tip shaper's any good

[sticky]

are tip shaper's any good if so wot ones
please post you views

[Semih_Sayginer]

theyre ok, and most are very cheap, but they dont get better results than just using different grades of sandpaper properly, so its down to personal choice IMHO

[The_Teach]

I think tip shapers are great, they cut out a lot of the time if you are using just sand paper. Personally I think the best ones are the shaped tip files with interchangeable papers. They are afforably priced as well.

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http://www.billiardsboutique.com/ind...&productid=324

Hope this helps

[Semih_Sayginer]

I think tip shapers are great, they cut out a lot of the time if you are using just sand paper. Personally I think the best ones are the shaped tip files with interchangeable papers.

i certainly find them less quick.

using the correct grades of paper, not having to put them in the shaper, and not having to buy a shaper, saves time and money IMHO.

[trevs1]

i certainly find them less quick.

using the correct grades of paper, not having to put them in the shaper, and not having to buy a shaper, saves time and money IMHO.

Good posting.

Totally and utterly true.

A sheet of 240 - 320 grit wet or dry abrasive is all that's required. fold a piece over a few times into the size of a playing card and use that.

Works a treat.

[Wity]

I've just phoned my mum to ask her how much I should be paying her for my tip shapers seeing as she's given them to me for free for donkeys years.



Around 50p for 10 from any chemist she said. Just ask for emery boards /nail files.

[Semih_Sayginer]

I've just phoned my mum to ask her how much I should be paying her for my tip shapers seeing as she's given them to me for free for donkeys years.



Around 50p for 10 from any chemist she said. Just ask for emery boards /nail files.

good post Wity

used them before to ground down large tips (when someone prefers it low), although finished the job with sandpaper as you cant really curve the emery board.

they can be used to decent effect, although would take more time mostly, due to having to take more care with a "straight" board.

[ADR147]

a grinding wheel works well with practise ! but i would recommend fine glass paper.

[Wity]

lol Dont believe him Semih, If theres a gizmo made for snooker you can bet ADR's got one.

So whats happened to your yankee gizmo then Andrew lost it?

[belfast141]

Well...

i've been playin snooker over 10 years and have never stuck a tip on , or used any shapers , a m8 sticks the tip on , gives it a wee file and thats it... works 4 me like...

[ADR147]

lol - i think i own the copywrite on that m8 !! - but then somewhere else in this forum i have been told i know nothing about snooker!

i do use one yes for when my tip gets very smooth in the club but not for when i fit one!

reed the guide more carefully!

[Semih_Sayginer]

i've been playin snooker over 10 years and have never stuck a tip on , or used any shapers , a m8 sticks the tip on , gives it a wee file and thats it... works 4 me like...

horses for courses.

sure your mate does a good job. sure others are worse than him and others are better than him at doing it

ive retipped hundreds of cues. rarely have problems. dont charge for doing it either, as i enjoy it. sure theres loads of folk better than me, and loads worse.

think what most folk who do tips regular would say is that all you need is different grades of sandpaper, but other tools can help....buying other tools as an addition to sandpaper is a waste of time and money IMHO, although i have bought and borrowed loads of things to try out....

usually cut different grades of sandpaper to the size of a mobile phone or so

hold them in a pad of about 10 sheets in one hand

curve them slightly as if to shape your hand the way its be when holding a glass....then sand downwards, using the appropriate grades.....simple and easy for most. cost effective, and very quick.

[belfast141]

Well

People seem to over-complicate the game of snooker at times.. they need expensive cues... certain tips.... shapers... glasses... i think its the way ur brought up.... i had no money when i started as a teenager.. I bought a cheap cue (£16)... spent whatever cash i had on table time and went from there... wee lads in the hall i play in now have cues that are worth well over £150 and they have all these wee gadgets and they assume they will be hittin ton breaks in no time... wish it were that simple..but they will find out it's anything but...

[Semih_Sayginer]

People seem to over-complicate the game of snooker at times.. they need expensive cues... certain tips.... shapers... glasses... i think its the way ur brought up.... i had no money when i started as a teenager.. I bought a cheap cue (£16)... spent whatever cash i had on table time and went from there... wee lads in the hall i play in now have cues that are worth well over £150 and they have all these wee gadgets and they assume they will be hittin ton breaks in no time... wish it were that simple..but they will find out it's anything but...

totally agree

as time move, so do ideas, but not all ideas are good, and some time actually spent playing instead of looking the part may do lot of good to some learning the game

as long as the cue was bought due to its build and make-up as opposed to its price ticket, then £150 would be fine, but...

[Wity]

I dont see how a round filing surface helps myself. Suppose it's visually logical but the shaping comes from your strokes not the file shape. You'll see jewellers using all sorts of files for instance besides flat, round (O), and half rounded ones(D)they use weird shaped ones to for getting into tight spots but I've never seen one use a C shape. (where the material to be filed is inside the C )

I did buy one of these though a while back..



Waste of time really. You cant see what your filing properly thus your relying the shape is exact and the curved surface has only about an inch of it usable. I ended up using the flat piece glued on the underside.

Mums Emery boards Rule I reckon especially as they are free and if I pop round for some on a Sunday i'm bound to get a nice sunday lunch thrown in.

Andrew.. Re read it mate, how many of the lads you sending round. I'm short on mugs I'll have to borrow some.

Belfast.. I doubt you'd find anyone here disagree with you, practice is what counts but i reckon the tip is by far the most important part of a cue you've got to make sure it's right. although many would say the shaft is more important even Pele would fall flat on his arse taking a penalty in the mud wearing pumps.