Retapping A Revo Question

[Kickin' Chicken]

Can someone with first-hand knowledge tell me if I want to retap a Revo to accept a 3/8 10 pin, do I need to get a radial revo or a uniloc revo?

I thought for sure a radial but someone on facebook said they think in order to retap you would need a uniloc so you have the metal insert in place to drill/retap.

Anyone know definitively which Revo is correct to retap to accept a 3/8 10 pin?

thanks,
brian kc

 

[JoeyInCali]

Radial would be easier.
I did one.
I plugged it up with a threaded phenolic.
Then live threaded it 3/8 10.

 

[Icon of Sin]

Can someone with first-hand knowledge tell me if I want to retap a Revo to accept a 3/8 10 pin, do I need to get a radial revo or a uniloc revo?

I thought for sure a radial but someone on facebook said they think in order to retap you would need a uniloc so you have the metal insert in place to drill/retap.

Anyone know definitively which Revo is correct to retap to accept a 3/8 10 pin?

thanks,
brian kc

Cue guy by me has retapped one for a 3/8 10. He did it with the uniloc model but said it could be done with either.

I have pics of the entire process that I can email you if you want. I don't want to post his work without his permission.

Pooldawg briefly got a few in stock and I picked up a 12.9 uniloc. I'm having him convert it to 5/16 14 thread when it gets here this week.

Send me a PM with your email address and I will email you the pics from his previous conversion. We will also take picks of the entire process for mine too and I can send those when completed next week.

 

[Buddy]

I have the 12.9 radial re-tapped to a 3/8x10 over a year ago...hits great

 

[ideologist]

Can someone with first-hand knowledge tell me if I want to retap a Revo to accept a 3/8 10 pin, do I need to get a radial revo or a uniloc revo?

I thought for sure a radial but someone on facebook said they think in order to retap you would need a uniloc so you have the metal insert in place to drill/retap.

Anyone know definitively which Revo is correct to retap to accept a 3/8 10 pin?

thanks,
brian kc

Why on Earth would you tap a brass insert to 3/8-10?

(Question aimed at the genius who said drilling/tapping brass is easier than phenolic)

 

[Kickin' Chicken]

Why on Earth would you tap a brass insert to 3/8-10?

not my area of expertise; hence this thread hoping for some clarification.

thanks,
brian kc

 

[Michael Webb]

Can someone with first-hand knowledge tell me if I want to retap a Revo to accept a 3/8 10 pin, do I need to get a radial revo or a uniloc revo?

I thought for sure a radial but someone on facebook said they think in order to retap you would need a uniloc so you have the metal insert in place to drill/retap.

Anyone know definitively which Revo is correct to retap to accept a 3/8 10 pin?

thanks,
brian kc

Mr. Drexler, who is close to you, has done the conversion many times.

 

[Poolfiend]

Radial would be easier.
I did one.
I plugged it up with a threaded phenolic.
Then live threaded it 3/8 10.

And it turned out perfect. Looks like it was straight from the factory.

Thanks again Joey.

3/8x11*

 

[Kickin' Chicken]

Thanks for all of the good info guys.

One other thing was brought to my attn by an az'er via pm that is a very important consideration, imo.

He had 2 revos converted, one was a uniloc and the other a radial.

He said both shafts started at 4 oz and after the conversions the radial revo stayed at 4 oz while the uniloc revo ended up at 3.6 oz, this presumably due to the uniloc starting with a metal insert that was drilled out during the process.

Def worth considering, imo.

I'll be looking for a radial Revo.

best,
brian kc