Sleeved ivory joint

Rodney

Rodney

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For those that use a sleeved ivory joint, what diameter tenon to you use for the phenolic, and ivory.


Thanks,
Rodney
 
.500" and .625" is the way i was told to do them which would make the phenolic .062 on each side.
 
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then the ivory would only be .060" thick on each side.

i am pretty sure thats how we did it,but i will double check.

i re-read the question.the tenon and I.D. of the phenolic would be .500",obviously a few thousandths different for glue.then the I.D of the ivory and the O.D of the phenolic would be .625" also with room for glue and the O.D of the ivory would be whatever your standar joint size is.
 
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My Capone has the phenolic at the standard .625 and the ivory is out side of that. I will take some mesurements after work if you like. Ok I just took the specs and the phenolic is .625 to .750. It is one solid hit as well. I used to use a break cue but for some reason I gave it a wack with the capone and damm let me tell you it breaks the balls better than anything Ive tried. I mean if you cant hit the balls hard with it something is wrong with the cue.
 
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I do mine .625 phenolic & .750 ivory. The intention is for the strength to come from the phenolic while the ivory is more of a veneer to give the look of an ivory joint. Seems to work out well for me.
 
i should have prefaced my comment by saying that also i have only done two cues with ivory joint collars,so i might be crossing my numbers up.i am pretty sure i am right though.

my joint diameter is quite a bit smaller than most,and if the ivory started at .750" that would only be .037" or so thickness on each side.i felt the ivory would have been too thin.i did one on an African Blackwood cue that was .825" at the joint and doing with the ivory at .625" left me .100" ivory on each side and the same size phenolic as the other posting here.
 
qbilder said:
I do mine .625 phenolic & .750 ivory. The intention is for the strength to come from the phenolic while the ivory is more of a veneer to give the look of an ivory joint. Seems to work out well for me.
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That's how I do my thin wall ss joints. I've seen full ivory joints crack and kionnkid also had full ivory crack do to weather and humidity changes. I can't imagine an ivory sleeve less than 1/10 if an inch being structurally sound. I could be wrong I just don't want to even try it
 
I have seen some that I think the phenolic was .750 outside. I'm not sure how I will do it, but it's for my cue, so if it breaks, chalk it up to experience.

Thanks for the replies,
Rodney
 
Rodney said:
I have seen some that I think the phenolic was .750 outside. I'm not sure how I will do it, but it's for my cue, so if it breaks, chalk it up to experience.

Thanks for the replies,
Rodney
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you'll do that often.
 
dave sutton said:
That's how I do my thin wall ss joints. I've seen full ivory joints crack and kionnkid also had full ivory crack do to weather and humidity changes. I can't imagine an ivory sleeve less than 1/10 if an inch being structurally sound. I could be wrong I just don't want to even try it
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It's not. But that's the idea. The phenolic is the structural strength bearing component & the ivory is a virtual sleeved veneer. Looks like ivory, hits & plays & is strong like phenolic. Never had one crack.
 
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