WTB: 5/16x18 Butt Only

kavik79

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WTB: 5/16x18 Butt Only (possibly full stick, see updated details)

Nevermind, I ordered a new Players to hold me over for now. Thanks for the offers guys :thumbup:


Just a feeler to see what's out there, without spending too much. Flat face (non-piloted) 5/16 x 18.

Trying to get back into playing after a few years of barely touching my stick, my old shaft was slightly warped and needed a new tip, so I used it as an excuse to pick up a Predator Z2. Went out last night to test it out and noticed that some how the butt of my cue is warped too :confused:

Doesn't have a huge impact, but bugs me just a bit on certain shots, depending on where I hold the stick

I prefer a 19-20oz stick and like linen wrap for the grip best, but will consider others if they're interesting enough ;)

Pics and asking prices can be posted here, or in a pm, or email is the same as my user name at aim dot com


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I might consider a full stick, for the right cue at the right price. I have a friend with a Muecci that could use a new shaft
Butt only would like to stay under $100. Full stick price limit will depend on shaft, but most likely under $200
 
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Non piloted 5/16x18- Meucci

Piloted 5/16x18- players cues


Best bets honestly both can be cheap and play well for the price.
 
Thanks jmf. Forgive a stupid question.....but what's the difference between piloted and non-piloted? (Nevermind that, I realized the answer. Updating the original post to specify non-piloted)

The original stick was indeed a Players. Bought it back in the mid 90's...has some sentimental value to it, this is the stick I really learned to play on.
But when I looked at Players as a replacement, most of their stuff looks like cheap crap now compared to this one lol

It's just frustrating. If I had realized this earlier I would've bought a whole new stick, instead of spending this much on just a new shaft :rolleyes:

I've got this list I found of compatible cues:
Action
Ginacue
Huebler
Judd
Longoni
Meucci
Players
Tad

But, to be quite honest, the only ones in that list that I know anything about are Players and Muecci. I'm still searching based off that list, but offers are good too :thumbup: I'll update this if/when I find something

edit: to answer Larry's comment below, without "bumping":
That was just the list taken from where I bought the Predator shaft, for what cues it would fit. If anyone has more I'm all ears :thumbup:
(On the cheaper end. I'd like to keep costs down for now, until I decide how much I'm going to get back into playing)
 
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Thats some list. Ginacue, Tad and Judd, in the same category as Action and Players cues. You left out Szamboti and Balabushka.
 
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh240/Dustin_Jundt/Jacoby.jpg

That is a piloted, essentially if there is anything coming off the joint of the shaft it will not sit on a flat face cue.

If you look from the side a flat face looks flat nothing pertruding from the joint end of the shaft while looking at the piloted there will be a little piece where the female end of the screw joins into the butt end.


I hope this makes some sense....
 
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I don't want to wastefully bump, but I need to clarify this in the open:

jmf: yes, your description makes sense. And despite the fact that a lot of the new players seem to have a piloted shaft, my older one did not. So, to clarify, it definitely is a flat faced/non-piloted 5/16 x 8 joint that I'm looking for

Again, I'd like to do this cheaply for now, while I'm still 'getting back into the game'....I'm open to going a little higher if I like the cue enough...but, yeah, I'm not spending thousands here....that was just a compatibility list copied directly from one source.

If nothing can be found here, no big deal. I'll keep using the butt I've got and look more seriously later. Like I said, it's not that bad

Thanks in advance for any offers/leads/information. Heck, even the sarcastic, obviously over-priced suggestions at least give me some fun pics to drool over :grin::p
 
bump it up

waiting to hear back from someone this weekend and have one offer that would fit, price is right, just not visually what I'm looking for....so that's a 'maybe, depending on what else I can find' for now


Any other offers?
5/16 x 18 flat face joint, butt...must be perfectly straight
linen wrap preferred, but not 100% required.
Visually interesting gets higher priority and could up the price limit...I just don't know exactly what I'm looking for :o
 
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