Rhino CF shaft... Yes/No

Are you happy with it and would you recommend one to others?

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Quesports said:
I wanted the specs on their 3/8x14 pin in order to know if it would fit my Mike Bender cue. There are three different 3/8 x 14 pins with different sizes.
I gave them all the dimensions of my Bender and asked if theirs was the same. Instead of answering me they wanted to sell me a thread checker? Basically a joint protector.
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Maniac said:
I found out the hard way that their version of the 3/8 x 14 joint does not fit the older model Cuetec pins, although they said that shaft was for Cuetec cues. I ordered one for my wife's Cuetec and it stopped screwing on after about two turns
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I suppose Rhino was right --- the joint tester is a definitive method of telling you if it fits or not ---- But what a slow and $10 way of figuring out if the joint will fit.

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Paul_#_ said:
I suppose Rhino was right --- the joint tester is a definitive method of telling you if it fits or not ---- But what a slow and $10 way of figuring out if the joint will fit.

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They tried real hard to sell me that thing. When all they had to do was measure their pin and that would have answered my question. Their pin fits a cuetec which is not even close to the pin Mike Bender uses.
 
Cornerman said:
Looks like they’re having a sale again.

5/16-14 , 12.4mm tip, 21.5mm joint. - fit my Tascarella perfectly. I own many Cf shafts. The Rhino is surprisingly the closest to my Revo in squirt and feel. No black residue that I noticed.

5/16-14, 12.4mm tip, 22mm - to fit my Schuler, I had to turn down the pilot maybe 0.5mm. Fit the Schuler perfectly. No difference in play as my other Rhino.

The low deflection is just iow for me. But the shafts play great if you can get past the sound and feel. I havent bothered to change the tip. I hear that solves a lot.
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30" - 5/16-14 brass piloted snugged up on my Joss just fine, brass takes care of the weight issue and balance point question for those so inclined. No dust😂 and the tip was awful. For the price and quality of the shaft and fit, it could have come without one and Id've been ok w it.
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I'd think your issue is almost completely the result of rhinos business model and your expectations of what the customer service team can do.

You're dealing with somebody who knew nothing about cues prior to the rhino job. Probably working far away from any production folks and if this person is around any stock, it is probably is only ready to sell items, packaged and to be opened by purchaser.

You didn't ask a hard question, just hard to answer it.
Quesports said:
The gist of it is in a thread in ask the cue maker. Look at 3/8 x14…why? Thread in ask the cuemaker section.

I wanted the specs on their 3/8x14 pin in order to know if it would fit my Mike Bender cue. There are three different 3/8 x 14 pins with different sizes.
I gave them all the dimensions of my Bender and asked if theirs was the same. Instead of answering me they wanted to sell me a thread checker? Basically a joint protector.

Again I asked them to just measure theirs. Once more they refused to share the size of their pin but did tell me it fits cuetec cues.

They never did give me the specs on their pin but I finally got ahold of a cuetec a friend had to see if their ( cuetec like pin) would fit a Bender.

Not even close. It took me several days to figure it all out. All they had to do is give me the information I asked for, instead they gave me the run around. And for what?? Like it’s a secret??

It was all ridiculous on their part. So they lost my interest right then and there.

I can afford any shaft available but do not like getting run around for something as trivial as the dimensions of a joint pin!
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Black-Balled said:
I'd think your issue is almost completely the result of rhinos business model and your expectations of what the customer service team can do.

You're dealing with somebody who knew nothing about cues prior to the rhino job. Probably working far away from any production folks and if this person is around any stock, it is probably is only ready to sell items, packaged and to be opened by purchaser.

You didn't ask a hard question, just hard to answer it.
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The picture on their site is clearly the Cuetec threads. No way they're going to offer every odd pin used by random/various builders. IMO their cs is top notch, much better/prompt than a lot of big name custom guys.
 
