Question Re: Ferrule Glue

Wheeljack

Wheeljack

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Hello,

I recently bought a cue and ordered an extra shaft. I had maybe 10 hours of playing time on the cue when the tip came off. I hated that it happened in the first two weeks of owning the cue, but I've seen tips come off like that before. When I took it to get re-tipped I found out that the ferrule was never glued to the shaft. The shop said the ferrule just screwed right off and that may have been the reason for the tip coming off.

Upon checking the second shaft that ferrule, too, will unscrew. I did not get it glued and actually play with the shaft often. I just check to make sure it is snug before play. After maybe 25 hours of play it has yet to loosen.

My question is: Is there any reason why a cue maker would purposely do this? I was going to post a review of the cue on this forum, but did not want to knock the maker over something that might be a standard practice for some.

Thanks in advance for any input-

J.

p.s. I give props to Uncle Waldo's cue repair for glueing the ferrule at no extra charge and doing what seems to be a great job!
 
I can see no reason, NOT to glue the ferrule. The reason the threaded ferrule became popular, was that you could slobber some glue on the threads & then thread it on. Ordanarily you would have to clamp the ferrule to the shaft & wait for the glue to cure. With the threaded tenon, the threads do the clamping, til the glue sets up. Someone simply forgot. I would advise you to get that ferrule glued. If it should loosen, even a little, you could do some real damage to the threads or even split the shaft...JER
 
I agree with Jerry, somebody maybe forgot.

However, it's not uncommon for cuemakers to use simple white school glue on threaded ferrules. The glue is not actually strong enough to hold anything but instead acts more like a thread lock. The threads are the mechanical bond, not the glue. If the ferrule unthreaded, it could be that the glue didn't hold & you'd likely not see it due to it being water based & clear. Epoxy, wood glue, or polyurethane glue is likely the best thing to use but that's up for debate. I'm just offering another plausible scenario that's not uncommon practice. But again, I still agree with Jerry that somebody prolly just forgot.
 
Thanks for the input guys. Jerry, I went ahead and dropped the shaft off to get repaired after I read your response yesterday. You're right in the fact that there is no reason for me to take any un-needed risks with my cue.

Thanks again!

J.
 
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