Alternative cue tip materials

[grey]

Could I ask what effect any new tip materials would have on the balls, could they scratch them etc?

Now that is a valid point!

I am seriously going to try an alternative material in the name of veganism and for the glory of seeing vmax4steve with egg on his face (as an honourary vegan, is egg on the face acceptable, Hildegard?)

I'll use a new practice cue ball so I can check for damage, though I suspect the fibres will not damage it. Thanks itsnoteasy.

[vmax4steve]

Sadly for me,snooker tables are few and far between where I live now so I play "American" pool mostly. I have a break cue with a phenolic tip,it's made for one thing only - transferring maximum force to the cueball for an explosive break. Phenolic tips are rock-hard. They don't hold chalk well at all and striking the ball off-center will invariably lead to a miscue,I couldn't even imagine using one to try and play snooker.

That's that question answered, thanks infairness.

As for grey, I take it all back mate. MDF and HDF would be great for making snooker tips and your idea isn't silly at all.
Wouldn't want mommee to find her precious, fragile little boy hanging by his tie in the garage as another poor little victim of internet bullying now would I.

Take care that when the tip you make destructs on impact, the ferrule doesn't chip the cue ball.

By the way, if you're a vegan and using leather upsets your 'holier than thou' sensitivities, consider leather as a by product of the meat industry, not the reason the animals are killed. You're not buying a leopardskin coat simply a thing to stick on the end of your cue to give you grip. I don't see you complaining about the destruction of the tree for the wood that went into the making of your cue, and all the wildlife that died along with it; like the nestlings in the canopy and the grubs under the bark and the squirrel running along the top branches as it fell to the ground killing the badger it landed on.

Alternatively you could find some road kill, skin it, tan the hide and make your own.

I myself am vegetarian, for the reasons of saving the planet and the welfare of animals etc etc but things can be taken too far. And though I don't like people very much paradoxically I'm a blood donor and on the organ donor register.
Now if grey decides to cut his wrists instead of hanging himself and mommee finds him in time he might get some of mine as I gave a pint two weeks ago.

[luke-h]

That's that question answered, thanks infairness.

As for grey, I take it all back mate. MDF and HDF would be great for making snooker tips and your idea isn't silly at all.
Wouldn't want mommee to find her precious, fragile little boy hanging by his tie in the garage as another poor little victim of internet bullying now would I.

Take care that when the tip you make destructs on impact, the ferrule doesn't chip the cue ball.

By the way, if you're a vegan and using leather upsets your 'holier than thou' sensitivities, consider leather as a by product of the meat industry, not the reason the animals are killed. You're not buying a leopardskin coat simply a thing to stick on the end of your cue to give you grip. I don't see you complaining about the destruction of the tree for the wood that went into the making of your cue, and all the wildlife that died along with it; like the nestlings in the canopy and the grubs under the bark and the squirrel running along the top branches as it fell to the ground killing the badger it landed on.

Alternatively you could find some road kill, skin it, tan the hide and make your own.

I myself am vegetarian, for the reasons of saving the planet and the welfare of animals etc etc but things can be taken too far. And though I don't like people very much paradoxically I'm a blood donor and on the organ donor register.
Now if grey decides to cut his wrists instead of hanging himself and mommee finds him in time he might get some of mine as I gave a pint two weeks ago.

Best reply i have seen ever...had me laughing

[cyberheater]

That's that question answered, thanks infairness.

As for grey, I take it all back mate. MDF and HDF would be great for making snooker tips and your idea isn't silly at all.
Wouldn't want mommee to find her precious, fragile little boy hanging by his tie in the garage as another poor little victim of internet bullying now would I.

Take care that when the tip you make destructs on impact, the ferrule doesn't chip the cue ball.

