Shaft Pin Hole Redone?

pletho

pletho

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Is it possible to fill a cue shaft, which has become loose from use?

Basically I have a cue with two shafts they screw on loose but tighten tight, there is lots of play as they are being screwed on. It's a 3/8 10 pin I believe?

I thought I had seen someone do this before by filling the whole with something, then re-drilling it?

Is this possible, or is there another way to get these tighter while being screwed on the cue?
 
Is this wood threads or inserted? If it is wood threads it can be tightened back up without plugging usually.

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opiesbro said:
Is this wood threads or inserted? If it is wood threads it can be tightened back up without plugging usually.

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I believe the threads are wood threads, from the actual shaft, no insertion of any kind......

To tighten, do they just put wood shavings in the threads?
 
The way to fix the lose fit is to take the shaft to a competent cue repair man and they will bore out the back of the shaft, plug it with a dowel and start over, drill, bore, tap new threads. The shaft will fit as good as new or better.
 
thread rebuild

clean with alcohol,run some thin super glue in hole ,pour out excess,and let dry and rethread.this will also harden the threads.do twice if once is'nt tight enough.
 
Agree with treed........just gotta make sure the think Ca dries fully.......g10 can sometimes be a bit abrasive this is why you may find what has happened to you
 
Don't make a makeshift repair......

Russell Cues said:
The way to fix the lose fit is to take the shaft to a competent cue repair man and they will bore out the back of the shaft, plug it with a dowel and start over, drill, bore, tap new threads. The shaft will fit as good as new or better.
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"If you can't afford to do it right once you certainly can't afford to do it wrong twice"

If you already had a sound thread, toughening it with cyano for wear resistance would work well, but from where you are now what Tony recommends is the only "right" way to do this job. Do it right once and be done with it.

Robin Snyder
 
Russell Cues said:
The way to fix the lose fit is to take the shaft to a competent cue repair man and they will bore out the back of the shaft, plug it with a dowel and start over, drill, bore, tap new threads. The shaft will fit as good as new or better.
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This is the way to go^^^^

CA will just give you hard loose threads and cause headaches for your repairman later on.

Don't cheap out on your cue get it done the right way.


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Of course the correct way to repair is to plug and re-tap but you need the proper equipment to accomplish this.

What I've done a number of times is to pour in some liquid auto wax, let it soak for 30 to 60 seconds and then sling the remainder of the wax out of the bore. Don't leave the liquid in longer than a minute however as the shaft will absorb to much of the wax, swell and possibly split the shaft.

With this technique, no tap is needed.

Dick
 
If I may ask a question when you pour the wax in do you fill the shaft opening to the top or just put like a teaspoon in? Again don't want to have too much absorbed, that's why I ask. Also would it be better to blow out the remaining wax with air to make sure you get it all out?
 
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jkan101 said:
If I may ask a question when you pour the wax in do you fill the shaft opening to the top or just put like a teaspoon in? Again don't want to have too much absorbed, that's why I ask. Also would it be better to blow out the remaining wax with air to make sure you get it all out?
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I have always filled completely, pored out all of the excess, went outside and holding by the tip I slung as much as I could. It's been sometime so I don't really remember but since I've always had an air compressor it would surprise me if I didn't utilize it.

Dick
 
pletho said:
Is it possible to fill a cue shaft, which has become loose from use?

Basically I have a cue with two shafts they screw on loose but tighten tight, there is lots of play as they are being screwed on. It's a 3/8 10 pin I believe?

I thought I had seen someone do this before by filling the whole with something, then re-drilling it?

Is this possible, or is there another way to get these tighter while being screwed on the cue?
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If it is a pin to threaded shaft connection you may want to try swelling the wood slightly. The tolerances are incredibly small so it does not take much. With use, your threads get smooth and may loosen from the vibration of the hit if the shaft is not really seated well to the butt.

Try taking a q-tip, wet it with water and swab the inside threads of your shaft and let it sit for a few minutes. It will raise the grain a touch and swell the wood. You would be surprised how much difference it makes.

There is a big difference between the pin going in loosely and it being completely stripped out. If it is stripped out you need to bore out the shaft, plug it with a hard maple and re tap for your pin thread

Good luck.
 
Water will in fact swell the wood....temporarily.
However, it adds nothing to the cellular structure and evaporates,
thus leaving the wood to contract to it's previous loose condition.
As suggested, you could plug the hole with Maple and have new, fresh threads.
But wasn't it Maple that got loose on you originally?
Plug it with phenolic and you won't have this issue again.....ever.

KJ
 
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