undercutting metal rings

Craig Fales said:
well considering that the butt of a cue is sealed end to end I don't worry about it after it's done...
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There is no such thing as a sealed cue. Everything breaths, even a wax coating, over time, will allow the transfer of humidity. The reason for a good finish is to slow down the transfer. In that way, a short time in a different setting, will not adversely affect the product.

Dick
 
BHQ said:
anybody got a fantastic solution to metal rings, other than NOT USE THEM???
damn, i just cut one down and that 15 thou ring spread like butter to about 75 thou
used brand new cutting tool
of course , it's in the middle of the damn cue :rolleyes:
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i use .050 nickel rings in all my cues. i use a file and get all the splatter off. also sand them with 220 os make them smooth cur they oversized a bit to make up for the sanding.

i dont use a router on my shafts
 
Any one have a problem with a ring spinning while turning with a tool. I sand all my rings with 80 grit to give the epoxy something to bite into but I just had one let go.. I cut no more than 0.003 " at a time. Pisses me off having to do something twice. I think the ring heated up and ther epoxy melted.
 
RocketQ said:
Any one have a problem with a ring spinning while turning with a tool. I sand all my rings with 80 grit to give the epoxy something to bite into but I just had one let go.. I cut no more than 0.003 " at a time. Pisses me off having to do something twice. I think the ring heated up and ther epoxy melted.
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i had the same prob. i found i was cutting too soon. now i just let them sit overnight. never had that problem again
 
dave sutton said:
i had the same prob. i found i was cutting too soon. now i just let them sit overnight. never had that problem again
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Always a good idea to let it set overnight at the least after a glue up....
 
BHQ said:
anybody got a fantastic solution to metal rings, other than NOT USE THEM???
damn, i just cut one down and that 15 thou ring spread like butter to about 75 thou
used brand new cutting tool
of course , it's in the middle of the damn cue :rolleyes:
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I have the best results by using the router down to about 10 thou over, then undercut the metal rings (using a 60* V cutter in the tool post) about 15 thou and finally sand 10 thou, leaving the metal slightly below the surrounding phenolic.

just more hot air!
Sherm
 
KJ Cues said:
Temperature change can be a handle's (butt's) worst enemy (expansion/contraction), but moisture will take it's toll as well. Hanging a cue in a controlled environment is fine while it's in there but once it gets out in the real world is where things start to happen. Unless it's new home has similar conditions to the controlled environment, it's going to start to move. My shop is located near a relatively large lake and when I learn that one of my cues is going to be sent to the southwest, I literally cringe. Then I start praying.
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Yep,
Arizona and New Mexico will dry up any wood. Look at all the mummies the Park Service used to display 50 years ago of the Anasasi ("ancient ones") who lived in the Southwest. Then after you build a cue in Phoenix you see the cue on the dash of a car in the pool room parking lot ---- only 110 outside but on that dash its quite a bit warmer --- you cringe and pray.:)
 
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