Strangest joint/connection

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Hello everybody. I have been enjoying your forum for quite a while and as a beginner learning lots of good advice.... and finally joined. To the point:
I found this cue that has the weirdest connection. There is no marks/ markings, totally unknown to me. Would somebody know?
Thank you
Mike
(I uploaded the attatchment, don't know if it will work, it's my first time)
 

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came loose in the wrong place

Looks like the pin belongs in the butt and just came loose in the wrong place, no big deal. Get some two part epoxy or super glue and seat it back in the butt after test fitting to make sure it goes together all of the way.

Maybe post a larger picture first, it looks like the pin came loose, I could be wrong looking at this little image.

Hu
 
hummbug said:
Hello everybody. I have been enjoying your forum for quite a while and as a beginner learning lots of good advice.... and finally joined. To the point:
I found this cue that has the weirdest connection. There is no marks/ markings, totally unknown to me. Would somebody know?
Thank you
Mike
(I uploaded the attatchment, don't know if it will work, it's my first time)
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pic is a little small.
can't say for certain
but, if it's a brass pin it's most likely a brunswick cue
they did that back then
i've got several cues with pin in shaft
DOES IT LOOK LIKE THIS???
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they'll know who did it over at the cue section,,,but the pin in the shaft was done by, amongst others, burt spain. i don't think he did this one, though.
 
Different view. It is about the best I can make it without it getting too blurry
Mike
 

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theres another cue maker that puts the pi in the shaft, i want to say robertson? that cue doesnt look like a custom to me though
 
hummbug said:
Different view. It is about the best I can make it without it getting too blurry
Mike
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Mike...I'd have to agree with others' sentiments, that this is a loose pin, that came out of the butt. Try taking vice-grips (well padded, with towels or something, so you don't crush the cue), and see if the screw comes out of the shaft. If so, you can reglue it in the butt, the way it's supposed to be. If not, then it is the absolute LONGEST screw in the history of cuemaking (to me, the giveaway is the smooth section on the screw, between the two threaded parts). To my knowledge, there's never been a cue constructed, with the pin in the shaft, that was longer than about an inch.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
This is a cheaply made carom cue with the pin in the shaft. You can tell because of the floating white joint collar and conical taper on the shaft, and the fact that the butt is longer than the shaft. Probably made in Mexico or central america.
 
Scott Lee said:
Mike...I'd have to agree with others' sentiments, that this is a loose pin, that came out of the butt. Try taking vice-grips (well padded, with towels or something, so you don't crush the cue), and see if the screw comes out of the shaft. If so, you can reglue it in the butt, the way it's supposed to be. If not, then it is the absolute LONGEST screw in the history of cuemaking (to me, the giveaway is the smooth section on the screw, between the two threaded parts). To my knowledge, there's never been a cue constructed, with the pin in the shaft, that was longer than about an inch.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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you must have fantastic eyesight. geez, i can't tell anything from his pictures . i tried copying & pasting them to enlarge, made it more blurry. is that what you did???
 
After many hours of searching I found two more models in a european website. Might be something more common over there, who knows.......
 

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bigskyjake said:
I'm pretty sure Robinson cues were made with the pin in the shaft:confused:
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Jake
I spent some time in Robinson's shop after buying a couple pieces of old equipment from John. I bought some of John's old equipment (that he had built and outfitted for building cues - I still have them) and he allowed me to spend time in his Scottsdale shop. funny story, he locked a couple of doors to his shop the first time I visited him when I told him I wanted to build cues - now he calls me for help with his electrical problems he has with his house and shop. But you are correct. It is a aluminum bolt in the shaft.
 
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