Best way to "hand sand" side of tip?

[poolqjunkie]

888:

As I'm in Canada it might be different here as I can get the 600grit emery paper in my local DIY store (Home Depot over here) however for the finer stuff like 1000 & 2000 grit emery I have to go to the auto paint section of a chain of stores over here called 'Canadian Tire' which of course you don't have over there.

If there is a chain of stores that have a section for finishing body work on cars then they will have it. The 1000 & 2000 grit is perfect for the final finishing on a shaft as long as you're careful and rotate the cue a lot. It will turn out to be super smooth and you just need to re-seal the shaft with raw linseed oil. Be aware though you will go through a lot of it if you do a shaft as it gets clogged with material from the shaft pretty quick.

I'm not certain but I believe most sandpaper uses glass chips as the abrasive and emery uses something else. With emery you won't get any hard bit transferring tro the tip as you might with regular sandpaper. It's not only very hard on the tip but also scars the cueball too.

Terry

Hi Terry,
You can also get the very fine sandpaper from Lee Valley, they are very good.

[trevs1]

I was asked this question a long time ago, and have my own way of doing it which is quick and accurate (once you've become used to doing it)

It's such a difficult thing to be able to describe, so I thought this was the best way to go about it.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N-hmyBxNn0

I hope it's ok to post that here.

If anyone wants to see a different type of tip done in the same way, (or even done in the same way to give a mushroom shape) let me know and I'll see if I can do that and upload it for you.

If anyone has any questions about doing this, feel free to ask and I'll reply when I can.

[jrc750]

Thankyou for that Trevor, you make it look very easy. Can you list the grades of paper you were using there please. Im sure with all the different tips/shapes out there, the more of these clips the better i would say. Can we have one "how to make a cue" please

[Bulkie]

I was asked this question a long time ago, and have my own way of doing it which is quick and accurate (once you've become used to doing it)

It's such a difficult thing to be able to describe, so I thought this was the best way to go about it.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N-hmyBxNn0

I hope it's ok to post that here.

If anyone wants to see a different type of tip done in the same way, (or even done in the same way to give a mushroom shape) let me know and I'll see if I can do that and upload it for you.

If anyone has any questions about doing this, feel free to ask and I'll reply when I can.

Hey Trevor,

I'd really like to see one done to give a mushroom shape.

[888]

I was asked this question a long time ago, and have my own way of doing it which is quick and accurate (once you've become used to doing it)

It's such a difficult thing to be able to describe, so I thought this was the best way to go about it.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N-hmyBxNn0

I hope it's ok to post that here.

If anyone wants to see a different type of tip done in the same way, (or even done in the same way to give a mushroom shape) let me know and I'll see if I can do that and upload it for you.

If anyone has any questions about doing this, feel free to ask and I'll reply when I can.

Hi Trevor, is that you on the video? nice tips + good skill, this is not so easy, need a lot of skill to spin the cue with bladder.

[Acrowot]

Would never even think of using a coarse ******* file on a cue tip. In my opinion, they are too coarse for the job. Now the nail file is a different thing and especially if you have one of those made for doing toe nails. They do make a good job of it and will last for ever.

Instead of using a hammer to bed the tip in, why not hold the cue vertically and drop it gently onto a hard floor.
:snooker:

[trevs1]

Hey Trevor,

I'd really like to see one done to give a mushroom shape.

Yes, no problem, I'll try to sort that next week.

[trevs1]

Hi Trevor, is that you on the video? nice tips + good skill, this is not so easy, need a lot of skill to spin the cue with bladder.

Yes, that was me (well, my hands at least)

No, it isn't that easy to do it the way I showed there, but it does cut the tip completely round against the ferrule and does not need much sanding to polish the side walls of the tip, as was shown.

The abrasive i was using to polish the sides of the tip and ferrule was P600 grade, so pretty fine. The ferrule on that cue was also pretty grubby with oil residue on it.

I'll get another clip up showing a layered tip and a pressed tip being done, perhaps with shaping them also.

Maybe that will be of more help.

[CueAntW147]

Yes, that was me (well, my hands at least)

No, it isn't that easy to do it the way I showed there, but it does cut the tip completely round against the ferrule and does not need much sanding to polish the side walls of the tip, as was shown.

The abrasive i was using to polish the sides of the tip and ferrule was P600 grade, so pretty fine. The ferrule on that cue was also pretty grubby with oil residue on it.

I'll get another clip up showing a layered tip and a pressed tip being done, perhaps with shaping them also.

Maybe that will be of more help.

Nice work.......

A really sharp blades a good start & pretty key to it all in my experience the rest is down to practise & skill

[damienlch]

... Can we have one "how to make a cue" please

hear, hear!!

i'm all thumbs so working with an open blade like Trevor did may not bode well for me... wish me luck...

i like my tip to be rather flushed with the ferrule so i would first invert the cue, trim the excess side off with small cuts, taking care not to cut too close to the ferrule, although a closer or deeper cut means less work later but also more prone to make a wrong cut and ruin that expensive layered tip... patience is a virtue...

turn the cue upright and proceed to sand the side with a thin strip of sandpaper like so in the photo...