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    Cue making lathe for sale.

    http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster...he-prod797101/

    This is a relatively cheap way to get started on making cues.

    Reason for sale is that im simply upgrading. Lathes are big lumps and awkward to move about, a friend has offered me a higher spec lathe and offered to get it all in to my workshop so too good an opportunity to miss.

    The spec of the lathe -
    59+ inches between centres - Will take a full one piece shaft.
    It has a centre steady to support the shaft.

    It has a 16mm head stock bore which the cue shaft will fit into so you can then drill into the butts to weight the cues.

    Ive used it to properly round and final taper shafts, Shape butts, fit ferrules, drill cues for weighting. Pretty much everything you could want.

    If you add a chuck which cost around £80 from Axminster then you could easily do 3/4 split cues on it.

    It does have a copy attachment which means you can fix a master shaft under the bed and then replicate that taper on the wood mounted between the centres via a cutter which fits in the tool post. I havent really used that as my experience isnt that great with lathes. It is originally designed to be used for replicating stair spindles so you can produce say 10 identical spindles for a staircase.

    I have the original transport pallet it came on so would need a tail lift lorry.

    Comes with 2 fixed centres, 2 drive centres, drill chuck, 2 spare cutters for the tool post, Centre steady, 2 face plates.

    In excellent first class working condition. I brought it new.

    £900.00

    Anyone genuinely interested please PM me.
    Will advertise it on wood forums if no interest.
    http://thecueguru.weebly.com/

  • #2
    stick it on ebay mate. nobody here knows how to make cues. or how hard it is. they just talk like they know it all...

    (apart from a couple of you. you know who you are so don't take offence)
    The Cuefather.

    info@handmadecues.com

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    • #3
      Originally Posted by JasonOwen View Post
      Cue making lathe for sale.

      http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster...he-prod797101/

      This is a relatively cheap way to get started on making cues.

      Reason for sale is that im simply upgrading. Lathes are big lumps and awkward to move about, a friend has offered me a higher spec lathe and offered to get it all in to my workshop so too good an opportunity to miss.

      The spec of the lathe -
      59+ inches between centres - Will take a full one piece shaft.
      It has a centre steady to support the shaft.

      It has a 16mm head stock bore which the cue shaft will fit into so you can then drill into the butts to weight the cues.

      Ive used it to properly round and final taper shafts, Shape butts, fit ferrules, drill cues for weighting. Pretty much everything you could want.

      If you add a chuck which cost around £80 from Axminster then you could easily do 3/4 split cues on it.

      It does have a copy attachment which means you can fix a master shaft under the bed and then replicate that taper on the wood mounted between the centres via a cutter which fits in the tool post. I havent really used that as my experience isnt that great with lathes. It is originally designed to be used for replicating stair spindles so you can produce say 10 identical spindles for a staircase.

      I have the original transport pallet it came on so would need a tail lift lorry.

      Comes with 2 fixed centres, 2 drive centres, drill chuck, 2 spare cutters for the tool post, Centre steady, 2 face plates.

      In excellent first class working condition. I brought it new.

      £900.00

      Anyone genuinely interested please PM me.
      Will advertise it on wood forums if no interest.
      Good luck with the sales.
      You must have some clever set up to do ferrules as the butt of your cue cannot pass through the headstock with a 5/8" bore.
      What are you upgrading to?
      Last edited by poolqjunkie; 24 August 2011, 02:56 AM.
      www.AuroraCues.com

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      • #4
        Airin,
        Like with most tools and machinery we use you have to make modifications and jigs to accommodate cue making.
        To do ferrules on this lathe you can either just set the cue in between centres and cut the ferrule at the tail stock end or put the shaft through the head stock and cut ferrules on the back of the head stock.
        Just been offered a more industrial machine, I wouldnt have bothered but its being offered with a free install and instruction which for a novice like me is too valuable to pass on.
        I am concerned that I may go along the same route as I have done over the years with cues, ie swapping lathes every 3 months for one that simply looks nicer than the previous one!!
        http://thecueguru.weebly.com/

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        • #5
          i think a lathe habit could get very expensive!
          https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/adr147

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          • #6
            no more than the cue habit is lol

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            • #7
              Originally Posted by jim evans View Post
              no more than the cue habit is lol
              oh i think it could well be! i believe they can cost 25k
              https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/adr147

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              • #8
                Originally Posted by jim evans View Post
                no more than the cue habit is lol
                I beg to differ - lathes aren't like Trevor White cues which are worth more 2nd hand than they cost brand new!!

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                • #9
                  well ive got about 7-8 grand of cues at cost,2grand of wood for cues at cost and about 1-2 grand of machinery so whichever way you look at it its quite exspensive hobby ,nearly as much as some of your cars andrew lol

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                  • #10
                    Jim how long til the maple cues start speaking of wood??

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                    • #11
                      Originally Posted by jim evans View Post
                      well ive got about 7-8 grand of cues at cost,2grand of wood for cues at cost and about 1-2 grand of machinery so whichever way you look at it its quite exspensive hobby ,nearly as much as some of your cars andrew lol
                      see page 3 of this weeks classic car weekly!
                      https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/adr147

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                      • #12
                        no idea realy jay got a couple of old maple cues to use as doner cues but about 20 ash to be going on with

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                        • #13
                          Originally Posted by ADR147 View Post
                          see page 3 of this weeks classic car weekly!
                          ile try an google it is it 1 of yours

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                          • #14
                            Originally Posted by jim evans View Post
                            ile try an google it is it 1 of yours
                            i am just the agent.
                            https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/adr147

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                            • #15
                              post pic andrew cant get on it

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