Which way would be best if you want to pull the taper further back?

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housecue

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Let's say you want to modified a shaft to be 12.75 mm with a extremely long taper almost all the way to the joint, similar to SVB's shaft. Which is easier - starting with a 12.75 mm shaft with 10 in taper or with a 13mm shaft with 10 in taper? Which shaft would you prefer to work with to get the best result?
 
housecue said:
Let's say you want to modified a shaft to be 12.75 mm with a extremely long taper almost all the way to the joint, similar to SVB's shaft. Which is easier - starting with a 12.75 mm shaft with 10 in taper or with a 13mm shaft with 10 in taper? Which shaft would you prefer to work with to get the best result?
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A taper like that, would leave you with a useless shaft. It would be like a wet noodle with no spine. No one has a a 29 inch stroke, so why would you want that long of a taper?...JER
 
that's true I did a cue for a customer that wanted it 13mm from the tip back 24" then start a taper. I did both shafts it played nice 4 months later sold it and went back to a standard pro taper and never went back.

craig
 
I agree with Jerry and Craig that this is a bad idea. But if you are determined to go ahead and do it then I will answer your question: It depends on how you plan to retaper it. If using a router on a lathe I would want to start with a 13mm. If sanding then starting with a 12.75 would be less work for you. Have fun with it. Let us know how far you pull the straight taper back and how it plays. Oh yeah and let us know how bad it warps in a few weeks.
 
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