Smoothing a Linen Wrap
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If you do not have a lathe and/or a press, I would recommend to wipe your linen with a slightly damp towel along the grain of the linen as you turn the cue a few times. It is very important that you always turn the cue in the same direction.
Mask tape the ends of the wrap, and then use 1000, 1500 and then 2000 grit to wipe the linen again in the SAME direction as you turn your cue. Try to apply a consistent pressure along the whole wrap as you move along.
Wipe it down a few times with a dry towel in the SAME direction as you turn your cue.
Finally, you can wipe the wrap again with wax paper along the SAME direction again.
That should do it, provided your linen is tight, and you perform the above steps gently.
If you like, you can iron the wrap under low heat along the same direction again, but it it not necessary.
Hope this helps.
Richard
Mask tape the ends of the wrap, and then use 1000, 1500 and then 2000 grit to wipe the linen again in the SAME direction as you turn your cue. Try to apply a consistent pressure along the whole wrap as you move along.
Wipe it down a few times with a dry towel in the SAME direction as you turn your cue.
Finally, you can wipe the wrap again with wax paper along the SAME direction again.
That should do it, provided your linen is tight, and you perform the above steps gently.
If you like, you can iron the wrap under low heat along the same direction again, but it it not necessary.
Hope this helps.
Richard
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I have found two things about an old fuzzy *****ly wrap,# 1 if you chuck it in a lathe or drill, or whatever.... and take a dilluted mixture of elmers glue and water.more glue but thinned out. and coat it by dipping you hand in it and getting the whole thing covered, then wash off you hands and dry them , then get it spinning real good and apply just a bit of hand pressure till its pretty darn dry, then use an iron to finish up. and dont let the iron sit! keep it moving! the wrap will look new,feel new, not be pokey.
But #2 is a re-wrap, realitive to the cost af a good cue...Is damb cheap! and why not just do that if its a player rather than an ornament in you'r collection? you surely change the oil in your car $30-50 every few months? its just good maintenence to put on a fresh string once the old ones worn out.... Just my 2 cents worth.
But #2 is a re-wrap, realitive to the cost af a good cue...Is damb cheap! and why not just do that if its a player rather than an ornament in you'r collection? you surely change the oil in your car $30-50 every few months? its just good maintenence to put on a fresh string once the old ones worn out.... Just my 2 cents worth.
Why not just take it to someone who knows what their doing.
Thats way to easy.
Go to any sewing store and buy a chunk or piece of this incredible stuff:
http://www.bjcraftsupplies.com/generalCrafts/images/beeswax.jpg
Warm it up a bit and rub it all over the wrap, smooth it down, works better than wax paper.
http://www.bjcraftsupplies.com/generalCrafts/images/beeswax.jpg
Warm it up a bit and rub it all over the wrap, smooth it down, works better than wax paper.
A while back I said something about waxing a wrap...and I got ripped a new one!!! So I'm guessing its ok now? LOL!!!
Just went back and looked. It was thread titled "pressing cue wraps" in the ask cuemaker section. Yes sure enough...Blackheart & Wadsworth said DON'T EVER...hmmmmmmmmmmmm...LOL!!!
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Michael Webb said:
Whats your problem? Let me see...I tell a way to do something and people say "don't ever"...now other people are saying do it like I said and I'm not suppose to comment? Why don't you mind your own business...I've said nothing wrong. If you have nothing helpful to say...
Edited to add...funny how Webb deleted his post.
Varney Cues said:
My problem is and I will apologise to the forum first. Yes I deleted the post in hopes you would realize you sir are out of line and have been since you joined this forum. For a repair person slash future cue maker, you put the most negative responses I have ever read. How dare you use Arnot's and Blackhearts name in a negative I told you so post, You knock Predator and anyone else that has a different idea than you. They are proven cue makers and good ones at that. The only thing you ever care about is that you are right. From 10 years in Textiles I will tell you if the hairs on Irish linen are sticking up, there is a problem, Wax Paper is a quick fix, as long as the customer doesn't mind feeling the wax which by the way most people use to much. The only time you wet Linen is if you can press it. It does not repair the problem. I hear very good things about those sneaky Pete's you finish, and I nor would the other cue makers ever attack your work on a forum, Why don't you try being a mature adult, or maybe even a Professional. For those who think I am out of line, I really do apologize but enough is enough.
