raemondo said:
I really appreciate the reply and the explanation.
So it does seem that she might be right afterall....her equipment may not be the best suited to tipping Moori tips. And okay now I understand that the Williard is considered a hand tipping tool....I didn't know you can use machines to re tip cues these days.
What kind of economical equipment might I be able to purchase if I'd want to tip tips myself? The williard to me is not economical at all. I'm thinking that all I need is a williard dime shaper and ultimate tip tool (which I have), a pocket knife, a tip clamp and good glue. Kindly tell me whether I'm wrong or not. As I can visualize it, the toughest part will be to cut the 14mm tip down to my 13mm diameter, which is what I believe the williard to be able to do.
It may seem that I want a Moori installed, but I really want a Triangle. I have found that this plays better than the Moori Med 2nd gen I tried. The mooris I've tried were just inconsistent in their playability, so I've decided to move on with something harder and firmer.
thanks!
Well nothing beats a lathe setup for cue work in My opinion, but as I mentioned I have hand tipped many years ago. I just used one of those porper big shavers I believe they are called, and a taylor tenon machine for ferrules, but I also had a wood lathe, so that helped out some. I sold that stuff about a year ago, because I no longer needed them and they had just been sitting around collecting dust. I had a clamp, ultimate tip tool, and several other type shavers, so there was quite a collection of things I used all together. some of them will pop the tips off or cause the delamination if not carefull. It's been a while since I've used them, and my memory is not the best, so someone else currently using the stuff may be more qualified then me for advice on hand tipping.
The mooris I'm putting on now are third generation. Alot of people have found one that works well for them, but some others bounce around between hardness levels until they find the one they like. I use the quick/hard myself, and it works well for me, but some people feel they miscue too much with them that hard, and go for the medium or softs. I have a medium on another shaft, but seem to like the hard better, It's been on My shaft for well over a year now, as I don't use anything to rough or shape them, and I believe It was a second generation. I just trim the edges up If they need It, which I usualy only have to do once if at all. I've had pretty decent consistentcy with mine, and can run a few with It, but I have My bad nights just like anyone else, altough when that happens no tip is going to help
the hards are definatly not for everyone though, and even with Me, If i'm having a night where I'm picking up a hesitation in my stroke the tip can be unforgiving.