By the way, if you're a vegan and using leather upsets your 'holier than thou' sensitivities, consider leather as a by product of the meat industry, not the reason the animals are killed. You're not buying a leopardskin coat simply a thing to stick on the end of your cue to give you grip. I don't see you complaining about the destruction of the tree for the wood that went into the making of your cue, and all the wildlife that died along with it; like the nestlings in the canopy and the grubs under the bark and the squirrel running along the top branches as it fell to the ground killing the badger it landed on.

Alternatively you could find some road kill, skin it, tan the hide and make your own.

I myself am vegetarian, for the reasons of saving the planet and the welfare of animals etc etc but things can be taken too far. And though I don't like people very much paradoxically I'm a blood donor and on the organ donor register.
Now if grey decides to cut his wrists instead of hanging himself and mommee finds him in time he might get some of mine as I gave a pint two weeks ago.

How odd. I'm a vegetarian too. Been veggie for over 30 years. Not even fish. I'm also a blood donor and organ donor registered.

I agree though. Things can be taken too far. You've got to be practical.

[Stupree]

Alternative cue tip materials

I am an omnivore and I have no problems with tips being made out of any material that is fit for purpose...... laminated cabbage leaf tips anyone?

[grey]

Steady on vmax4steve. I don't mind a bit of banter, but reference to hanging myself and slitting my wrists is the top isn't it?

For all you know, you could be responding to a minor.

[grey]

Sorry. Last post should have read 'over the top'

[vmax4steve]

Steady on vmax4steve. I don't mind a bit of banter, but reference to hanging myself and slitting my wrists is over the top isn't it?

For all you know, you could be responding to a minor.

I know that I'm not through reading your posts and your memories of snooker, some good ones btw, but I don't really care about some sensitive soul getting worked up over having one of their ideas described as silly. My humour is dark and direct and if you don't like it or don't get it then don't laugh, simple as that.

luke-h understands.

As for those who get suicidal over something as trivial as being unfriended on Facebook, thinking the world is against them because they're on the internet and the whole world 'must' be reading all about 'them' every single day, well to quote Bill hicks, "one less moron in the world".

[grey]

I know that I'm not through reading your posts and your memories of snooker, some good ones btw, but I don't really care about some sensitive soul getting worked up over having one of their ideas described as silly. My humour is dark and direct and if you don't like it or don't get it then don't laugh, simple as that.

luke-h understands.

As for those who get suicidal over something as trivial as being unfriended on Facebook, thinking the world is against them because they're on the internet and the whole world 'must' be reading all about 'them' every single day, well to quote Bill hicks, "one less moron in the world".

Oh, so you're another Bill Hicks wanabe? Well that makes it all okay then... I thought it was only Dennis Leary who stole Bill's material!

I'll still give an mdf tip a go. I think it will hold together, though I admit I have no idea how well it'll perform. As I said originally, it could work with a little experimenting, I never said it would work!

Like you, I don't understand Hildegard's ethics behind this, but each to their own...

[vmax4steve]

Oh, so you're another Bill Hicks wanabe? Well that makes it all okay then... I thought it was only Dennis Leary who stole Bill's material!

I'm not stealing anything, merely quoting and inspired, unlike Leary.

You are trying too hard to get one up on me...........let it go, it's a silly idea. If it worked then there would have been MDF/HDF cue tips on the market years ago. You are not an innovator, you are wrong about this, but it's ok as you have been wrong many times before, as have I, and will be wrong many times in the future, as will I.

[grey]

You are trying too hard to get one up on me...........let it go, it's a silly idea.

And maybe you're trying to hard too ridicule the suggestion?

It's only a bit of lighthearted retaliation vmax4steve: I'm not trying to seriously undermine your knowledge of snooker or MDF!

If it works, will you give a MDF tip a go?

[vmax4steve]

If it works, will you give a MDF tip a go?

Not a chance grey, I'm an Elkmaster man.

BTW, when cutting up your MDF/HDF tip remember to wear a mask as formaldehyde is toxic.

[xfredrikx]

So apart from all this bickering, does anyone have any substantial advice/experience when it comes to synthetic cuetips for snooker??