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  • Brass Ferulle Wall thickness.

    I tipped a Cue yesterday i recently got made by an above average Australian maker and was surprised to see the Brass Ferulle thickness was literally under .5 of a mm!!! It is the thinnest Ferulle wall i have seen on a Cue EVER! But it does play well and every other Cue i have had from Parris / Omin / Phoenix / Andy Travis etc etc i re tipped them all and none of them had a thin wall Ferulle like this Cue has and all were about 2-3mm Brass thickness. I cannot knock it as i love the Cue and it plays awesome but i was surprised and what is the difference regarding wall thickness of the Brass?

    I remember reading a thread a while ago and Terry Davidson i think made a comment along the lines of " I always ask for ANY Cue i order for the Brass Ferulle wall to be made very thin "....... Honestly i thought they were all the same just about and relatively close to each other in thickness but now i am not so sure.

    Very interesting and what do you think about this topic fellas and little things that can make a difference, the length of the Ferulle is quite average at around 7-10mm long or there abouts but has a paper thin wall.


    If it is called " Common sense " why is it so rare???

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    I've heard it said that thin walled ( and maybe shorter, pigeon ring style, as well ) ferrules will

    throw less ( once all the other things that effect this are taken into account ).

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    • #3
      Originally Posted by billabong View Post
      I've heard it said that thin walled ( and maybe shorter, pigeon ring style, as well ) ferrules will

      throw less ( once all the other things that effect this are taken into account ).

      Mine is only average length like all the other Cues i have had but paper thin wall on it.

      Does not throw and plays really well but i was surprised when i ripped the Tip off to fit a new one at how thin it was! Not a bad thing as it plays great just more so alarming.
      If it is called " Common sense " why is it so rare???

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      • #4
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpfKmEDDRbU
        #jeSuisByrom

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        • #5
          I use brass tube 8,9,10 mm off ebay for set sizes for inbetween sizes by thicker walled, the first ones are . 45 thickness.

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          • #6
            Originally Posted by billabong View Post
            I've heard it said that thin walled ( and maybe shorter, pigeon ring style, as well ) ferrules will

            throw less ( once all the other things that effect this are taken into account ).
            Yes - there are some who think thinner ferrules throw less, personally I am not so sure - in the end they are there to protect the wood that is all. Sometimes they might look 2 or 3mm thick but if you take it off they are not.
            https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/adr147

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            • #7
              What's the gen Mr BS?

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              • #8
                can you get different brands of ferrule? i thurt they were the same lol

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