my diy break cue

[Mellow Yellow]

took me a couple of hours this morning, should really have taken progress pics but got too carried away! basically I cut the old tip and ferrule off then cut a ring into the shaft with a Stanley blade then chiselled it down to the inside diameter of the new ferrule and fine tuned it with a file, I had to adjust it a couple of times and move the ferrule further down the shaft to match the diameter but I got there in the end! ... its definitely not a professional job but hopefully it will do the trick.

specs are roughly
55.75inch down from 57.5
16.5oz
bp 14.5
10.5mm fibre ferrule with phenolic tip (was 9.5)

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

Looks good mate - have you tried it yet?

[Big Splash!]

Are you going to hit centre ball with this cue, or screw, or top? I'm wondering how the oversize ferrule and tip will react when hit with force.

[Mellow Yellow]

Not yet no, it was snooker practice tonight. Probably centre ball tbh.

[Big Splash!]

Not yet no, it was snooker practice tonight. Probably centre ball tbh.

Let us know how it goes. I'm still tempted to get a phenolic made by the ebay chap, he cuts to size for £3. I was thinking of a 9.4mm to go on me Thai cue but if oversize works for you well, I may try that. Could you break with screw as well please and see what happens? Cheers.