Shaft Dent Repair, and Keep your shaft Smooth as Polished Glass

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azbicyclis85376

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Anyone ever used a Tool called “The Cue Doctor”, that looks like a Glass Ball attached to a Glass Shaft. A glass blowers goof.

Also anyone have any secret to share on keeping Shafts as smooth as glass with out the use of Fine Sandpaper?
 
azbicyclis85376 said:
Anyone ever used a Tool called “The Cue Doctor”, that looks like a Glass Ball attached to a Glass Shaft. A glass blowers goof.

Also anyone have any secret to share on keeping Shafts as smooth as glass with out the use of Fine Sandpaper?
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Get yourself a Q-Wiz... your troubles will be over.... JMHO
 
azbicyclis85376 said:
Anyone ever used a Tool called “The Cue Doctor”, that looks like a Glass Ball attached to a Glass Shaft. A glass blowers goof.

Also anyone have any secret to share on keeping Shafts as smooth as glass with out the use of Fine Sandpaper?
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I can share with you my method for removing dents and dings for what it is worth.
Lay a dampened paper towel over the ding.
Apply heat from an regular iron or a small sealing iron set on high.
A ding is a compressed area of wood.
The object here is to vaporize the water in the paper towel into steam which will penetrate the wood and expand the wood back to normal.
You will want to smooth the raised grain and possably reseal the shaft after doing this.
 
The glass rod works OK, use a bit of saliva or a drop of water and rub the spot. The idea is to generate some heat mixed with a bit of water to raise the grain. You will probably need to lightly sand (600-1000 grit) then burnish after raising the dent out. By the way, a smooth glass bottle works the same as the rod.

Burnishing with a piece of un-dyed leather will get the shaft smooth. Can be done by hand but best done with a lathe, much quicker and easier. Be sure the shaft is clean first, otherwise you'll be burnishing in the dirt.

Troy
azbicyclis85376 said:
Anyone ever used a Tool called ?The Cue Doctor?, that looks like a Glass Ball attached to a Glass Shaft. A glass blowers goof.

Also anyone have any secret to share on keeping Shafts as smooth as glass with out the use of Fine Sandpaper?
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Troy said:
Burnishing with a piece of un-dyed leather will get the shaft smooth. Can be done by hand but best done with a lathe, much quicker and easier. Be sure the shaft is clean first, otherwise you'll be burnishing in the dirt.

Troy
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What is Burnishing. :confused:
 
azbicyclis85376 said:
What is Burnishing. :confused:
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Best explaination is an example:

Use a dry paper towel and wrap it around your shaft.
Rub it up and down very fast with a firm grip.
Rub until you generate some heat.
Look at the shaft and see the polished surface.
You have just burnished it.

:p I know ... I know ... I can see what this sounds like. :rolleyes:
 
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azbicyclis85376 said:
Anyone ever used a Tool called “The Cue Doctor”, that looks like a Glass Ball attached to a Glass Shaft. A glass blowers goof.

Also anyone have any secret to share on keeping Shafts as smooth as glass with out the use of Fine Sandpaper?
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The glass rod does seem to "remove" dents (shot glass is usually more handy). But when the cue is spun in a lathe after being rubbed with the glass, it is found that a long flat spot exists around the original ding. You cant really feel it while stroking, but a large dent has been made out of a small dent, and the shaft is not round in the area of the dent. I agree with Willee's method. Sweating out dings is less destructive to the shaft, but is not an on the spot repair. If you really care about your cue, let a cue repair guy do it.

paul
 
WilleeCue said:
Best explaination is an example:

Use a dry paper towel and wrap it around your shaft.
Rub it up and down very fast with a firm grip.
Rub until you generate some heat.
Look at the shaft and see the polished surface.
You have just burnished it.

:p I know ... I know ... I can see what this sounds like. :rolleyes:
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Thanks for the tip. ;)
 
paul fanelli said:
The glass rod does seem to "remove" dents (shot glass is usually more handy). But when the cue is spun in a lathe after being rubbed with the glass, it is found that a long flat spot exists around the original ding. You cant really feel it while stroking, but a large dent has been made out of a small dent, and the shaft is not round in the area of the dent. I agree with Willee's method. Sweating out dings is less destructive to the shaft, but is not an on the spot repair. If you really care about your cue, let a cue repair guy do it.

paul
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Great post Paul. My thoughts exactly. I just didn't want to knock the product, but I felt the same way about the minor shaft damage caused by the glass. There are also small steam guns that do a great job of removing dents and you don't have the hot iron sitting around. The better ones cost about $35.
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I have used the method where you boil water over the oven to create steam and raise the shaft above it so the steam gets into the dent. Never tried the damp cloth and iron method, but seems valid enough. As for keeping my shaft polished and as smooth as glass, I use either Trewax or Q-Smooth. The Q-Smooth is probably the best product I've ever bought for my shaft.
 
I use a method similar to the damp cloth and iron, but I do it a little differently. Soak a clean rag in water, and lay it flat on your ironing board. Wear some heat-resistant gloves (rubber dish gloves work fine), and place the iron on the rag, going over and over it until the rag gets steaming hot. Pick up the rag wearing the gloves, and you will notice steam coming out of the rag. Wipe down the shaft with the rag, focusing mainly on the part with the ding. Quickly take a dry paper towel, and dry off the shaft. Take some fine grade sand paper, rub down the shaft, and then take a crisp dollar bill and burnish the shaft. Not only will the ding be gone, but your shaft will be cleaner than you've ever seen it. Be sure to place a thick layer of tape around your ferrule and tip, you do not want any of the hot steam to get near them, because it can weaken the glue and cause your ferrule or tip to become loose. Anyone else do this?
 
BiG_JoN said:
I have the best remedy of all... Don't ding your shaft...

Thanks,

Jon :D :p .
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That is good advice in a perfect world, but unfortunately I live in the real world, and let my girlfriend use my Cue. BIG MISTAKE. But she uses it no more without close supervision…. :(
 
azbicyclis85376 said:
That is good advice in a perfect world, but unfortunately I live in the real world, and let my girlfriend use my Cue. BIG MISTAKE. But she uses it no more without close supervision…. :(
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I have some dings to get out this week... I was playing really bad this weekend, and kept throwing my cue (what makes it worse, is that i made the cue...) around and it kept getting banged into the little routed out wooden holder attached to the wall... I should practice what i preach... I know, I know...

Oh , and on the whole letting your GF use your cue… yes it was a bad idea… we got a great deal on a cue because of that one time lol…

Thanks,

Jon
 
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