I love the rhino shaft. I have 3 shaft from them. 1 break shaft fitted with my pb2. 1 with my sawdust cue and one with my mezz with united joint(5/16 14). I find that the shafts produce by them are generally great. In term of cost (compared to the other branded ones) and performance wise they do not lose out to the other brands as well. Just need to change to a good tip will do. Both my playing shafts are fitted with ultraskin. The break shaft is their orignal fit. Which i feel its ok for the time being. Might change over to caiden break tip or kamui sai in the future
 

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garczar said:
The picture on their site is clearly the Cuetec threads. No way they're going to offer every odd pin used by random/various builders. IMO their cs is top notch, much better/prompt than a lot of big name custom guys.
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I ordered a 3/8x14 Cuetec shaft from Rhino for my wife's @ 16 year-old Mahogany Series Cuetec butt. I t was the only pin Cuetec offered at that time. When I tried to screw the shaft on the butt, it went about two turns and stopped dead in its tracks. I don't mean it kind of got tighter, I mean it stopped dead. I sent it back. I wasn't about to try to manhandle it on. I guess she will have to keep playing with her R360 shaft, which is probably a better shaft anyway.

Is it possible they had a mis-marked/wrong pin socket shaft in the packaging they sent me? IDK
 
Maniac said:
Is it possible they had a mis-marked/wrong pin socket shaft in the packaging they sent me? IDK
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That would be my guess. You probably got a 3/8x10 or something like that by mistake. The newer ones should have a thread number next to the tip diameter on the shaft.

There are also some variations in pin/threads by the same manufacturers as well from my experience. For instance, I have ~8 McDermotts. The Rhino shaft fit on all, but there were 2 that it was considerably tigher on for some reason where wood shafts did not have the same issue.

I'm waiting on my fourth Rhino shaft. I use them as a backup to a Revo and as a loaner if someone on one of my league teams doesn't have a cue with them. Basically, every time I lend them out, the borrower buys it off of me or I give it to them. What are friends for, I suppose?
 
Black-Balled said:
I'd think your issue is almost completely the result of rhinos business model and your expectations of what the customer service team can do.

You're dealing with somebody who knew nothing about cues prior to the rhino job. Probably working far away from any production folks and if this person is around any stock, it is probably is only ready to sell items, packaged and to be opened by purchaser.

You didn't ask a hard question, just hard to answer it.
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I pushed the harder than you know obviously. They were provided specific measurements on my Bender in including pitch , length diameter and thread count from the ivory joint to the the tip of the pin which he inscribed.

They made no attempt to provid me with anything except to sell me a joint tester. Finally the told me. It would fit a Cuetec.
 
Quesports said:
I pushed the harder than you know obviously. They were provided specific measurements on my Bender in including pitch , length diameter and thread count from the ivory joint to the the tip of the pin which he inscribed.

They made no attempt to provid me with anything except to sell me a joint tester. Finally the told me. It would fit a Cuetec.
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Your post pretty much validates Black-Balled's point. No one that you spent all that time trying to describe your joint to was armed with even the smallest amount of knowledge to understand or rationalize your wants with their product. No matter how much detail you went into including providing CAD drawings of your pin thread and a signed note from Maker describing in nauseating detail all the amazing and intricate things that he built into your cue.

No one in their CS department is equipped to do anything but recommend you use a joint tester to confirm fit.

Primarily because NONE OF THEM EVEN OWN A POOL CUE, much less one that probably cost as much as their house....
 
Quesports said:
I pushed the harder than you know obviously. They were provided specific measurements on my Bender in including pitch , length diameter and thread count from the ivory joint to the the tip of the pin which he inscribed.

They made no attempt to provid me with anything except to sell me a joint tester. Finally the told me. It would fit a Cuetec.
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I definitely do not know anything other than what you shared, and I do have an unfortunate amount of back and forth with the rhino folks, post-sale.
 
Benelli said:
Your post pretty much validates Black-Balled's point. No one that you spent all that time trying to describe your joint to was armed with even the smallest amount of knowledge to understand or rationalize your wants with their product. No matter how much detail you went into including providing CAD drawings of your pin thread and a signed note from Maker describing in nauseating detail all the amazing and intricate things that he built into your cue.

No one in their CS department is equipped to do anything but recommend you use a joint tester to confirm fit.

Primarily because NONE OF THEM EVEN OWN A POOL CUE, much less one that probably cost as much as their house....
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Whut he said too.
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