Who makes thier own joints

AK-Stick

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OK flat face is probably no major deal. Who makes there own joints?

Lambros
Searing
Id guess Gina
Bender makes his pin

I believe many of the makers buy the joint , that is not to say they dont work them or dress them up, but who actually does do thiers from scratch?
 
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Kerry Zeiler of Zylr cues makes his joint collars out of stag horn which he cuts down from the antler to joint size and ages them himself.

I believe he also might make his own pins but I could be wrong about that. Some of his cues use anodized aluminum pins which I haven't really seen other makers use before.

Joey Bautista also cuts and ages the stag horn collars on his cues. He does use Radial pins though.

-Andy
 
They dont "make" a joint. You cant just walk into a store and buy a joint (except in Cali). A joint is the term for where the butt and shaft are "joined" together. In a piloted joint, this usually consists of a joint screw, an insert in the shaft, a joint collar, and trim rings. In a sense, every cuemaker "makes" his own joints because he assembles all of the parts on the cue and gets them to fit together properly. Most of the metal parts, joint collars, screws, and inserts, are outsourced. Those who use materials of bone and plastic can cut and shape them themselves, but they still have to buy the materials from somewhere.

With a piloted joint, some cuemakers take extra time to ensure a tight fit between the shaft pilot and the joint collar.

The only cuemakers I am aware of that have a specially designed joint which no one does are lambros and layani. Most other cuemakers use joint systems that can be duplicated by any other cuemaker, whether piloted or flat faced.

If you are talking about someone who makes his own metal to mold the pin, collar, and insert, I would say no one.
 
If you are talking about someone who makes his own metal to mold the pin, collar, and insert, I would say no one.

Yes that was what I was curious about.

Thank you
 
A number of cuemakers cut their own inserts and pins. I believe Tascarella makes all of his parts and Barry S. also.
 
I used to cut my own pins but it was time consuming. I found a guy who'd do it for me at a fair price so now I buy them. It's still my pin, just being made by somebody else to my specs.
 
Many, many cuemakers buy joint pin stock via outsource.....too time consuming to bother (cost prohibitive) and there are excellent sources specializing in this (Tommy Migliore readily comes to mind). Same goes with stainless steel joint blanks. I don't know of anyone that cuts and threads their own from raw stock....that borders on insanity....but it probably does happen. :eek:
 
Black Boar cuts his own pins or has a machine shop cut them for him. I cant remember-I do know they are not purchased from a billiard supplier
 
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