tapering question

[IA8baller]

I have just recieved my first cue lathe. It's set up for cue repair, not cue building and was wondering what would be the proper approach to be able to cut into the butts of cues for the purpose of putting on leather wraps. I know there are taper shaper machines, etc out there but those are out of my price range for the time being. Is there a cost effective way to use my lathe with some sort of off-set attachment to achieve the proper taper angle to be able to cut in the butt for the purpose of putting on a leather wrap? I hope this makes sense to someone other than myself. LOL.

 

[rhncue]

I have just recieved my first cue lathe. It's set up for cue repair, not cue building and was wondering what would be the proper approach to be able to cut into the butts of cues for the purpose of putting on leather wraps. I know there are taper shaper machines, etc out there but those are out of my price range for the time being. Is there a cost effective way to use my lathe with some sort of off-set attachment to achieve the proper taper angle to be able to cut in the butt for the purpose of putting on a leather wrap? I hope this makes sense to someone other than myself. LOL.

Not knowing what type of repair lathe you have acquired it would be hard giving recommendations as some have more capabilities than others. Can a router be mounted? can the tail stock be off-set sufficiently? How large the Morse taper (if it even has one) is in the tail stock? These are some questions that really need to be known in advance of recommendations.

Dick

 

[cueman]

If the machine has enough carriage travel then you can off-set the tailstock and cut the groove. If it does not have enough carriage cutting travel then it might be a file and sanding proceedure. That method is risky and might be something you want to pass up.

 

[IA8baller]

Thanks for the replies guys. I did a little research and talked to the maker of the lathe and found out what I needed to know. Yes my lathe has an adjustable tailstock that's more than sufficient to get what I need to do what I was wanting to do.

I'm a newbie as far as this stuff goes and learning more every day and will have all my DVD's soon that will help in my educational process for cue repair.

If I have more questions I'll be sure to ask here again.

Thanks guys!