WD-700 Ferrule

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Hi!

I have had a Mezz cue with WD-700 shaft for over a year now. I have been super happy with it but I have some big problems keeping the ferrule clean.

I've noticed the same problem with other people in my pool room with same shaft also.

Last week I got my shaft from a guy who has a cue lathe. He changed the tip and cleaned the cue. I think he burnished the shaft but I did it also again and added some Slipstick conditioner. It felt like new.
I clean my shaft with wet paper everytime i stop playing and sometimes in the middle of long sessions, i also wash my hands and add chalk carefully.

But still the ferrule look allready pretty awful. I hate to see it all blue and with scratches that chalk cause.

Any tips for taking care of the ferrule?
 
Replace it with Tiger's excellent Saber T ferrule. Then it'll stay clean & bright white...any chalk will wipe off easily with your finger.:wink:
 
Pepetus...Toothpaste will clean your ferrule easily. So will automobile polishing compound (Turtle Wax has a good cheap one). A little bit, of either one, on a damp cloth, will clean your ferrule right up!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Pepetus said:
Hi!

I have had a Mezz cue with WD-700 shaft for over a year now. I have been super happy with it but I have some big problems keeping the ferrule clean.

I've noticed the same problem with other people in my pool room with same shaft also.

Last week I got my shaft from a guy who has a cue lathe. He changed the tip and cleaned the cue. I think he burnished the shaft but I did it also again and added some Slipstick conditioner. It felt like new.
I clean my shaft with wet paper everytime i stop playing and sometimes in the middle of long sessions, i also wash my hands and add chalk carefully.

But still the ferrule look allready pretty awful. I hate to see it all blue and with scratches that chalk cause.

Any tips for taking care of the ferrule?
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I know that the WD700 ferrules don't stay clean for long.

This is how you get it to stay clean.

Take it to the cue repair guy get him to clean it and ask him to seal the ferrule with CA. I have done this to my wd700 and HP-2 and have never worried about a dirty ferrule since



Roy
 
troyroy78 said:
I know that the WD700 ferrules don't stay clean for long.

This is how you get it to stay clean.

Take it to the cue repair guy get him to clean it and ask him to seal the ferrule with CA. I have done this to my wd700 and HP-2 and have never worried about a dirty ferrule since



Roy
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That sounds like a good idea
 
troyroy78 said:
I know that the WD700 ferrules don't stay clean for long.

This is how you get it to stay clean.

Take it to the cue repair guy get him to clean it and ask him to seal the ferrule with CA. I have done this to my wd700 and HP-2 and have never worried about a dirty ferrule since



Roy
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How do you go about sealing it with CA.
 
Sorry for the late reply


To seal the ferrule

  1. Make sure the ferrule is clean to start with
  2. you need to put the shaft in a lathe to spin it fast enough
  3. Get a paper towel and fold it over a couple of times
  4. Get some regular CA glue, and put just a small drop on the edge of the paper towel
  5. Spin the shaft in the lathe & gently cover the ferrule with the CA applied to the paper towel
  6. This will spead a very thin later on to the ferrule, sealing up the pores
  7. You can do this step a couple of times as you are only putting on a thin layer of CA on the ferrule
  8. last step, use some wet and dry sandpaper, the finer the grit the better. if you dont have any a good trick is to run 2 peices of wet & dry together to get an even thiner grit
  9. Wet the sandpaper, and quickly rub the ferrule only for 1-2 seconds, you are just taking off the excess glue here and leaving the rest inside the pores to stop it taking in any chalk
  10. Then clean with a dry cloth
  11. Then you should have a sealed ferrule


Hope this helps.

This method was taught to me by Kenny Murrell
 
Myrtle_04 said:
ok folks. paint me an idiot, but what is CA and LBM?
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CA is cyano-acrylate, aka super glue.

LBM is linen based melamine, a common material used for making ferrules (though NOT the WD700 ferrule I think.) LBM tends to be fairly white, with a canvas looking crosshatch pattern on it if you look very closely. It is quite hard and heavy, and extremely durable. Ideal for a break cue ferrule. Hits very nice, but because of its weight often results in a shaft that plays on the higher end of the deflection spectrum.

Hope this helps.

KMRUNOUT
 
Dirty Ferrule problem

One of the reasons I love ivory - chalk dont stick to it. BTW - magic erasure and denatured alchohol works wonders on dirty ferrules - a true miracle.
 
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