Moe Szyslak
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These people sound like the morons in Infomercials who can't do anything like a normal human being.
Tip pick vs Scuffer
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These people sound like the morons in Infomercials who can't do anything like a normal human being.
^^^This...
I never use anything other than a pick or ever have. I have also never needed to shape my tips or ever experienced a delamination as well. Coincidence...?..., maybe.
I simply angle the pick to somewhat match the arc of the tip at it edge. Tap it gently but firm, while spinning the cue. I typically don't even bother 'picking' the center of the tip. Takes <30secs to find the pick in my case and complete the job.
I always get a kick out of the extreme attention and lengthy process players who can't string 3 balls together employ on "fixing" their tip.
That's funny... Because I actually do laugh when I see players pull chunks of sandpaper out of their cases....lol
Guns don't kill people
Kidding aside. For me personally, all what I want to do is recondition my tip so it will successfully strip chalk from the cube. I do not want to alter the shape at all. So in this comparison we can either opt to raise ridges by creating gaps in tip fibers with a pick .vs. tearing/removing fibers with sandpaper. The choice is an obvious one for me, given the end goal.
Now can a miss-used pick damage a tip and or ferrule...?..., hell ya. Will it if you're using it with any care what so ever...?..., no.
I'd sooner use a scuffing tool as an embossing tool, before literally sanding my tip.
As a general inquiry... Do the sandpaper proponents not consider a layer being removed by the sanding process a delam of that top layer..? Or is it because they're already shaping their tips that it's inconsequential...? When you think about it. It's far more likely to lose layers with sandpaper.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
I was being a bit silly I suppose. If you use a tool correctly you can use anything. With sandpaper I basically use it to remove chalk that has built up before the play session. I use V10 and I've never got it so scuffed that the tips not green. I just lightly lift the old chalk out and maybe raise the fibers a bit. In reality I'm just clearing built up chalk from the tip.That's funny... Because I actually do laugh when I see players pull chunks of sandpaper out of their cases....lol
Guns don't kill people
Kidding aside. For me personally, all what I want to do is recondition my tip so it will successfully strip chalk from the cube. I do not want to alter the shape at all. So in this comparison we can either opt to raise ridges by creating gaps in tip fibers with a pick .vs. tearing/removing fibers with sandpaper. The choice is an obvious one for me, given the end goal.
Now can a miss-used pick damage a tip and or ferrule...?..., hell ya. Will it if you're using it with any care what so ever...?..., no.
I'd sooner use a scuffing tool as an embossing tool, before literally sanding my tip.
As a general inquiry... Do the sandpaper proponents not consider a layer being removed by the sanding process a delam of that top layer..? Or is it because they're already shaping their tips that it's inconsequential...? When you think about it. It's far more likely to lose layers with sandpaper.
Since I went to milkduds and V10 I've never really saw any wear on my tips. I'm currently using a very hard pressed lepro milkdud. I'm sure there is but it's very minimal and they never glaze over or anything. Honestly other than lifting old chalk from the previous session I don't think it does anything. The V10 doesn't build up like the original kamui does but it kind of coats the tip if that makes sense. It seems to preserve the tip rather than wear it down. I probably change tips more than I should but I get bored and like to experiment. My next tip will probably be a elkmaster dud soaked in amonia. If it sucks, I'll cut it off and put something else on.