manually.

Seriously, as mentioned, you may be playing with your own head. .030", really?
How true is your stroke??? I doubt your tip-placement on the QB is always within .030".

Just food for thought, nothing more.

KJ
 
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