Tiger tips: Everest, Sniper, Dynomite, etc

I just had one installed on my OB-1 and so far I'm liking it.

I did some research before going with it and made this little "document" that I gave to the local tip guy and asked him to read it before doing the install.

It is just a collection of posts from this site and a reply from OB-1 about tip installs on their cues.

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Sniper Installation

- Sniper tips have a black back on them.

- Lightly sand the black side then glue.

- It also helps to moisten the side before trimming.

- Wet them and use a single edged razor blade for trimming.

- Finally, burnish the sides.

The trick with the Sniper is in the install. Don't even try using a tool cutter on a lathe, no matter how sharp. First wet the sides of the tip then trim with a razor blade holding the blade almost flat against the ferrule and trimming toward the top of the tip while spinning on a lathe. I put on a lot of Snipers for the pros and have no problems using this method. If you can see the tip lift as you push from side to side...start over...its ruined. Tony from Tiger said you should not see any movement whatsoever with the Sniper.

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Email reply from OB-1

Chris,
Treat the carbon fiber disc just like you would the end of the ferrule.

Trim the old tip off.
Clean & scuff the pad.
Glue your new tip in place.

Any quality glue used by you or your cue smith should be just fine.

Please contact me if you have any other questions or concerns.

Jon Allenjallen@obcues.com
1-877-399-9901
 
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I have tried all of the tiger tips, and I have to say that my favorite is the plain tiger medium tip. It felt better to me than even the more expensive everest and sniper tips. Though since I started using the OB1 shaft, I am prefering moori mediums. Just one more opinion.
 
so what is the secret way to install a sniper?

First post. Hey everybody. Been lurking for a year. Enjoy most of what I hear and have learned a lot listening to you guys.
I had Larry Nevil (?sp) put a sniper on my Schon at the Great Southern Tournment in Chattanooga a few weeks ago. The factory Schon was hard and miscued a lot. I love the Sniper so far. Larry told me you had to wet them when turning then down. Is this ture and are there other things that must be done too? So far mine is working well. I like it better than Morri M.
 
eastcoast_chris said:
I did some research...

- Sniper tips have a Fiber back on them.
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You better research a little better.:D
Snipers have no fiber pad on the back. The black you see is simply a coating showing which is the glue side. I do find the black coating helps to keep the glue from soaking into the leather more than needed.;)
The rest of your install notes are correct though.:)
 
Varney Cues said:
You better research a little better.:D
Snipers have no fiber pad on the back. The black you see is simply a coating showing which is the glue side. I do find the black coating helps to keep the glue from soaking into the leather more than needed.;)
The rest of your install notes are correct though.:)
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Fixed in my earlier post.... I actually knew that and forgot to remove it from the notes I had.... someone on here said they did, but then a bunch of people said it was just black coloring to indicate the back side.

Chris
 
Sniper is my tip of choice, keeps it shape and lasts forever. Infact I probably only have to change my tip once or maybe twice a year tops.
Kelly
 
Tried the Everset and started to mis cue, coming off of a Talisman WB hard, which I will never leave again!!!!!!!!!!!! I will go to WB medium but even with the hard I almost never mis cued.
 
Varney Cues said:
You better research a little better.:D
Snipers have no fiber pad on the back. The black you see is simply a coating showing which is the glue side. I do find the black coating helps to keep the glue from soaking into the leather more than needed.;)
The rest of your install notes are correct though.:)
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Should you sand all of the black off of the glue side, or leave some?
 
i tend to sand off all the black when i install them. it should be fine to leave some though, doesn't matter either way. i take it all off, because if you leave it there, you get a little black line where the tip meets the ferrule.

btw, my 2 cents, snipers are the best tip i've come across so far
 
Re: the DELAM problem some have encountered. I'm wondering if its a user problem rather than an install or bad tip problem.

I suggest this because I have seen many tips (all different kinds) DELAM from excess use of Tip-Piks and or other tip tools.

Don't quote me on this but I think that more times than not the above is true when it comes to most tips delaminating.

I only mention this because I too have made that mistake.

Mj
 
For me I would have to say the sniper is by fare the best Laminated tip out there JMO.
 
MikeJanis said:
Re: the DELAM problem some have encountered. I'm wondering if its a user problem rather than an install or bad tip problem.

I suggest this because I have seen many tips (all different kinds) DELAM from excess use of Tip-Piks and or other tip tools.

Don't quote me on this but I think that more times than not the above is true when it comes to most tips delaminating.

I only mention this because I too have made that mistake.

Mj
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Good point.

Tiger Products wholeheartedly advises that you never use a TipPik, Porcupine or any other sticking type device on laminated cue tips. Though they may be fine products to use on single layer tips, the picking and rotating method/action that most people use with these sticking type devices, will tear the lamination and render your cue tip permanently damaged! :( :eek:

Once shaped, the only maintenance tool you will ever need is a small square of sandpaper--I personally use 80 grit. In a case where your cue tip glazes over; thereby no longer holding chalk, using a light brushing stroke and going from the center out, brush your cue tip with the sandpaper to raise the leather fibers back up so it will again hold chalk.

If you follow my advice, your laminated cue tips will enjoy a very long and reliable life. :)
 
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