Enough is enough alright...enough bs!!! Sorry but I call it like I see it. I tell the truth on issues and will not stop or change so as not to upset anyone...you included. I do NOT knock Predator...I've said on this forum that I play with their shaft on my cue. I apologize if its wrong of me to correct what I consider a weak link. I guess its wrong of me to think outside of the box or anything different than the Predator way...funny that their "new" shafts now feature stronger ferrules. I guess how dare I for not wanting to play with their old style plastic ferrules. I'm sure I'll never qualify to be a "certified" Predator repair person such as yourself.
How dare I use Arnots & Blackhearts name?...oh I dare alright! Anyone can go back and read the thread I mentioned...they called me out...saying to "NEVER" use wax on linen...now others say to use waxpaper just as I did...but its ok now? I never said one single negative thing about them. And for the record...I never said anything about wetting a linen wrap. "10 years in textiles" makes you the final authority on hairs sticking up on linen...you are correct that there is a problem...problem is that the linen is NOT sealed...but how dare I have any opinion on linen hairs though as I have no textile experience.
I'm so glad you would "never" attack my work...I guess since I've been so out of line since I joined that I should now go spend more time being a more mature & professional "repair slash future cue maker". I'm actually LMMFAO!!! The readers of this forum deserve the right to know the truth or even see the other side of the fence and I have the right to give my opinion. They can make their own choices from info gathered on this forum. Seems as though YOU are the one doing the "knocking" for having an opinion other than yours.
My work stands for itself...plenty on here have seen it firsthand. I've wasted enough time with you...I now need to go work on some of my "future cue maker" cues! Sorry I haven't been able to help anyone on this forum...being so "out of line" that is...
How dare I use Arnots & Blackhearts name?...oh I dare alright! Anyone can go back and read the thread I mentioned...they called me out...saying to "NEVER" use wax on linen...now others say to use waxpaper just as I did...but its ok now? I never said one single negative thing about them. And for the record...I never said anything about wetting a linen wrap. "10 years in textiles" makes you the final authority on hairs sticking up on linen...you are correct that there is a problem...problem is that the linen is NOT sealed...but how dare I have any opinion on linen hairs though as I have no textile experience.
I'm so glad you would "never" attack my work...I guess since I've been so out of line since I joined that I should now go spend more time being a more mature & professional "repair slash future cue maker". I'm actually LMMFAO!!! The readers of this forum deserve the right to know the truth or even see the other side of the fence and I have the right to give my opinion. They can make their own choices from info gathered on this forum. Seems as though YOU are the one doing the "knocking" for having an opinion other than yours.
My work stands for itself...plenty on here have seen it firsthand. I've wasted enough time with you...I now need to go work on some of my "future cue maker" cues! Sorry I haven't been able to help anyone on this forum...being so "out of line" that is...
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AZE said:
Pretty cheap fix, too, even if it's "only temporary".
By the way, I have a cue whose linen is too polished, it slips too easily when stroking the ball. A friend suggested, and I took his suggestion, to get some SANDPAPER and ROUGH UP the linen so the cue wouldn't slip so easily. I did, and then beeswaxed it. Worked just fine. By golly, those linen fibers just sprouted after sandpapering it with some 100 GRIT paper. Probably too rough, but what the heck, I only paid $20 for the cue, and wasn't going to sink another $30 or more in it for another wrap.
I say do what works best for you. Would I have done that to a super-duper high end custom cue? No, of course not, but then again, a super-duper cue probably would have a linen wrap that actually helped cueing correctly.
Flex