is a williard tip machine worth buying for a novice that has tips changed every two months and wants his friends to replace theirs monthly? thanks for your advise. Ron
williard tip machine
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I think so... If you do 3 tips a month it would pay for itself within a year(easily).
They aren't hard to use and built very well.
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I agree & I have one for sale...JER
I use 454, rubber band, and standley carpet blade in the beginning. Then I save up enough money then I bought my first tipping tool Williard tipping machine. Works well for me it pay for it self.
thank you all for the feedback. you have me convinced. Ron
Bought a HF 7x10 minilathe for 300.00 Sold it for 300.00 5 years later
Not exactly something you can carry around in your bag. Plus you have to buy more accessories.
Willard has everything you need..
I saw Mueller's video on the guide on using the Willard Tip machine quite a while ago and I was thinking if I should buy this tool to change tips as it seems quite small and easy to store.
The video makes tip changing with this machine looks really easy as well.
As I am located overseas, I might just want to store enough replacement parts so that I need not pay for the expensive shipping again.
One thing that I would stock up in huge amounts will be the blade for the side trimmer.
May I know if there is any other parts which needs replacement once in a while?
Thanks in advance.
The video makes tip changing with this machine looks really easy as well.
As I am located overseas, I might just want to store enough replacement parts so that I need not pay for the expensive shipping again.
One thing that I would stock up in huge amounts will be the blade for the side trimmer.
May I know if there is any other parts which needs replacement once in a while?
Thanks in advance.
No, you wouldn't want to carry it in a bag - but the OP won't be
traveling to tournaments to do tip work.
I read chucks post as implying $300 is a LOT of bucks
for a "machine" that will only do tips. Though I doubt you will be buying many
7 x 10s for $300 in the future, you can do a ton of things on a mini lathe, up to and including making cues -
granted with some extensions and modifications - but nothing
out of the reach of a clever hobbyist with some imagination
"buy more accessories"
A pack of razor blades and...?
Not trying to be a nit picker here - just wanting to put things a bit more in perspective,
as I see them.
Dale(clever hobbyist)
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razor blades....and collets and rear support(for two piece cues and house cues) and holders and cutters and live centers. That's just for tips.
I don't think he said anything about investing in the extra money it would cost to do tournaments. A complete stockpile of tips would FAR outweigh the 300.00 just for a mini lathe.
PLEASE post pics of cues you, or anyone else have made, SOLELY(like you suggest can be done) on a 7x10 mini lathe.
What I am inferring from the OP's post is that he doesn't want to do alot of tips, just his and his friends. IF he enjoys it, then maybe he can decide to get something a little more capable. It really isn't like he will lose alot of money selling the Willard, especially if he buys a good used one.
Sorry, it seemed to me you missed the point of chucks post completely.
I guess I should have let you argue with him,
FWIW - I can most certainly change a tip on my 7 x 10 utilizing nothing more than
a drive pin and my own clumsy hands armed with a razor blade
Anytime you think I can't build a playable cue on it, as I described, I'm more than ready
to bet my house. Same offer for my Delta wood lathe and it wouldn't require
any extensions.
Rambow built about a gazillion and 5 on what was, for all intents and purposes,
a specialized wood lathe. He did use collets,actual collets, not bushings,
because his lathe didn't have a chuck.
Of course, he was more clever than I.
Dale(who is clever enough)
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You DO realize this is the 21st century? Think ANYONE you mentioned would do that with what is now available? I don't see YOUR point really when YOU have NEVER chosen to build one on what you suggest.
SO, suggesting he buy a 7x10 for a possible future using it to build complete cues makes no sense...
All he ever said was tips. Wants to do tips for himself and his friends. Yah, some sort of lathe would be better, but the Willard is turnkey. Maybe he'll decide down the road to do more...maybe not. The Willard is portable and can be taken with you to a pool hall with very little effort. He takes a few popular tips with him and maybe does a few extra jobs. He could even do the house cues on the spot.
If he does 6 cues at 25-30 bucks he should be able to resell the Willard and either break even or make a bit.
BTW, what I got from Chuck's post was "he got it cheap and in 5 years it wasn't useful enough to keep(why else sell it?), so he sold it for the amount he paid".
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I've had one for about six years. I do about a dozen tips a year for myself and friends. One thing about this machine....the collets and cutter have about a one millimeter range, so to do different sizes you need to acquire the size you need, if your size tip falls out of range of the parts that come standard with the machine. Probably another $125 for each range. I think standard is 13.5 to 12.5. Just something to think about. Check out the prices on the extra parts at Mullers.
Would be great if you could get your hands on the shapers. Still no word on release date?
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Also I think the willard is 450 new maybe get 250 if you sell
Bring it to pool hall? Every pool hall around(at least 5 within 5 miles) has a lathe or repair service
When I go to a pool hall I go to shoot pool not to lug extra stuff around,but thats just me
Bring it to pool hall? Every pool hall around(at least 5 within 5 miles) has a lathe or repair service
When I go to a pool hall I go to shoot pool not to lug extra stuff around,but thats just me
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Great point. Forget the Willard, forget the 7x20. If someone wants the mushroom on their tip taken down at the pool room be sure to take one of these with you.:thumbup:
