Need Help!

[flame]

kids have gone,mortgage paid, just want to chill. either Wales or North Yorks

[hotpot]

Funny you should mention that . me and the mrs have been thinking of selling our business and doing pretty much the same thing

[flame]

i would just love to make things out of wood,i have in the past made swinging cradles, doll's houses, most recently a rocking horse out of douglas fir(columbian pine).am in the process of making cues,not easy,but learning all the time. If you are interested ,send your e-mail and i will send pics of rocking horse and stage i am at with cues Bill.

[hotpot]

Cheers muck , ye i,d love to see some of your work

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[cazmac1]

Hi, i'm looking at buying a new cue but can't figure out whats the right one for me. I'm abit confused about all the specs that come with them, i'm familiar with hand spliced and machine spliced, but what about the types of wood ebony or rosewood, is it? I don't want to spend an arm and a leg on one(£70-£100 but i want to take it to the next level and get something decent that may improve my game. Any ideas?

Hi Arron, I messed up my John parris cue recently and put it in to have it repaired; I didn't want to be without a cue so I brought a cheap machine spliced cue from Peardon & Fletcher called a Edwardian (£80). This cue has left me with a real headache because I'm playing so well with it, I don't know if I should bother with my JP. I also have my new cue from Trevor White arriving in two weeks. So what I'm saying is that if you’re looking for a cheap cue I can highly recommend this cue. The next one up in the range is a hand spliced cue, called a lazer cue, but I think you be better of with master craft if your going to spend more than £80

[whufcarl]

how did u mess up ur JP caz? which model u got?

[cazmac1]

It's a JP special, it was 57 1/4. I had a brain storm and cut an inch off. I couldn't pot a ball with it. I now getting it lenghten to 57 1/2. should be ready next week.

[willytan]

It's a JP special, it was 57 1/4. I had a brain strom and cut an inch off. I could'nt pot a ball with it. I now getting it lenghten to 57 1/2. should be ready next week.

Who did you ask to lengthen the cue?

I have 2 JP special cue also awaiting lengthening in UK.

I might have a JP special 3/4, slightly under 57", may put up for sale if price is reasonable.

[WeBz]

normally the smaller the tip the better you can control the cue ball, but having a smaller tip means you need your accuracy to be more precise.

an average tip is about 8.5 - 9.5mm i think.
I use 9.5 myself, which is still quite small..

Your best bet is to actually go to a snooker shop and play around with a few cue's on a table. there's no better way to finding the perfect cue than doing this, especially if your not sure what kind of specs you want, like the weight & balance etc..

[cazmac1]

Who did you ask to lengthen the cue?

I have 2 JP special cue also awaiting lengthening in UK.

I might have a JP special 3/4, slightly under 57", may put up for sale if price is reasonable.

The work is being done by John parris, the charge for lengthening the cue is £75. But I’m having a few more bits done. Costing me £139 in total, the cue will as new after refinishing. I will be putting the cue up for sale as soon as I get my TW. I will be looking for offers of around £350+. Even at this price I will be making a big loss.

[willytan]

The work is being done by John parris, the charge for lengthening the cue is £75. But I’m having a few more bits done. Costing me £139 in total, the cue will as new after refinishing. I will be putting the cue up for sale as soon as I get my TW. I will be looking for offers of around £350+. Even at this price I will be making a big loss.

From the work that was done to the cue, you can get JP to change the badge to a JP ultimate! With that you might have the slightest chance of selling it at £350+. The usual price for a used JP special is £250 (plain ebony) - £300+ (spliced).

Good luck in your sales.

[cazmac1]

From the work that was done to the cue, you can get JP to change the badge to a JP ultimate! With that you might have the slightest chance of selling it at £350+. The usual price for a used JP special is £250 (plain ebony) - £300+ (spliced).

Good luck in your sales.

Not bothered whether the cue sales or not, the cue cost me a lot more than £250 new.
I will offer it up if someone likes it I'm sure it will sell. This is a high quality cue and the only reason I’m letting it go is that I need a cue of around 58". John thought it would affect the balance if I went any longer than 57 1/2 hence the sale. My boy wants me to give it to him. So unless I can get a good offer I’ll be keeping it.
lets just wait till I get it back and put the pic's up

[cally]

It's SELLSNOT SALES Man....

We've been through this before aint we mun...

[cazmac1]

Oh noooo, have I done it again. oops

[willytan]

Bad habit dies hard