Cuedog said:
Hello Greg,
I have read many of your posts and have found them helpful. I am curious though, why there is a need to use the process you described above if the glue is what you have found to be the best or at least adequate.
Were you experiencing an unusual amount of pop-offs?
Please do not take this any other way than it was meant. I am simply curious as to why you felt the need to change to the more time consuming system.
(Note:
I realize it doesn't take much more time,
but more time non-the-less.) Thanks for your time.
Gene
Hey Gene, no offense taken, how would we learn new things If we did not ask questions & experiement.
I've used the loctite gel before, and aggree with what Joey said. I use to use the duro gel simply because It seemed to be best suited for the application at the time, and held up better, so the method I use with the loctite is just alittle extra insurance, from past experiences. Since then I have changed, no pop offs at all, but then again the only ones I had pop off with the duro were house cues, and that's just the nature of those anyway, as people are really hard on them, they will play with them without tips even
, I have to fix the ferrules on just about every house cue I retip, because people continued to use them, even though there was probably 100 other cues on the walls they could use. Anyway, I had no issues with the duro, but getting harder to find here locally, and after reading previous statements of them changing where it's manufactured & quality issues, I saw the change on the tubes I was getting also, I then went to this method, so that the brand of glue I use is not as much of an issue.
As Joey mentioned they sand & level out alot nicer, so less rocking can take place, as well as creates a better glueing surface IMO. Also, When I drop the glue on the back side I can also watch the tip's fibres slightly soaking the glue in, so I know there is a good bond between It and the tip it'self. The trick is to use thin glue for that part, as It penatrates the fibres easier then a gel would.
Why I go through all that, and not just buy the 454? Who knows, guess It just works for me. We all have our own little clicks, and I do many things that other guys may think is a waste of time, visa-versa, but They usually give us our own piece of mind, so I guess that's the best answer I can give. The fact is sometimes even a properly prepared tip can ocasionally pop off under certain conditions, so this is just more POM for me. A customer having a tip pop off they're personal cue is an inconvience for them, as well as extra work for the repair guy that he does not get paid for anyway, so why not nip It it in the rear from the begining, and save us both the extra trouble. I'll do 5-6 tips like that ahead of time, and as I am retipping I'll just pick one up to use. Does'nt seem like as much extra work or wasted time that way.
To be honest I have heard the 454 is really good for a long time now, so have wanted to try It, but everytime I place an order for more materials I forget to add a tube of It to try out.
I am though also happy with the method I'm using now. Kind of long response here, but Hope I answered all your questions correctly somewhere in there
. I guess It just boils down to piece of mind for me as I mentioned.
Greg
