What is the usual finished

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Ron Padilla

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dimension of the joint end as well as the finished dimension of the butt end of the cues that some of you build? I understand that wood type is going to play a big part of the final weight as to how it affects the total weight of the cue. Do any of you use the smaller dimeter as some type of signature to be able to set yourself apart from other builders? I have 2 reasons for the questions, I took out the production line Cuetec that I use as a break cue along with my playing cue, the Cuetec measure at about 1.230 if I recall correctly and my player measured like 1.240. The cuetec will fit through my lathe and the player wont. So that gives me input as to what I can and cannot build on the lathe I am putting together.

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You will need a lathe with a 1 3/8 or larger spindle hole.
You would need make sleeves so they get scratched.
Make sure it has polished spindle hole.
A rear chuck makes life easier too.
 
the one I have is like 1.20 and going to check if it will take a rear chuck and also have to get another so I can get one polished out
 
Ron Padilla said:
the one I have is like 1.20 and going to check if it will take a rear chuck and also have to get another so I can get one polished out
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Grizzly's 12" by 36" has polished spindle.
Don't get one with narrow headstock though.
You want to get close to the joint face when you are chucking the butt sleeve.
Handles are 17", so keep that in mind too. You can chuck up a center in the rear to butt up with the bottom center hole while you work on the handle's face.
 
problem is I already have the one I've got so I will find a way to make it work, A little mind exercise and I will find a way to make it all come together, heck there are guys using the mini lathes to do cue work and Balabushka made it work on a small lathe. Once I get it all up and running with what I currently have I can make some stuff, just trying to get all the info and ducks in a row.
 
A 1.5" through bore is ideal, but you can easily build cues with a bigger diameter than your lathe bore, all you need is a steady rest, some delrin collets and a bearing with a 35mm or 40mm I.D
 
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