quick questions about my shaft/cue...

[MacGyver]

Hello,

I have a couple of questions that seem pretty simple but I just don't know the answers too, so while this is boring, it will be helpful to me

I bought the cue with shaft used so I don't know many things about it.

1: Is there a fiber pad under my tip???(or something else?) anyone know what type of ferrule it might be, what type of tip(i'm assuming le pro but who knows), ect?



2: What thread is this?



3: This is my shaft, I don't know what feature the metal part coming out of the shaft is called nor if it matters(as opposed to flat with the joint), so is there anything special about this I would need to mention of later I wanted to buy a laminated shaft or other aftermarket stuff?



4: Finally, my tip/ferrule is 12mm and the shaft is 12mm for about a foot into the shaft... what is this taper called so I know how to request it in the future? Pro? European?



Thanks to all, sorry for the stupid questions.....

 

[bruin70]

that dark piece part of the tip is the pad.

the ferrule looks plastic, not fiber ferrule. too shiny for fiber. it doesn't have a weave like aegis.

a pro taper maintains a particular width throught x inches from the tip before it starts to taper.

and, btw,,,,measure the width of the screw, and the # of threads per inch. 5/16" 14 is standard

and no, there's nothing special about that brass nipple.

 

[MacGyver]

Thanks... The thread appears to be 3/10" and 15.5-16 threads per inch...(but its probably 5/16" and 14 and I'm just measuring wrong )

 

[bruin70]

Thanks... The thread appears to be 3/10" and 15.5-16 threads per inch...(but its probably 5/16" and 14 and I'm just measuring wrong )

if it's JUST a teeny bit bigger than 1/4", it's 5/16. here's an easy way to count the # of threads......unscrew your joint protector to 1/2" and count the threads, then double the amount. 5/16 14 is very standard. if someone has a schon , ask if you can try their joint protector on yours.

yours looks standard to me.

 

[rackem]

Let's see the butt. Is it a Joss? 5/16 piloted joint, Wide joint collar.
The pad was added to soften the hit.

 

[icem3n]

This cue got a brass nipple so it is not a 3/8 pin. it does look like a 5/16 x 14 pin thread. Lepro tip is not padded and it comes standard in most new cues.
You have a pro taper. European Taper has conical shape shaft. are you planning on getting a predator shaft? Try getting a 314 and not the Z-shaft(european taper). I'm retired from using a 314 shaft, back to conventional shaft.

 

[MacGyver]

My vernier calipers are saying its a straight 3/10(not less or more).

Yes, its a Joss(though with Wood to Wood which apparently they don't do a lot).

And the thread count seems to be 8 per half in.

Here are some photo's:

This is the measurement of the pinit reads 0.304 in, while 5/16 is 0.3125)

Here is the thread count with caliper locked at 1/2in:

as you can see there are 8 threads(not 7).

Here is same measurement with depth gauge(resting on a thread on top)

The depth gauge clearly shows a full 8 threads are per half inch...

I can understand if 5/16" 14 pins just vary widely, but just wanted to
point out I am not crazy with my measurements



Also, I'm still up in the air about a predator or OB-1 shaft.... though right now I am shooting again with 12mm tip, and I'm afraid 314 or even OB-1 will be too thick for me as when I shoot with other's 13mm it feels very very very fat(and usually the taper is uncomfortable).

 

[Jal]

...And the thread count seems to be 8 per half in.

Great pictures and graphics. Although there are 8 ridges, there are only 7 spaces. In other words, if you screw it in 1/2 inch, you only move 7 thread intervals, so it's a 14 thread/inch screw.

...This is the measurement of the pinit reads 0.304 in, while 5/16 is 0.3125)

I think this is sufficiently close to consider it 5/16", but you might want to wait for an opinion from someone used to measuring these things.

Jim

 

[bruin70]

i count 7, not 8.....you're counting BOTH "end threads", but that's like counting 0 as a digit when counting 1 through 7. ie,,,counting 10 to 20 is ten digits(11-20), but ELEVEN digits if you start with the 10.

what is 3/10? is that metric? looks like a 5/16 14 to me.

 

[Guru]

You started counting at 0.

 

[Guru]

i count 7, not 8.....you're counting BOTH "end threads", but that's like counting 0 as a digit when counting 1 through 7. what is 3/10? is that metric? looks like a 5/16 14 to me.

D'oh, jinx.

 

[bruin70]

D'oh, jinx.

beatcha to it!!!