Woops ... more firewood.

WilleeCue

The Barefoot Cuemaker
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This is what happens when you dont pay attention as to how your machine is set up. What was going to be a nice cue becomes instant firewood.
It aint the first time and I doubt it will be the last :(
 
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Man, that really sux!!!! That looks like it was going to be a gorgeous cue too! Thanks for the pix of the mistakes for us informed players. Good luck on the next try ;)

Jim
 
Pressed the wrong buttons I guess :D
You were doin' taper work I suppose
 
WilleeCue said:
This is what happens when you dont pay attention as to how your machine is set up. What was going to be a nice cue becomes instant firewood.
It aint the first time and I doubt it will be the last :(

It looks like you didn't set up to taper and made a straight cut. It is nice when you have enough machines so you never have to be making changes in set up. Everything dedicated.
 
macguy said:
It looks like you didn't set up to taper and made a straight cut. It is nice when you have enough machines so you never have to be making changes in set up. Everything dedicated.

Wish I had the room.
Oh Well ... got to take the bad with the good.
Lesson learned ... no more malt liquer before cutting wood <grin>
 
Is that still sticking to the wall Willee? LOL (Note)This is an inside joke guys!
 
Did this damage your machine? The way it pushed itself over those inlays was brutal. Must've made one hell of a noise while cutting. Interesting picture, never really thought about the problems of cutting stone, wood and plastics at the same time. This should give everyone here an appreciation for what Cue Makers go through to make our instruments of pain, pleasure, torture, war, work.
 
claymont said:
Did this damage your machine? The way it pushed itself over those inlays was brutal. Must've made one hell of a noise while cutting. Interesting picture, never really thought about the problems of cutting stone, wood and plastics at the same time. This should give everyone here an appreciation for what Cue Makers go through to make our instruments of pain, pleasure, torture, war, work.


The reason for having automated qeuipment is so that you can be doing one thing and the machine can be doing another. The machine started to chatter and would have eventualy cut the cue into had I not stoped it. No damage as the machine is built really strong. Computers ... they will always do what you program them to ...... However, that may not be exactly what you wanted them to do <grin>

BTW .. I dont know of any cuemaker that uses real stone in his inlays. Corian, Tru-Stone, Micarta, and plastics but I havent seen stone.
 
I work on manual taper machine. It has easily settable tapers. No need to change taper bars but I still have to pay attention. If I want a dual taper, I have to set the taper for forearm different from the handle . I have to pay attention which way to cut and how deep. But, I can backup the cutter easily if I see it's taking a too deep of a cut or too steep of an angle.
The maker is planning to make more and might be available this year for around $2700.
It tapers butts and shafts.
 
WilleeCue said:
The reason for having automated qeuipment is so that you can be doing one thing and the machine can be doing another. The machine started to chatter and would have eventualy cut the cue into had I not stoped it. No damage as the machine is built really strong. Computers ... they will always do what you program them to ...... However, that may not be exactly what you wanted them to do <grin>

BTW .. I dont know of any cuemaker that uses real stone in his inlays. Corian, Tru-Stone, Micarta, and plastics but I havent seen stone.

Isn't turquoise commonly used?
 
macguy said:
Isn't turquoise commonly used?
Not commonly used. But is occasionaly used. Should be stabilized though first. I am one of very few people who have offered the stabilized crushed turquoise slabs. I don't advertise that I offer it because the manufactured stuff with web matrix is prettier than the real stuff and more stable and less expensive. I will get some more sometime if any of you want it. It cost about double what the manufactured turq costs and is lighter blue with a little brown and such running through it. Does not have the black lines going all over the place like the manufactured does.
Chris
www.cuesmith.com
www.internationalcuemakers.com
 
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