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What Grits Of Sandpaper For Shaping & Finishing Tip?
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Originally Posted by dmorley85 View PostThanks. Is this one any good? Does it not rough the tip up a lot?
The shaper is a good size for the hand. It's indestructable (thick metal), unlike plastic shapers and the carborundum isn't going to wear out for decades.Last edited by Big Splash!; 17 September 2016, 09:08 PM.
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I've tried all the different tip shaper's and even a tungsten carbide tile shaper which was great but I still like the feel of glass papers and go through the grades when shaping a tip.
Call me old fashioned but I find it easier to do the different shapes that people ask for and I do get asked for a few odd ones!
Each to their own, it's not a price thing for me and my wife has plenty of different shaping files as I'm sure most women do that spend a small fortune on nail technicians!
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Originally Posted by Big Splash! View PostDepends how you use it. I don't go up and down and across. I like to take the cue for a spin. This results in very little fluff once shaped. I hold the shaper firmly to the tip shoulder to begin with, then rotate. What I'm trying to do is mimic a lathe so I get as perfect a round dome as possible with no flat spots or lumps. It takes longer but you get a beautiful tip out of it. Builds your finger muscles, lol.
The shaper is a good size for the hand. It's indestructable (thick metal), unlike plastic shapers and the carborundum isn't going to wear out for decades.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...ker+tip+shaper
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Originally Posted by dmorley85 View Post
I simply had to have a robust one that was curved as I fit quite a few tips for folk.
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Originally Posted by Big Splash! View PostDepends how you use it. I don't go up and down and across. I like to take the cue for a spin. This results in very little fluff once shaped. I hold the shaper firmly to the tip shoulder to begin with, then rotate. What I'm trying to do is mimic a lathe so I get as perfect a round dome as possible with no flat spots or lumps. It takes longer but you get a beautiful tip out of it. Builds your finger muscles, lol.
The shaper is a good size for the hand. It's indestructable (thick metal), unlike plastic shapers and the carborundum isn't going to wear out for decades.
Going to get one of these .
So you hold the shaper lengthways , I.e vertical and then shape the very edge of the tip first ? Is that correct ?
Edit : by edge .....I mean where the side of the tip meets the flag of the tip .Still trying to pot as many balls as i can !
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Originally Posted by neil taperell View PostGoing to get one of these .
So you hold the shaper lengthways , I.e vertical and then shape the very edge of the tip first ? Is that correct ?
Edit : by edge .....I mean where the side of the tip meets the flag of the tip .
The shaper has been designed to work really well when you hold the cue still and go up and down, the traditional way. It does work, but then you spend ages trying to get the perfect dome.
Rotation leads to better results for me.Last edited by Big Splash!; 18 September 2016, 10:02 PM.
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