Taper roll in shafts

[warfdiesel]

I have a couple shafts that have a pretty noticable taper roll. They dont seem to affect play but they still bug me. If I had a cuemaker cut the shafts down just a little woulld it help with the taper rolls. The shafts are both over 13mm and Im okay with a 12.8 or 12.9mm shaft. Thanks for the advicein advance.

 

[whammo57]

I have a couple shafts that have a pretty noticable taper roll. They dont seem to affect play but they still bug me. If I had a cuemaker cut the shafts down just a little woulld it help with the taper rolls. The shafts are both over 13mm and Im okay with a 12.8 or 12.9mm shaft. Thanks for the advicein advance.

Cutting them down will most likely make the roll worse.... BTW they are warped.

kim

 

[warfdiesel]

Glad I could make you chuckle. I didn't know if it could help or not. Thanks for letting me know.

This is funny on so many levels. You have a noticeable 'taper roll' and you want to cut it out.

Certainly it is possible to cut out a warp, it would be very, very difficult.

Second, you expect to take out noticeable warp by removing up to 0.2mm from the shaft? I'll tell you what 0.2mm is: Take some decent quality paper (better than notebook/typing paper, something with a watermark and cotton bound) and wrap that piece of paper around your shaft once--that is very close to 0.2mm added to the diameter of your cue.

dld

 

[cueman]

If your shaft is very stiff tapered then taking it down a little to a pro taper may do the job.

 

[PanicKJ]

I have two brand new cues, from two different cue makers, and both shafts are warped, or have a taper roll, the tip stays straight but under the shaft you can see the warp.

This doesn't make sense. I actually wanted to try something different as my shafts from my previous brand would always end up,warped. Now buying two new ones form different company's and they are warped right out the gate.


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[whammo57]

I have two brand new cues, from two different cue makers, and both shafts are warped, or have a taper roll, the tip stays straight but under the shaft you can see the warp.

This doesn't make sense. I actually wanted to try something different as my shafts from my previous brand would always end up,warped. Now buying two new ones form different company's and they are warped right out the gate.


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Where are you??? Do you live in a high humidity area??

Kim

 

[galipeau]

you could try out that jacoby shaft adjuster technique. if you want to risk it, I'd say go ahead. there are a number of ways people have tried to straighten shafts without cutting into them. steam, bending, flattening the high side of the shaft with a tool, etc. I cant personally speak for any of these, but it might be worth a shot. if the wood wants to move, it will. best of luck!

 

[danieldakota53]

easy way to tell. lay your cue with the shaft connected on a counter in your kitchen. under the joint, put a piece of dark paper of some kind under it where the joint meets(shaft to butt) make sure there is a light source behind the shaft,doesn't have to be right up on the cue. bend down, and see if there is light under the joint as you roll the cue with your hand? If there is, it is cause many cue maker's do not turn the last few inches of the shaft to match the 29 inches of taper their butts have. they taper the butts, then straight cut the shafts separately which leaves a miss match jointing area if you will. second way is go to your local pool room, put your cue together, lay the butt of the cue on the table, letting it rest on the rail with your shaft of the cue hanging off the table, about 1/2 inch above where your cue goes together. then watch your ferrule, if your tip and ferrule wobbles, cue is not straight. hope this is helpful.