Where can I buy these tips ? Thnx
Pressed Triangle tips
- Thread starter SHORTY WRIGHT
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A pressed Triangle Tip is a standard Triangle tip that has been squeezed in a bench vise.
They're already pressed, and they're great!
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I have tried about a dozen different layered tips.
Some were good and some were not.
I have gone back to Triangles and think they work just fine.
Plus I get them installed for $13 and that includes the tip.
Some were good and some were not.
I have gone back to Triangles and think they work just fine.
Plus I get them installed for $13 and that includes the tip.
I've played with most all the layered tips. Layered tips have been, are, and will continue to be gimmicks. Total waste of money. I actually think they play worse....
The best layered tip, the only one that was decent was the original (truly original) Moori MH. The last ones which sold in the mid-1990's. These were consistent and of quality. They would get slick though. They were also quite hard even though they were labeled MH.
All that said, my favorite tip is the Triangle. Feels and plays great. Best tip. Really is. And cheap too! Have your cake and eat it. Rarely in life is the best product also one of the cheapest. That's how the layered tips gain popularity - on the perception that price = performance or quality.
In recent years I been enjoying my own version of the milk dud (pressed elk master). If soaked and pressed properly - it plays like a broken-in Triangle right from the start.
Advantages:
Already broken in, so doesn't mushroom. Same feel during the whole life of the tip. Also keeps dime shape better and longer.
Has a slightly different surface "texture" ...thus holds chalk better than a Triangle. Doesn't get slick or need scuffing hardly ever. Maybe once or twice in the tip's life.
Because of the lack of need to scuff it and shape it, it lasts longer.
Also, because it is already pressed - after the initial shaping of the tip, the tip is somewhat short/thin which is nice. Because it has a good profile for play. It's not one of these big erasers on the end of your cue.
But for an out of the box tip, Triangle can't be beat.
The best layered tip, the only one that was decent was the original (truly original) Moori MH. The last ones which sold in the mid-1990's. These were consistent and of quality. They would get slick though. They were also quite hard even though they were labeled MH.
All that said, my favorite tip is the Triangle. Feels and plays great. Best tip. Really is. And cheap too! Have your cake and eat it. Rarely in life is the best product also one of the cheapest. That's how the layered tips gain popularity - on the perception that price = performance or quality.
In recent years I been enjoying my own version of the milk dud (pressed elk master). If soaked and pressed properly - it plays like a broken-in Triangle right from the start.
Advantages:
Already broken in, so doesn't mushroom. Same feel during the whole life of the tip. Also keeps dime shape better and longer.
Has a slightly different surface "texture" ...thus holds chalk better than a Triangle. Doesn't get slick or need scuffing hardly ever. Maybe once or twice in the tip's life.
Because of the lack of need to scuff it and shape it, it lasts longer.
Also, because it is already pressed - after the initial shaping of the tip, the tip is somewhat short/thin which is nice. Because it has a good profile for play. It's not one of these big erasers on the end of your cue.
But for an out of the box tip, Triangle can't be beat.