Triangle vs. Layered Tips...
- Thread starter Dakota Cues
- Start date
Thanks to all who commented on this one. I really appreciate the info.
I just put a Triangle on a "House" cue of mine, and thought it was great.
I think one of these is going on the playing cue next!
I just put a Triangle on a "House" cue of mine, and thought it was great.
I think one of these is going on the playing cue next!
To pick, or not to pick... that is the question!
I forgot to ask about maintenance on these tips.
With a layered tip, a tip pick is a BIG no-no.
Is it OK to use a tip pick on a Triangle, or are there better tools to use if I need to scuff the tip up a bit?
I forgot to ask about maintenance on these tips.
With a layered tip, a tip pick is a BIG no-no.
Is it OK to use a tip pick on a Triangle, or are there better tools to use if I need to scuff the tip up a bit?
Its ok to use a tip pick on a triangle tip. If I'm going to install a triangle tip I usually press them in a vise. Just hard enough to press the dome down. I find this to work really well. If wasnt for milk dud tips I would be using a triangle. Im done with layered tips. To damn costly.
triangle for me
changed from lepro to triangle. much better like the sound and hit as well.
have a moori on one cue it seems to be good , but for the money triangle
is hard to beat . i do press in a vice over nite . after vice holds tip in place
press 1/4 of a turn . let set over nite . take care , johnqbs anderson sc
changed from lepro to triangle. much better like the sound and hit as well.
have a moori on one cue it seems to be good , but for the money triangle
is hard to beat . i do press in a vice over nite . after vice holds tip in place
press 1/4 of a turn . let set over nite . take care , johnqbs anderson sc
Could yoh tell me when you press the tip is it dry or ia it soaked in anything 1st?
Had triangles on my sw cue but was never able to find a triangle ehich hit the same. They al felt spongy
I love Triangles, Ive been using them for years. I have used numerous tips. Ive wasted a lot of money on laminated tips to see what the rage is about. Ive installed 20.00 laminated tips just to shoot a set and then take them off. I find that almost all laminated tips glaze over. Laminted tips look great, especially easy to cut and burnish when installing but when it comes to performance and holding chalk the triangle is hands down the best tip for less miscues. If you install a Triangle it needs to be done correctly in order to maintain it hardness. Never use a bit on it. Use a new sharp razor blade and do it fast or you will turn it into a Elk Master. I then hit it will some 400 and wet it then burnish with leather.
I only use triangle tips nowadays. I started out using le pro, then went to hercules, then moori medium. I have played well with all of these tips. After reflecting on this fact, I decided that the triangle was the cheapest, so that's now what I pick each time. And yes, I get months of use from these tips. I change about twice a year only after the tip is whittled down to about one RCH unit thick (if you don't know what that particular unit of measurement is, pm me and I'll tell you...). The only thing that I can't play well with is a naked ferrule...
i don't soak the tip in anything, just dry pressed. i use the picone tip press, which is fantastic. if you press without such a jig, it just end up ruining the tip as it just gets really flat and wide and ruins the fibers. if you get the 15mm ones and press like i described, you'll get the nice triangles that came on your SW.
I recently bought a supply of tips - Triangles were my choice. I actually used to use LePro tips almost exclusively but they've gone way down in quality and consistency.
And I thought everyone knew what an RCH was.
And I thought everyone knew what an RCH was.
Sarcasm????????????? what sarcasm
from what ive seen the only bad thing about triangle tips is when you get a box a select few is worth putting on you look at some of them real close and the have cracks. Some of them shape real good and some arent worth having. I have moori on some of the cues i have and some i have triangle. I personally like triangle for the money. You cant beat it
My Mcdermott came with a Triangle but if it hadn't I would have had one installed.
