Very slight warp in Forearm

[Scottster]

Is it possible to fix an extremely slight warp in a forearm? It is so slight that with the shaft tightly screwed together, and placing the butt on the short rail and rolling it across the bed of the table you can barely notice a wobble. Placing the cue completely on the table it rolls with no wobble.
Unscrew the shaft, roll the butt and it is noticeble that the joint has a little wobble in it. Upon further investigation, applying pressure to the wrap, and rolling the cue back and forth on the bed of the table, I noticed there is about a 1/32nd of an inch of daylight at the end of the cue by the joint collar.
I know this sounds pretty anal, but this is a very sentimental cue to me, and was curious. The cue still hits very nice and does not play bad.

 

[guycrunch]

my question is, what is the problem? how does that very slight warp affect the playability of the cue? i don't see how it affects the playability at all. it would definitely affect resale value because everyone wants straight cues. but if had to play a match and you had no idea there was a slight warp in the butt at the joint, would you play badly? if you knew there was a warp would it affect your play? i say no, it would not. just my opinion.

guy

 

[rhncue]

my question is, what is the problem? how does that very slight warp affect the playability of the cue? i don't see how it affects the playability at all. it would definitely affect resale value because everyone wants straight cues. but if had to play a match and you had no idea there was a slight warp in the butt at the joint, would you play badly? if you knew there was a warp would it affect your play? i say no, it would not. just my opinion.

guy

I totally agree.

Dick

 

[Cuedog]

Is it possible to fix an extremely slight warp in a forearm? It is so slight that with the shaft tightly screwed together, and placing the butt on the short rail and rolling it across the bed of the table you can barely notice a wobble. Placing the cue completely on the table it rolls with no wobble.
Unscrew the shaft, roll the butt and it is noticeble that the joint has a little wobble in it. Upon further investigation, applying pressure to the wrap, and rolling the cue back and forth on the bed of the table, I noticed there is about a 1/32nd of an inch of daylight at the end of the cue by the joint collar.
I know this sounds pretty anal, but this is a very sentimental cue to me, and was curious. The cue still hits very nice and does not play bad.

"Anal"...I could not have come up with a more appropriate word.

~Selling the cue? Then I would say to investigate a solution.
~Sentimental value? I say live with it as long as sentimental, doesn't turn into just mental.

The cue is fine. Enjoy the sentimentality and the wins.

Gene

 

[Scottster]

I know this sounds pretty anal, but this is a very sentimental cue to me, and was curious. The cue still hits very nice and does not play bad.

I guess some folks don't understand what SENTIMENTAL means...
I simply wanted to know if this could be fixed or not.

 

[SpiderWeb]

I guess some folks don't understand what SENTIMENTAL means...
I simply wanted to know if this could be fixed or not.

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[butterflycues]

slight warp

my question is, what is the problem? how does that very slight warp affect the playability of the cue? i don't see how it affects the playability at all. it would definitely affect resale value because everyone wants straight cues. but if had to play a match and you had no idea there was a slight warp in the butt at the joint, would you play badly? if you knew there was a warp would it affect your play? i say no, it would not. just my opinion.

guy

I also agree, and if it is a sentimental cue you are not looking to sell it anyway. So keep your cue and enjoy it. It can be fixed, but you could also wind up with a cue with a bigger roll in it than you had before. Butterflycues

 

[Tommy-D]

> You could try rolling the cue on a bar table with fuzzy cloth,and never notice it again. Something else you might want to consider is maybe the cue isn't warped,it might have just been sanded poorly. Or maybe the table you roll it on has slate seam issues. I have seen a home table that had me thinking my Schon was warped,but it has never rolled funny anywhere else,or while spinning in a lathe. To really measure something like that,you'd need to cover a 4000 dollar granite surface plate like they use in machine shops and metrology labs in Simonis,those are WAY flatter than pool table slate,hard enough to stay that way,therefore less likely to have a dip or imperfection in it,causing you to see a warp that maybe isn't there. I looked at an Espiritu a friend was selling,that we both thought was warped,and came to the conclusion that the reason it looked like it had about 1/32 runout at the joint face,was because the butt had a compound taper,and right at the top of the wrap,the taper changed and the front wasn't concentric to the wrap area. You could lay the cue flat on the table and the whole forearm would have air under it,but it you held down the joint collar,the whole back end raised,like it had a fulcrum right at the top of the wrap. That cue was aesthetically as nice a plain 4 point cue as I've ever seen from Russ,and hit GREAT. Tommy D.

 

[Poulos Cues]

Several cuemakers construct their "handles" using a compound taper. McWorter, Ted harris to name two. Who is the maker? If the maker is still with us try calling them to see if they construct theirs this way. You could take a set of dial calipers and measure the cue in different areas to try to deduce this. As you are probably aware, several factors can make a straight cue look as though it has a wobble when rolling it on a pool table. dirty cloth, uneven wrap, etc.