Wanted cue lathe to do shafts tips and ferrules with
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Here's the machine Ted posted- http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=403615
Lathe
Forget the Cue companion , That's a toy not a real lathe, Call Chris hightower @ cueman Billiards and buy the best there is for cues. If you did a poll on AZ I'm sure you would learn that more people have a Hightower lathe then any other, There is a reason why.
Forget the Cue companion , That's a toy not a real lathe, Call Chris hightower @ cueman Billiards and buy the best there is for cues. If you did a poll on AZ I'm sure you would learn that more people have a Hightower lathe then any other, There is a reason why.
You should post some more detail of what you mean by "shaft work".
If tips and ferrules is all you intend to do, the 7 x 10 or 12 mini bench lathe
is hard to beat for the money.
If you want to MAKE shafts, other options are probably more practical.
Dale
if you do a search
You will find this question has been ask 1000 times. Answer you cannot get into the cue business for 12 dollars. A decent lathe is going to cost a couple thousand. Then a few hundred in materials. Don't try to cut corners. Call Hightower tell him what you want. Then save your money until you can buy a quality machine. I did not I bought a piece of crap when I started, don't make the same mistake I did.
BTW just spent 6k on a grizzly lathe and tooling. It's adicitive.
You will find this question has been ask 1000 times. Answer you cannot get into the cue business for 12 dollars. A decent lathe is going to cost a couple thousand. Then a few hundred in materials. Don't try to cut corners. Call Hightower tell him what you want. Then save your money until you can buy a quality machine. I did not I bought a piece of crap when I started, don't make the same mistake I did.
BTW just spent 6k on a grizzly lathe and tooling. It's adicitive.