Regarding RCH......a bit of trivia........did you know that in WW II they used red hairs from certain natural redheaded women to make the very thin crosshairs on the Norden bombsight. True story. :wink:
Regarding RCH......a bit of trivia........did you know that in WW II they used red hairs from certain natural redheaded women to make the very thin crosshairs on the Norden bombsight. True story. :wink:
I just installed a Kamui black hard on my cue. I like it, it hits like a triangle. Next time I'm going to save myself $25 and put a triangle on.
Kamui - $29
Triangle - $4
That's at least 2 hours of table time for the same resuts.
Kamui - $29
Triangle - $4
That's at least 2 hours of table time for the same resuts.
I have used Triangles since I started playing, and really didn't see a need to change to anything else since.
I sort of equate it to solid wood vs. plywood. Plywood is more consistent, and (if made correctly) stronger as well. But a nice piece of solid wood cannot be beat.
All tips are made from natural fibers, so there will always be variance. I think the reason the layers tips are more consistent is due to the glue- that component is easily kept consistent, and the layers are quite thin of actual leather. Quite possibly, the leather component of the tip is impregnated with glue. I mean, you want the glue to penetrate to allow good adhesion between layers, and the layers are so thin... Follow?
Also, keep in mind that tanning procedures have changed. 'Chrome' tanning was done on the old triangles (and helped give them their blue color too). These days, the chrome tanning process is not allowed in the US because of EPA restrictions. I have a custom Schott horse hide jacket that is chrome tanned front quarter horse hide; however that hide is sourced from Italy, where they can still do that process. This jacket will quite possibly stop a bullet (but I'm not trying it!). I have another custom Wested horse hide jacket (made in the UK) that is another tanning process (probably vegetable) and this leather is less durable.
If you happen across some OLD triangle tips, these are the gems. The new ones are fine, and with a pressing, quite reliable IMO.
PS I break and play with the same stick these days, so I show no 'mercy' to my tips. Ivory ferrules and no pad on my cues.
I sort of equate it to solid wood vs. plywood. Plywood is more consistent, and (if made correctly) stronger as well. But a nice piece of solid wood cannot be beat.
All tips are made from natural fibers, so there will always be variance. I think the reason the layers tips are more consistent is due to the glue- that component is easily kept consistent, and the layers are quite thin of actual leather. Quite possibly, the leather component of the tip is impregnated with glue. I mean, you want the glue to penetrate to allow good adhesion between layers, and the layers are so thin... Follow?
Also, keep in mind that tanning procedures have changed. 'Chrome' tanning was done on the old triangles (and helped give them their blue color too). These days, the chrome tanning process is not allowed in the US because of EPA restrictions. I have a custom Schott horse hide jacket that is chrome tanned front quarter horse hide; however that hide is sourced from Italy, where they can still do that process. This jacket will quite possibly stop a bullet (but I'm not trying it!). I have another custom Wested horse hide jacket (made in the UK) that is another tanning process (probably vegetable) and this leather is less durable.
If you happen across some OLD triangle tips, these are the gems. The new ones are fine, and with a pressing, quite reliable IMO.
PS I break and play with the same stick these days, so I show no 'mercy' to my tips. Ivory ferrules and no pad on my cues.
I just press them long enough to flatten out the dome part of the tip without changing the diameter of the tip.
Another Big THANKS to all of you!!!
Thanks so much for the input on these great tips.
I have a new rc3 cue coming that I will be trying out the NEW Kamui Black Super Soft tip with. If for some reason I don't like them, I have a new BOX of 15mm Triangle tips waiting in the wings.
I think regardless of the Kamui's performance, I will be sending the shafts of my "House" cues (McDermott Alpha's) to be retipped with the Triangles.
Thanks so much for the input on these great tips.
I have a new rc3 cue coming that I will be trying out the NEW Kamui Black Super Soft tip with. If for some reason I don't like them, I have a new BOX of 15mm Triangle tips waiting in the wings.
I think regardless of the Kamui's performance, I will be sending the shafts of my "House" cues (McDermott Alpha's) to be retipped with the Triangles.