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I used both with mixed results, especially damaged ferrules. Do you have a repairman near by? They should be inexpensive enough that you not have to deal with the headaches.
 
Not near enough
And not cheap at all really ,the repair man's cost that is

I have located the 2 tools for a decent price from a member here

I've got 2 shafts ATM with no tips and a bag of assorted trash tips to learn with before buying a good one
 
I used to have the mushroom grazer a long time ago and I wouldn't recommend it. Eventually I guarantee you will cut into your ferrule
 
whammo57 said:
the porper cu trite tool sucks........

Kim
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Kind of my experience too. I didn't even bother to put it in the drawer of misfit tools. That one just went into the trash.

I use a ridiculously sharp violin knife to trim the sides. Basically, I do it a lot like they show in the Kamui tip replacement videos. I'm sure that'll change when my lathe shows up, but it's hard to beat a really sharp knife and a steady hand.
 
beneath_the_sur said:
does anyone have these tools and no longer using them?


https://www.seyberts.com/tip-tools/porper-cut-rite/

https://www.seyberts.com/tip-tools/porper-mushroom-grazer/
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I had the cut-rite and threw it away after the first use because it marked my ferrule and I know continued use would damage it.

OTOH, I just got the Porper tip burnisher and I have to say that I like it a lot better than the burnisher that comes with the 6 in-on tool I had been using. I don't know if the plastic is more giving than the metal one or the interior angle is just a better match with my tip, but it does a better job burnishing the whole edge of the tip, not just the leading edges.

If I go to Bordeaux as planned for the 3C Worlds, I plan to buy a few of those Caudron burnishers - the ones he uses during matches that look like a 3 inch white plastic tube. For myself and as cheap gifts for my billiards buddies.

I'm surprised that you don't have a good cue guy right at hand there, with Houston being such a hotbed of 3C activity.
 
I'm just a lazy cheap ass,dont like driving around much in town, and manufacturing is and has been slooowwww for a long time now
Seriously I know a good Tip Guy,
Im taking baby steps into cue building and need to learn this part as well
 
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beneath_the_sur said:
I'm just a lazy cheap ass,dont like driving around much in town, and manufacturing is and has been slooowwww for a long time now
Seriously I know a good Tip Guy,
Im taking baby steps into cue building and need to learn this part as well
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OK, good luck to you.

Although, to be honest, it sounds like you are a guy who likes to do things right and I'm not sure that using those kinds of tools will build any skill that turns out to be useful when you get to the serious part of cue work.

I would LOVE to do all of my own shaft/tip maintenance but I just cannot justify the cost (and learning curve) of going the lathe route. And since I play for free, virtually, it is no big deal to spend $10 getting a shaft cleaned and reconditioned by my cue guy once or twice a year. But I see stuff like this and I get a yen to jump in. Years ago one of the costliest TV shows I ever watched was the New Yankee Workshop, because it sparked several years of woodworking with the requisite investments in equipment. LOL
 
ratcues said:
Neither of those products are meant to trim down new, over sized tips. Both are meant to cut of the mushroom.
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well in the video he has showing how to use them
yes one is for trimming the mushroom, and oversized new tip
and the other is for finishing it close to the ferrule

thats what i took from the video anyways
 
KissedOut said:
OK, good luck to you.

Although, to be honest, it sounds like you are a guy who likes to do things right and I'm not sure that using those kinds of tools will build any skill that turns out to be useful when you get to the serious part of cue work.

I would LOVE to do all of my own shaft/tip maintenance but I just cannot justify the cost (and learning curve) of going the lathe route. And since I play for free, virtually, it is no big deal to spend $10 getting a shaft cleaned and reconditioned by my cue guy once or twice a year. But I see stuff like this and I get a yen to jump in. Years ago one of the costliest TV shows I ever watched was the New Yankee Workshop, because it sparked several years of woodworking with the requisite investments in equipment. LOL
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i just want to be able to get experience with tip replacing while waiting to be able to afford my cue lathe,
thats the only reason im looking for these trimmers, might end up a big waste of time and some money, but thats what happens when your learning something thats new to you, your gonna screw some stuff up
 
beneath_the_sur said:
i have a drill and bearing setup that i could try with this
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OK... well. I use a piece of half inch pipe on a holder to keep my blade steady, but I don't see any reason you couldn't do it free hand. The beauty of the blade is as long as you keep it flat, it is literally impossible to hurt anything. It's also safer and easier to control than a razor blade... I cut the tip pretty close to the ferrule and then take one pass with the planer blade. There is no better way to trim a tip flush......period...
 
pescadoman said:
OK... well. I use a piece of half inch pipe on a holder to keep my blade steady, but I don't see any reason you couldn't do it free hand. The beauty of the blade is as long as you keep it flat, it is literally impossible to hurt anything. It's also safer and easier to control than a razor blade... I cut the tip pretty close to the ferrule and then take one pass with the planer blade. There is no better way to trim a tip flush......period...
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My only addition to this is, put a plastic tube over the remaining exposed blade that your hand is holding, or make a handle for it, because if for some reason that blade catches slightly, and kicks back, it will slice the fingers holding the rest of the blade.
I know this from it happening to me. It was a full week before I had feeling in my index finger, and I feel I was lucky as it could have been worse.
Dave
 
pescadoman said:
OK... well. I use a piece of half inch pipe on a holder to keep my blade steady, but I don't see any reason you couldn't do it free hand. The beauty of the blade is as long as you keep it flat, it is literally impossible to hurt anything. It's also safer and easier to control than a razor blade... I cut the tip pretty close to the ferrule and then take one pass with the planer blade. There is no better way to trim a tip flush......period...
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Yes that looks nice and thick, and best of all rigid compared a razor blade
 
Dave38 said:
My only addition to this is, put a plastic tube over the remaining exposed blade that your hand is holding, or make a handle for it, because if for some reason that blade catches slightly, and kicks back, it will slice the fingers holding the rest of the blade.
I know this from it happening to me. It was a full week before I had feeling in my index finger, and I feel I was lucky as it could have been worse.
Dave
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OUCH.. were you using a planer blade?? I slow the lathe down to 600 or so when I cut. I'm trying to imagine how I could put a guard on the rest of the blade and still have it work....
 
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