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slim123

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How many different thread configurations, on the uniloc joints, are out there ? I've seen 5/16-14 and 5/16-18
 
slim123 said:
How many different thread configurations, on the uniloc joints, are out there ? I've seen 5/16-14 and 5/16-18
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Define uni loc in your opinion please.
I'm not challenging you but when people see uni loc, they think quick release.
 
slim123 said:
You are exactly right, so please what is a uniloc and how many different ones are there
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This gets tricky trying to answer correctly and legally.
Uni loc screws are a trademark name by Uni Loc corp now owned by Predator.
So with that in mind there's this,
The original uni loc quick release,
Then there are these.
Radial screw, picture not shown
The Bullet and the Ghost
All made by Uni loc Corp
My answer's are just my opinion. Doesn't mean DIDDLY in the real world!
 

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Part 2 of my post is,
If you are referring to just the quick release system and how many different versions there are,
My pictures would make you want to cry and say
HOLY SHEEP SHIT!
 
To add to the confusion some of Uni-Loc corp's products are being copied. For the Uni-Loc pin the threads all seem to be the same, but the part that goes into the cue is slightly different than the real pin. For Radial pins, the confusion is complete as you really can tell the Uni-Loc corp Radial pin apart from a no brand Radial pin, they also vary much more than the Uni-Loc copy pins. That's why I only buy real Uni-Loc corp Radial and Uni-Loc pins and I ask that the customer bring me the whole cue if I'm asked to change threads in a shaft.
 
Kim Bye said:
To add to the confusion some of Uni-Loc corp's products are being copied. For the Uni-Loc pin the threads all seem to be the same, but the part that goes into the cue is slightly different than the real pin. For Radial pins, the confusion is complete as you really can tell the Uni-Loc corp Radial pin apart from a no brand Radial pin, they also vary much more than the Uni-Loc copy pins. That's why I only buy real Uni-Loc corp Radial and Uni-Loc pins and I ask that the customer bring me the whole cue if I'm asked to change threads in a shaft.
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Like all your knowledgeable comments I agree, how ever I will add that I just don't like how soft the grade of alloy is that they use for their aluminum screws. It can be bent very easily and has very little memory, they also don't seem to have as good of a surface finish as other aluminum screws either IMO.
 
Kim Bye said:
To add to the confusion some of Uni-Loc corp's products are being copied. For the Uni-Loc pin the threads all seem to be the same, but the part that goes into the cue is slightly different than the real pin. For Radial pins, the confusion is complete as you really can tell the Uni-Loc corp Radial pin apart from a no brand Radial pin, they also vary much more than the Uni-Loc copy pins. That's why I only buy real Uni-Loc corp Radial and Uni-Loc pins and I ask that the customer bring me the whole cue if I'm asked to change threads in a shaft.
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Doesn't really matter where they come from. they vary in size
 
So, not Uniloc but quick release... I have a Champion Gino break cue that I actually like well enough for a cheap cue, but it's too short and too light for my taste. It has a quick release joint (actually two since it come apart to be a jump cue as well as the break). I have an aluminum extension that would add weight and length to fit my needs, but it has a Uniloc joint on it. I can put the shaft on the extension without issue, but when I try to put the extension on the butt, either joint, it screws in until just short of seated, then hangs. I'm assuming the Champion uses a different thread pitch than the Uniloc. The Uniloc seems to be 3/8-10 or 3/8-11. Does anyone know what the Champion is? Since the extension is all aluminum I'm guessing all I need to do is run the right size tap in the 'adjust' the thread pitch by a bit in order to get the combo working.
 
billsey said:
So, not Uniloc but quick release... I have a Champion Gino break cue that I actually like well enough for a cheap cue, but it's too short and too light for my taste. It has a quick release joint (actually two since it come apart to be a jump cue as well as the break). I have an aluminum extension that would add weight and length to fit my needs, but it has a Uniloc joint on it. I can put the shaft on the extension without issue, but when I try to put the extension on the butt, either joint, it screws in until just short of seated, then hangs. I'm assuming the Champion uses a different thread pitch than the Uniloc. The Uniloc seems to be 3/8-10 or 3/8-11. Does anyone know what the Champion is? Since the extension is all aluminum I'm guessing all I need to do is run the right size tap in the 'adjust' the thread pitch by a bit in order to get the combo working.
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The Champion Gino break cue joint screw looks like this one.
There's so many different versions.
 

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And that looks like it's a lot coarser than -10 or -11. I guess I'm going to have to pull the pin and replace with a Uniloc... I'll probably want to do an insert as well.
 
billsey said:
And that looks like it's a lot coarser than -10 or -11. I guess I'm going to have to pull the pin and replace with a Uniloc... I'll probably want to do an insert as well.
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Not a lot to go on.
You didn't post a picture.
You should change it anyway.
Uni loc is available and easilly accessed
And for the record, the screw in my picture is a hair past 5 threads per 1/2".
UH Oh!
 
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