Tip-Tapper Tool Discussion

JessEm

JessEm

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Tip-tappers...

Anyone use one? What exactly is it supposed to do? Does it work?

Do they work on layered tips?

Just curious. A solid brass tapper came with my cue case but I've never actually used the thing. The points seem somewhat blunt. Not sharp enough to rough-up the tip... I feel that perhaps I've been missing something, however, because the case in which it was included isn't exactly Mickey Mouse 🤷‍♂️
 
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this is from paris cues
Cue Tip Tapper. A metal tool for taping the cue tip. It breaks up hard shiny deposits of. chalk that stops the chalk. adhearingto the tip. Tap the tip around it's dome, the. tapers rough surface will pit and. roughen the tip without changing. the shape or wearing it down.
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www.parriscues.com

Tip Tapper

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www.parriscues.com www.parriscues.com
 
bbb said:
this is from paris cues
Cue Tip Tapper. A metal tool for taping the cue tip. It breaks up hard shiny deposits of. chalk that stops the chalk. adhearingto the tip. Tap the tip around it's dome, the. tapers rough surface will pit and. roughen the tip without changing. the shape or wearing it down.
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Here are the tools I like that do that - they add a little more roughness than a "tapper" (also without removing leather or changing the shape).

(Made from old phonograph needles, which I also like.)

pj
chgo

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bbb said:
this is from paris cues
Cue Tip Tapper. A metal tool for taping the cue tip. It breaks up hard shiny deposits of. chalk that stops the chalk. adhearingto the tip. Tap the tip around it's dome, the. tapers rough surface will pit and. roughen the tip without changing. the shape or wearing it down.
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www.parriscues.com

Tip Tapper

<p>Cue Tip Tapper></p>
www.parriscues.com www.parriscues.com
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Yep, that's mine except brass colored. This makes sense. It also makes some of the contraptions I see people carrying around seem like overkill. Like the 16-in-one 'tip field kits' and such
 
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I think they are too blunt. I like to wipe my tip off...roughen the tip up a little (I use a Kamui sander)...put chalk on tip...tap tip again to get the chalk in...then chalk again. Good to go.

But I really like the round tube with needles inside. It gets the chalk in better.
 
I have a case with a pocket for one of those brass tools, I keep it mostly for aestetics. It'll work to lightly rough of a tip...maybe....but that's about it. I use an Ulti-Mate tip tool for shaping and maintenance and a Kamui Gator Grip for roughing up the tip a bit to hold chalk regularly. My brass one stays in the case.
 
Tappers and scuffers are not exactly the same
sandpaper and some items mentioned are scuffers
the op asked about tappers
personally i use a scuffer when needed way more ofter than a tapper
i use sharkskin abrasive or the item garczar mentioned for scuffing and the last 4ever tip tool has a tapper on one side
 
surffisher2a said:
Be careful using those on layered tips. I have seen them rip apart the layers, esp with softer tips.
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I've used these on my layered tips (Ultraskin hard) for more than 20 years with no issues. No danger if you use it right: tap straight in and pull straight out (no twisting) - each needle makes a tiny hole and pulls the hole's edges up as you pull it out, making the surface nicely textured with no leather loss or delamination.

pj
chgo
 
I have also used a "needle scuffer" on layered tips -- Snipers -- for near 20 years without tearing one up, PJ has it down. And, I would add, as always, "moderation in all things" will usually carry the day.
 
Patrick Johnson said:
I've used these on my layered tips (Ultraskin hard) for more than 20 years with no issues. No danger if you use it right: tap straight in and pull straight out (no twisting) - each needle makes a tiny hole and pulls the hole's edges up as you pull it out, making the surface nicely textured with no leather loss or delamination.

pj
chgo
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Aeration.... creates more area for ''chalk''.
 
Howdy All;

I'm in the Tapper camp. I've that that for me, Being able to use it as a tapper to dent the tip a multitude
of times OR I've found that I can roll it around all over the tipover the tip and it does a fantastic job as well.
Mine came from Seyberts and is more pointy then most of the others. YMMV.

hank
 
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I use these:
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These have enough mass to hammer the tip like those Butera type tappers but you can also use tappers with a rolling motion. I spiral inwards in 30 to 50 increments on my 13mm tips. Tapping or rolling seems to give the most scuff without removing any leather.
 
evergruven said:
question about this..I've wondered if putting holes in a tip weakens the tip/creates places for a lot of chalk to live, and what that means for play ?
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If you do it properly, not much. PJs porcupine thing has to be kept away from the edges or tips can develop cracks. PJ uses a 9mm tip so poking dead center probably covers it.

The tappers make craters by comparison and don't seem to affect the structure of the tip; even rolling them causes no tearing and leaves a dense grid of chalk adhesion. I break and play with the same cue. EMasters LPros, even got a Tiger Everest recently - no damage.
 
I use the same double cut file I use for shaping tips and removing mushrooming, except I don't file with it. Just lay it on the tip, roll it around as you press down. I figure one of the last things I need is another tool to get lost so I'll just reuse one I have in a different way.
 
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