Stupid requests from customers to cuemakers

[nineballsafety8]

Mr. Barringer started the stupid email thread, just curious if there are any other stories that cuemakers have, just in general about people asking for ridiculous things from a cuemaker.

There has not been an "entertainment value" thread in the cuemaker section in a little while, and I cannot get enough of the stories that you guys have to share.

 

[jazznpool]

I'm sure cuemakers will show themselves in a very positive light in order to entertain you. I have my popcorn ready.:grin-square:

 

[JoeyInCali]

" Can you use this leather piece for my wrap"?
The leather piece is 3MM thick.

 

[Russell Cues]

I have enough Dumas questions to deal with, I certainly do not want to talk about them a second time. It will keep me from tearing another heavy bag. :slap:

 

[JoeyInCali]

I have enough Dumas questions to deal with, I certainly do not want to talk about them a second time. It will keep me from tearing another heavy bag. :slap:

I want a 15 oz cue.
11MM tip.

 

[desi2960]

I got to ask

What is stupid about a guy wanting a 15 oz cue.

I have an az member that has bought a 16 , 15 , and 14 oz cue from me. It would not be my choice of weights but that is what he wanted and very easy to build.

 

[scdiveteam]

Here is a blank check. Build me a cue of your dreams! LOL

 

[cueman]

I have built a 14 ounce cue for snooker before.

 

[Renegade_56]

I actually put a snakeskin wrap on a sneaky pete last year,,,,,,,,,,never again.

 

[pescadoman]

I actually put a snakeskin wrap on a sneaky pete last year,,,,,,,,,,never again.

I have a local guy here who wants me to do the same....I declined

 

[victorl]

That's just gross!

I had a friend take the clean, original(!!) green-speckled cortland linen wrap off his old Gina Titlist conversion and replace it with a gaudy lizard leather wrap.

We're not friends anymore.

 

[cueman]

I actually put a snakeskin wrap on a sneaky pete last year,,,,,,,,,,never again.

I would do that if asked to. But I would not like to do something else I saw. Someone put Gator wrap on a Franklin era South West.

 

[galipeau]

that's just gross!

I had a friend take the clean, original(!!) green-speckled cortland linen wrap off his old gina titlist conversion and replace it with a gaudy lizard leather wrap.

We're not friends anymore.

noooooo!!!!

 

[Russell Cues]

I would do that if asked to. But I would not like to do something else I saw. Someone put Gator wrap on a Franklin era South West.

A gator wrap on a Franklin era cue, I think I just got nauseous.

 

[jasonlaus]

Most rediculous - deliver a cue on time - the nerve of these people.

 

[Sheldon]

Zero class is shown by ridiculing your own customers. Sharing private emails is even worse.

 

[MVPCues]

Zero class is shown by ridiculing your own customers. Sharing private emails is even worse.

+1

I have been blessed with the best customers. They are the ones who have to put up with me. :sorry:

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

Unfortunately, I took on a small, job for a guy that worked in a bar that we played in.
He was a nice kid, but didn't make much money so I was going to do it for free. Stupid me. Screw in ferrule etc. The more that you touched this thing, it was a thing and not a cue, the more that fell off of it.

He liked the cheap Chinese Molson Canadian cues. The nylon wrap was becoming unraveled, but I figured that I could work it good enuff to fix it up.

I carry a few spools of nylon for the guys who are cheap, but didn't want to do a wrap unless I had to. The way I saw it, if I attempted to spin this on my lathe, parts might start flying off into outer space.

I told him the next time I was playing pool and he asked me if I could put a leather wrap on it. I had to say sorry Buddy. My Free has a few limitations and leather wraps are not included.

Not much of a stupid request from someone that doesn't know much re cues. The cue valued at approx $2.50, I couldn't justify even the cheapest wrap that I have.

Now, if he had given me an old leather coat or something with a thickness that I could have worked with, I may have been tempted to mess about.

Anyway, he has graduated to League, someone gave him a half decent cue, but he still has that one. I never want to see it again, or any other Beer promo cue for that matter.