What TIP TOOL(S) Can'tchya Live Without?

[sde]

I have only one tip tool. It is a piece of metal sanding screen ( 220 grit ) the kind that is used for finishing drywall.

I have had the same piece for about 15 years and it is not close to being worn out.

It works great! With the slightest amount of pressure I roll and twist it over the tip to barely break the glaze on a Moori med.

Steve

 

[iowa_player]

 

[RenoRex]

Willard's Tip Scuffer ... Dime

 

[thefonz]

just varying grits of sandpaper, i rarely reshape my tip once it's done once, i just "roll" (not a sanding motion) some sandpaper over the tip from time to time. it doesn't takehardly any tip off that way.

 

[Da Bank]

TIP PIK, that's all you'll ever need. Period. :thumbup:

 

[rackem]

TIP PIK, that's all you'll ever need. Period. :thumbup:

That's my Pik also. :grin-square::grin-square:
Tip-pik in my bluejean coin pocket and a Willard on my key chain.
:yeah: That's how I get it done.
I do just happen to have some extras. Please check this thread if interested.:thumbup:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=142242

 

[JonnyB]

A small peice of sticky backed sandpaper stuck to a Craftsman flat screwdriver keychain . I rarely use it, but if my tip really gets so it won't stick the chalk, I give it a few light taps and/or scuffs.

Though I must be able to live without it, since I lost it a few months back and havn't made another one yet....

JonnyB

 

[Tommy-D]

> I use a blade to shape them while installing. If I need to scuff it a little during play,I use a customized file. It's basically a 3 1/2 long tip tapper,with no handle,and slightly curved,about a 1 1/8 radius. I lay the file on top of the tip,and turn the shaft about 3 times and stop. I've had the same tip on my main shaft for over a year now.

The file itself is much,much sharper than a typical tapper,and will NEVER wear out. A guy in Memphis that makes files made these,and made them so that it's a single cut going in one direction,and double-cut in the opposite,hardened to about RC-60. The absolute nuts.

Once shaped in the lathe,I NEVER reshape it,just use the tapper to lightly resurface it. Tommy D.

 

[DrOnePocket]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIQUE-TIP-SH...21568QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

 

[JimS]

> I use a blade to shape them while installing. If I need to scuff it a little during play,I use a customized file. It's basically a 3 1/2 long tip tapper,with no handle,and slightly curved,about a 1 1/8 radius. I lay the file on top of the tip,and turn the shaft about 3 times and stop. I've had the same tip on my main shaft for over a year now.

The file itself is much,much sharper than a typical tapper,and will NEVER wear out. A guy in Memphis that makes files made these,and made them so that it's a single cut going in one direction,and double-cut in the opposite,hardened to about RC-60. The absolute nuts.

Once shaped in the lathe,I NEVER reshape it,just use the tapper to lightly resurface it. Tommy D.

Can you provide a link? This sounds like something I need! Thanks, Jim

 

[Harold Smith]

Tip Pick--Smitty

 

[3kushn]

I made my own.

Got a piece of thin flat metal 2" x 2-1/2" or so and glue sand paper to each side. Take your pick of 2 grits. Carry in your pocket for field emergencies, like caught without your cue and must play.

and

Get a 12" flat bastard file and cut about a 2-1/2" slug out of it. Like you say TommyD much sharper. Just roll the tip across it once or twice, tap tap .... Done

 

[SK Custom Cues]

I tried making these after seeing them on wolfbite's website and learned that sticking the dang strip in the middle was more effort than it is worth. I made a bunch outta maple, walnut, and purpleheart. The only other problem is they are big and take up a lot of room in your case, so I tied a piece of leather through a drilled hole. I just keep it in my locker now.