Pictures of your tips

[JohnASmith97]

What sort of scratches? Are they the ones caused by the knife blade on the ferrule that aren't fully removed by the wire wool or are they a 'brushing' effect from the wire wool? When I did it I used a reasonable amount of pressure with the wire wool on both sides of the ferrule and rotated the cue. It may of course be differences in the material properties of the brass of the ferrule...

[ADR147]

Fairly proud of my first attempt at putting a new tip on. I did make a slight mistake by getting 10mm tips for a 9.5mm ferrule, giving not quite enough overhang to trim easily, but it turned out OK in the end.

Imgur link:

http://i.imgur.com/7XUfC1c.jpg

I would now burnish it.

[JohnASmith97]

I would now burnish it.

What method do you recommend?

[ADR147]

What method do you recommend?

strip of leather or a £20 note.

[JohnASmith97]

Sounds expensive, will a fiver work if I can find an old one? I'll give that a go though, and will be sure to post the results

[billabong]

strip of leather or a £20 note.

Would the ADR burnishing tool do the trick ?

[ADR147]

Would the ADR burnishing tool do the trick ?

yep - but I don't do sales pitches when giving advice!

[Ramon]

Sounds expensive, will a fiver work if I can find an old one? I'll give that a go though, and will be sure to post the results

I use one of those ADR Burnish tools . Gonna cost you 2 Or 3 mark ( can'nt remember tbh ) .
Put it on the tip , not too much pressure on it. turn it around the tip few times and the job is done.
My brother also Carry one of those in his cue case and treat it like his own child .
Is the best imo . Gonna save u lots of trouble .

[denja]

There is a video on (you tube) by BARRY STARK re/ Re-Tipping your cue ! he has some neat little tricks regarding getting the tip central first time well worth a watch.

[mcwinch59]

Pictures of your tips

thanks denja like the Stanley blade to get ferrule flat

[JohnASmith97]

Where did you get the burnish tool from? I couldn't see it on the ebay page

[Ramon]

What sort of scratches? Are they the ones caused by the knife blade on the ferrule that aren't fully removed by the wire wool or are they a 'brushing' effect from the wire wool? When I did it I used a reasonable amount of pressure with the wire wool on both sides of the ferrule and rotated the cue. It may of course be differences in the material properties of the brass of the ferrule...

this one . probably caused by knife . small ones ,

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[Ramon]

Where did you get the burnish tool from? I couldn't see it on the ebay page

ADR . Send ADR147 a PM . should be okey .

[Ramon]

Or try here !!

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Snooker-Pool-...-/252640555573

[JohnASmith97]

Hmm, I went through the ebay listings several times and couldn't find it, thanks!