Cue maker refuses support

[jrc750]

Definitely not the cues you mentioned.

Well as said earlier bit of a pointless thread if you aint goona tell us who the maker is - deroo ???

[cally]

Well as said earlier bit of a pointless thread if you aint goona tell us who the maker is - deroo ???

You been asleep yet?...LOL...

[jrc750]

You been asleep yet?...LOL...

You will find that the older you get the less you will need - 7 hrs more than enough

Back on topic (almost) - just how do cue makers dismantle a dodgy joint without damaging the wood ?
Just that one of my favourite cues has developed a loose weight, so the butt joint will need to come out to fix it - and to me it looks impossible to get out without somehow causing damage

[trevs1]

Is it a one piece cue???

[khizzy]

Well, I have a pretty good idea who this Canadian cue maker might be. I have heard several times about him refusing to repair or work on cues that he made. One of his customers asked him to install a SD joint on an old cue that he made and he refused! He said it might ruin the cue.

His cues mostly are sold to the Far East, and are not that popular in the UK at all. They are quite expensive, and all feature stainless steel 3/4 joint.

It is hard to judge without knowing the full story. It would help seeing the cue in question knowing exactly what is wrong with it.

let me guess is this the same cuemaker who uses the alleged uranium coated LAMINATED SHAFT of mass destruction?

KD ?

[Slasher]

You will find that the older you get the less you will need - 7 hrs more than enough

Back on topic (almost) - just how do cue makers dismantle a dodgy joint without damaging the wood ?
Just that one of my favourite cues has developed a loose weight, so the butt joint will need to come out to fix it - and to me it looks impossible to get out without somehow causing damage

I put a brass pin in there and heat it up till the epoxy breaks down and then use an extractor to back them out.

[poolqjunkie]

let me guess is this the same cuemaker who uses the alleged uranium coated LAMINATED SHAFT of mass destruction?

KD ?

Doc, are you trying to show off just how intelligent you are?

Well, I've never seen the cue, but from what was said, I am about 99% sure it is.

I have seen several of his cues whereas the metal dots do not line up over time, that is not becasue something was loose.

I believe he is not putting dots on his joints anymore. I have no idea why he wanted to do that in the first place, it is a very bad idea in my opinion because just a tiny bit of movement at the joint will show as the two dots no longer line up straight.

In all fairness, this is a problem you would find in a lot of 3/4 cues by various makers. In most cases, it is because of wearing of the brass contact over time.

[jrc750]

Is it a one piece cue???

Yes it is Trevor, its a Welsh Pool Trading cue, who i know Bitter on here stopped trading a while ago.

I put a brass pin in there and heat it up till the epoxy breaks down and then use an extractor to back them out.

Interesting, thankyou.

[stan-mullin]

Yes it is Trevor, its a Welsh Pool Trading cue, who i know Bitter on here stopped trading a while ago.



Interesting, thankyou.

I didn't realise Bitter had stopped trading, what happened?

[jrc750]

I didn't realise Bitter had stopped trading, what happened?

Back in January he posted this,
http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...2&postcount=33
Dont think he explained the ins and outs of why

[poolqjunkie]

You will find that the older you get the less you will need - 7 hrs more than enough

Back on topic (almost) - just how do cue makers dismantle a dodgy joint without damaging the wood ?
Just that one of my favourite cues has developed a loose weight, so the butt joint will need to come out to fix it - and to me it looks impossible to get out without somehow causing damage

I would like to hear other ways, but for me, I would machine it off, drill a hole and take the weight out then reinsert a new one in.

I think Paul used airlock so just need to install a new airlock socket at the butt end and it is done.

I am not sure how far the weight is or how it is usually inserted...

If I were to do it, I would probably drill then tap a hole and thread a bolt in and glue it so it wont come loose again.

To machine the SD socket should not cause any damage to your cue; with heat sometimes you might decompose the epoxy around the area you are working on without knowing...some time down the road it might start to give out a rattle or something. Not saying it would do so for sure, but there is a risk.

As the butt is made of four splices of ebony glued together I am not really comfortable into applying heat around the area where the splices are jointed--when a more simple solution is available.

Just my humble opinion. Hope this helps.

[jrc750]

Big thanks to Dan

Dan Kindly offered to help me out with my loose weight problem.
Old joint taken off, old weird shaped loose weight removed, new weights and wood plugs glued in, ebony plug nicely turned, cue totally re-finished, jobs a good un ! (Didnt need a new butt joint as i use a push on extension) Cue almost finished in this pic, Thanks Dan