Swapping a collar
- Thread starter Wazted
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Wazted said:
Not without ruining the originals as the only way to do that is bore out the shafts...
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There are more then a few people here I know of that might could handle it, and If he was able to sqeeze It in, Mike would be a good choice IMO also. If I'm not mistaken, I think he is even authorized to do work on those 314 shafts.
You definatly want someone that is going to take the time and make sure everything is indicated well before cutting into it, because you can't afford to lose too much material from the ringwork OD. There has to be enough left & it needs to be centered well enough on the new shaft, so that it can easily be matched up using the finish without getting it on too thick in the process. The ringwork would more then likely need to be bored, so yes the old shaft will probably be of no or little use afterwards. it is alittle tricky, as there is not really any room for error. Good Luck with It, Greg
You definatly want someone that is going to take the time and make sure everything is indicated well before cutting into it, because you can't afford to lose too much material from the ringwork OD. There has to be enough left & it needs to be centered well enough on the new shaft, so that it can easily be matched up using the finish without getting it on too thick in the process. The ringwork would more then likely need to be bored, so yes the old shaft will probably be of no or little use afterwards. it is alittle tricky, as there is not really any room for error. Good Luck with It, Greg
Wazted said:
some thoughts
tho it may be possible to move the collar to the 314 and
keep the orig shaft playable, I wouldn't advise doing it.
how about having Mr Farris put a matching collar on the 314
or, could he provide a "blank" collar, or even the ringwork
if none of the above is likely, RHN Cusrom Cues, aka Dick Neighbors
is quite the clever ring builder, doubt there is much he couldn't
duplicate
I know he used to match SWs rings for some cue traders
Dale
I've done ring swaps before but it was from a broken shaft to a new one...LOLz...however if the original is still in one piece I recommend just getting a good ringwork guru to match what you want...
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I also think it would be wise to get a predator shaft blank and have a collar matched. I would think leaving the original shafts alone would be good just incase you ever decide to get rid of the cue or if you just decide you don't like the way the predator hits now or later on.... jmo