What cuemaker does the best shaft sealing and finishing?

[pocket]

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When wax the shaft with renaissance wax, synthetic pure polymer wax or carnauba car wax.

I bought and tried renaissance wax, it ended up sticky, I was disappointed after all the great reviews on the product. I'm thinking I didn't get it hot enough to melt in by doing things by hand. Not sure.

Thanks for the pointers to the other equipment. I will investigate.

 

[mortuarymike-nv]

Renaissance wax

I bought and tried renaissance wax, it ended up sticky, I was disappointed after all the great reviews on the product. I'm thinking I didn't get it hot enough to melt in by doing things by hand. Not sure.

Thanks for the pointers to the other equipment. I will investigate.

Its a synthetic wax or at least part of it is.
I have noticed the synthetic waxes don't need to be put on thick as natural car waxes do and they don't harden up like natural waxes do at ALL.

I don't think heat really has much to do with the way the wax dries or sets up.

Renaissance wax needs to be put on micro thin and it will dry or harden up faster.
But the synthetic waxes don't harden up if they are put on too thick.
And they don't get a noticeable crusty surface when they dry like a carnauba wax does .

If I have my lathe set up at a pool tournament I use ether the Renaissances wax or natural carnauba because the synthetic pure polymer seems to never dry .
because I normally apply to much.

Hands down synthetic waxes dry harder and have a higher melting point then any of the 3 known natural waxes.

If you are buffing with a cloth towel then you have a coat of wax on your shaft regardless if the wax felt dry or not.

Wished you were closer,
We could chuck up your shaft and make it slick as snot ,
N/C

 

[pocket]

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Wished you were closer,
We could chuck up your shaft and make it slick as snot ,
N/C

Gah! Very generous of you, I wish I were too.

I think you hit the nail on the head, I definitely gooped it up and waited 30-40 minutes for it to harden up and then buff it off. I'm going to try it again minimalist style.

Thanks again!

 

[mortuarymike-nv]

What pin

Gah! Very generous of you, I wish I were too.

I think you hit the nail on the head, I definitely gooped it up and waited 30-40 minutes for it to harden up and then buff it off. I'm going to try it again minimalist style.

Thanks again!

what kind of cue do you own or do you know the pin size of your cue.
If so I will find you the tool needed to turn your shaft using a drill.

I get the feeling you should be looking for a small cue lathe.

 

[pocket]

what kind of cue do you own or do you know the pin size of your cue.
If so I will find you the tool needed to turn your shaft using a drill.

I get the feeling you should be looking for a small cue lathe.

I have a few. My main player has a Lucasi uni loc joint.

I just want to clean the shaft, and change tips myself. I know tips are likely beyond the scope of a simple drill based system.

Its just tough to find someone to do these routine tasks in a timely fashion and I kind of like futzing around with it myself. I get a lot of satisfaction out of it.

Cue lathe is just out of financial possibility right now.

 

[mortuarymike-nv]

Uni loc

I have a few. My main player has a Lucasi uni loc joint.

I just want to clean the shaft, and change tips myself. I know tips are likely beyond the scope of a simple drill based system.

Its just tough to find someone to do these routine tasks in a timely fashion and I kind of like futzing around with it myself. I get a lot of satisfaction out of it.

Cue lathe is just out of financial possibility right now.

I wouldn't use a drill to do a tip.............................
Hold the shaft upside down and use a hand sharpened wood chisel to trim the tip flush to the ferrule.
At any time you start getting into the ferrule stop....................

Getting into the ferrule is a giant NO NO.

PM me when you plan on doing the tip and I will give you my phone number and try to walk you through this the best I can.

Straight up don't sand or cut on the ferrule

I will have to see if they make a uniloc pin mandrel .

 

[cubswin]

Know you know about rat cues, but the two shafts I got from him with my cue, were the nicest feeling shafts I've ever gotten on a cue. He did a linen wrap on my cue, that was also hands down the nicest linen wrap I've had on a cue in the last 25+ years of buying and selling cues.