many years ago before many tipping options i had to be inovative.
I used a screwgun to turn my shaft. that was all i needed to do to be able to do the job. I put a phillips screwdiver in the chuck then a 5 inch piece of heater hose on the handle of the screwdriver. stick the jointend of the shaft in the open end of the heater hose and it was ready to spin.
With no help from anyone i used a rubberband to hold the trigger down in the on position. I did it on a bed so things would stay put and not vibrate and run all over.
Of course it is needed to have some craftmanship skills to go along with these methods. Just like anything really. I could have paid big dollars for a little tool to put one tip on or think of a different way. I chose a different way.
I did not trust anyone else to do my tip work. Seen to many bad jobs done to good equipment, some of it mine.
Later when I needed to do alot of tip work due to having a poolroom I was looking at the options. I got a minilathe for 400 and put it on a long work bench in the utility room. there i would make rigging for entire onne piece house cues and also shaft rigging. All to protect things from whipping and being destroyed.
I am not here to knock anybodies product I do not know much about them because I went in a different direction many years ago. So what I am getting at is the minilathe was not much more of a cost than any of my other options and much more of a tool !
tyvm have a nice day !
