Here is my idea to harden up the side of a tip and make it look purdy too.
After installing a tip and sanding it down to ferrule size I apply some thin super glue to the side edge (like it was Porper Tip Touch) and let the lathe slowly rotate it.
I Let it soak in for a second or two then wipe off the excess and continue sanding, shapping, and burnishing the tip as normal.
The super glue dosent go very deep and it sets up to give me a nice hardened and highly polished side to help keep it from mushrooming and leaves a normal soft center for playing.
I've only done two of my cues this way and so far it is working good.
What do you think?
Do you see any drawbacks I am missing?
Should I apply for a patent ... LOL
After installing a tip and sanding it down to ferrule size I apply some thin super glue to the side edge (like it was Porper Tip Touch) and let the lathe slowly rotate it.
I Let it soak in for a second or two then wipe off the excess and continue sanding, shapping, and burnishing the tip as normal.
The super glue dosent go very deep and it sets up to give me a nice hardened and highly polished side to help keep it from mushrooming and leaves a normal soft center for playing.
I've only done two of my cues this way and so far it is working good.
What do you think?
Do you see any drawbacks I am missing?
Should I apply for a patent ... LOL
Last edited: