I have noticed on many shafts, both custom and mass produced, that the joint collar is noticeably not concentric with the axis of the shaft. You can sight along the end of the shaft and see that the wall thickness of the collar is not constant around its entire perimeter.
I have come up with two reasons why this is so:
1. The collar is threaded. This would explain the uneven wall thickness because making a flat cut would reveal the major diameter of the thread on one side of the collar and the minor diameter on the other. This would give the appearance of a non-concentric collar, when in fact it actually may be concentric.
2. The collar is not treaded, but it was installed early on in the shaft building process. Then, when the shaft was turned on one of the later setups, it was not centered the same way as it originally was. This would lead to a non-concentric joint collar. ***(This also leads to non-concentric ferrules. I've come across ferrules that I replaced that were WAY off center)
Questions:
1. Is there another reason why the collars would not be concentric with the shaft?
2. Whenever I come across a cue like this, especially from a custom maker, I become extremely disappointed. Do you feel this is an area that can be used to judge the quality of a cuemaker?
3. Do you thread the collars and accept the perceived non-concentricity, or do you not thread them for a symmetric appearance?
4. It would also be possible to thread the collar, except for a lip that would be unthreaded, and would be visible on the end of the shaft. This would give the appearance of concentricity, and a threaded collar. What is your opinions on this?
I have come up with two reasons why this is so:
1. The collar is threaded. This would explain the uneven wall thickness because making a flat cut would reveal the major diameter of the thread on one side of the collar and the minor diameter on the other. This would give the appearance of a non-concentric collar, when in fact it actually may be concentric.
2. The collar is not treaded, but it was installed early on in the shaft building process. Then, when the shaft was turned on one of the later setups, it was not centered the same way as it originally was. This would lead to a non-concentric joint collar. ***(This also leads to non-concentric ferrules. I've come across ferrules that I replaced that were WAY off center)
Questions:
1. Is there another reason why the collars would not be concentric with the shaft?
2. Whenever I come across a cue like this, especially from a custom maker, I become extremely disappointed. Do you feel this is an area that can be used to judge the quality of a cuemaker?
3. Do you thread the collars and accept the perceived non-concentricity, or do you not thread them for a symmetric appearance?
4. It would also be possible to thread the collar, except for a lip that would be unthreaded, and would be visible on the end of the shaft. This would give the appearance of concentricity, and a threaded collar. What is your opinions on this?
