shaft thread re-tapping?

[CeaseLess]

I have a shaft that I want to try out as my player but my pin is radial and the shaft thread is 3/8x10. I was talking to a guy I know who sells and works on cues and he told me he could re-tap the shaft to a radial thread. What exactly is re-tapping, what is the process? He said he could only re-tap a 3/8x? to another 3/8x? Is this different than changing the thread to say 5/16 thread? Has anyone had this done to a shaft of theirs that can give me some insight, does it change the feel of the shaft, were you pleased and how much did you pay? Thanks in advance. --CeaseLess--

 

[Flakeandrun]

I have a shaft that I want to try out as my player but my pin is radial and the shaft thread is 3/8x10. I was talking to a guy I know who sells and works on cues and he told me he could re-tap the shaft to a radial thread. What exactly is re-tapping, what is the process? He said he could only re-tap a 3/8x? to another 3/8x? Is this different than changing the thread to say 5/16 thread? Has anyone had this done to a shaft of theirs that can give me some insight, does it change the feel of the shaft, were you pleased and how much did you pay? Thanks in advance. --CeaseLess--

I had a shaft re-tapped here to 3/8x10 - cost me about $20 - but I am in China where it is likely substantially cheaper, and the guy works at my local hall. I just gave it to him, let him have at it. Did a perfect job. Maybe this would get most accurate advice in the 'ask a cuemaker' section of the forum?

 

[soyale]

i am similarly curious of the average expected cost to swap a brass insert on a shaft…. specifically from 5/16-18 to 5/16-14p. Thanks yall

 

[CeaseLess]

I had a shaft re-tapped here to 3/8x10 - cost me about $20 - but I am in China where it is likely substantially cheaper, and the guy works at my local hall. I just gave it to him, let him have at it. Did a perfect job. Maybe this would get most accurate advice in the 'ask a cuemaker' section of the forum?

Thank you, I didn't even know there was an ask a cue maker section.

 

[CeaseLess]

i am similarly curious of the average expected cost to swap a brass insert on a shaft…. specifically from 5/16-18 to 5/16-14p. Thanks yall

The going rate for a change of insert at Tiger is 80 bucks.