Tube style case question.

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Brother Ron

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Is there someone that makes a tube style case like my Joe Porper case which is tapered so that the cue goes in small end first rather than the cue going in either direction?

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Ron
 
Why would you want something like that?
My first case was a Porper and I hated it for that reason.
The butt and shaft stick out and the top cover needs to fit over it.
It’s not comfortable and not that protective.
And it’s much more comfortable to be able to fit the butt down so you can carry the the cues assembled in the case when needed to move between tables like in a tournament
 
skor said:
Why would you want something like that?
My first case was a Porper and I hated it for that reason.
The butt and shaft stick out and the top cover needs to fit over it.
It’s not comfortable and not that protective.
And it’s much more comfortable to be able to fit the butt down so you can carry the the cues assembled in the case when needed to move between tables like in a tournament
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Agreed. These were my thoughts as well.
 
Porper style cases are foam core injected construction. This is why they can readily offer taper fit over cases that are built using individual tubes.
 
ctyhntr said:
Porper style cases are foam core injected construction. This is why they can readily offer taper fit over cases that are built using individual tubes.
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this construction may also leave a seam that may damage the cue. stay a way from the cheap ones although it could happen on a more expansive cases as well.
I still haven't found a better interior than Instroke, I just don't like their cases that much anymore as they do not fit modern day player's needs.
 
TrxR said:
I don't think that at all. Sure they don't move around (which is a good thing) but the aren't that tight. Beside material will slightly stretch over time.
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I have a 3x6 JB; it's too tight, and the configuration is bad. The 4x8 configuration is also bad.
You can't pull out a butt or put it back in without banging other butts/shafts; there's a big risk of chipping the butts.
I actually use it as a 2x4 or 2x5.
Nothing will happen to a cue if it moves a bit in a well-padded tube like the Instroke has.

The material can't stretch; it has nowhere to stretch to. It is confined to the PVC tube that makes the case. It doesn't stretch; it might get compressed, making the padding thinner and less protective...

JB has good ideas, and he offers great service in customising everything except for the interior. I have the original Predator case by Instroke that he designed; that's the best case he ever made... it just needs a 3x5 version and some modern upgrades, and it'll be the best case.
 
skor said:
I have a 3x6 JB; it's too tight, and the configuration is bad. The 4x8 configuration is also bad.
You can't pull out a butt or put it back in without banging other butts/shafts; there's a big risk of chipping the butts.
I actually use it as a 2x4 or 2x5.
Nothing will happen to a cue if it moves a bit in a well-padded tube like the Instroke has.

The material can't stretch; it has nowhere to stretch to. It is confined to the PVC tube that makes the case. It doesn't stretch; it might get compressed, making the padding thinner and less protective...

JB has good ideas, and he offers great service in customising everything except for the interior. I have the original Predator case by Instroke that he designed; that's the best case he ever made... it just needs a 3x5 version and some modern upgrades, and it'll be the best case.
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The JB 2x5/3x4 is his best design in my opinion. The shape combined with the fact that the two main butt sections are at the sides give them more room than his larger cases where all the butts go in the middle.

And while they don't stretch, the foam does compress a little over time. They're designed to be reasonably snug but they can start out more snug than I like for the 3x6/4x8 sizes.

I use a 2x5/3x4 setup (both a King with a JB interior and a JB Rugged) with a break cue and shaft, modern 3 piece jump cue with the butt in the middle section, then my playing cue with 2 shafts. Works great and carries everything I need and isn't tight once broken in a little. I honestly won't use anything else these days, I like the security of the JB interior but only in the 2x5/3x4 configuration because it gives just a tiny bit more room for the butts so it isn't overly tight.

Of all the cases I've ever owned, the Porper style would be the last one I'd want to go back to.
 
I have been using a Joe Porper 2x2 since I first bought my my Meucci in the 90's and have never had any damage to my cues.
 
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TrxR said:
I don't think that at all. Sure they don't move around (which is a good thing) but the aren't that tight. Beside material will slightly stretch over time.
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Well believe that if you want, and many do. Many also accept JB’s explanation of “a particular order you have to insert and remove your butts and shafts”.

At the end of the day, his 4x8 interior fits into an exterior that wouldn’t house a 3x6 tube configuration inside of it. So you’re essentially jamming 4 butts and 8 shafts into a case that’s really not big enough, it’s way too tight.
 
Rempe used a soft case in his prime yrs.
Unzip and it opened up like a sheet on a bed.
He'd then pick which shaft he'd play with, he musta had 10 different shafts.
Janette Lee used to wipe the chalk off and then drop shafts in tip first.
 
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