My suggestion was not meant to shorten the cue, only to see about
finding an appropriate diameter tube or pipe that equals the
existing OD and turn down the diameter of the tip enough to
install it.

I agree that time spent is only worth it if this is something
special.

--
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DanG
Keep the whole world singing . . .


"Bill" wrote in message
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DanG wrote:
If the is cue is something special, you might try turning down
the
tip and using a metal ferrule (copper pipe? or other) where
this
one is splitting. Install with epoxy to take up any gaps.


Gasp!!!

IMO, If it's really good 2-piece cue, I suggest you buy a new
shaft for it. If you paid less than $50 for it, then I think
it's time for an upgrade. No good cue's were designed to be made
shorter anyway (the same goes for fishing rods that get crushed
in the car door).

Like Lew said about computers being a tool--replace it with one
that works and enjoy your game.

Bill

Hoppe?

Yep.
Thank you.
Lew


William Frederick Hoppe was a true billiard champion. You don't hear
much about him or Greenleaf and those guys anymore.

Another great player, IMHO, is one I affectionately call "Wille" but
his real name is Nick Varner. A masterful Kentucky boy. Why do I call
him Wille? Well it's because he always reminds me of Gene Wilder
playing Wilie Wonka, having almost the hair style and body size.

`Casper

DanG wrote:
If the is cue is something special, you might try turning down the
tip and using a metal ferrule (copper pipe? or other) where this
one is splitting. Install with epoxy to take up any gaps.


Gasp!!!

IMO, If it's really good 2-piece cue, I suggest you buy a new shaft for
it. If you paid less than $50 for it, then I think it's time for an
upgrade. No good cue's were designed to be made shorter anyway (the same
goes for fishing rods that get crushed in the car door).

Like Lew said about computers being a tool--replace it with one that
works and enjoy your game.

Bill

"DanG" wrote in -
september.org:

My suggestion was not meant to shorten the cue, only to see about
finding an appropriate diameter tube or pipe that equals the
existing OD and turn down the diameter of the tip enough to
install it.

I agree that time spent is only worth it if this is something
special.


Nothing special about the cue, except I like the feel. I know it's
useless, but I'll keep playing with it here and there to see how it goes.
Maybe I'll learn something useful... if not it's still fun to see the end
go flying after a shot. (Same reason we'd keep playing with a baseball
with missing seams.)

Puckdropper
--
Never teach your apprentice everything you know.

DanG wrote:
If the is cue is something special, you might try turning down the
tip and using a metal ferrule (copper pipe? or other) where this
one is splitting. Install with epoxy to take up any gaps.

If you know anything about squirt and deflection, you would not use a
metal ferrule. You want the tip (last 6 inches) as light as possible.

--
Jack
Fight Socialism.... Buy a Ford!
http://jbstein.com

"Jack Stein" wrote in message
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DanG wrote:
If the is cue is something special, you might try turning down the tip
and using a metal ferrule (copper pipe? or other) where this one is
splitting. Install with epoxy to take up any gaps.

I don't see why a plastic or bone ferrule wouldn't do the same job.

Bob La Londe wrote:
"Jack Stein" wrote in message
...
DanG wrote:
If the is cue is something special, you might try turning down the
tip and using a metal ferrule (copper pipe? or other) where this one
is splitting. Install with epoxy to take up any gaps.

I don't see why a plastic or bone ferrule wouldn't do the same job.

Recall too that a good installation of such a ferrule involves putting
on an over-sized one and taking it down with a lathe. With a new tip, it
would typically probably cost $30-40 to have that done. It sounds as if
the original tenon is long gone (broken off), so a bit more work is
required. If I owned a lathe, I would try to do it. Otherwise I'd be
cue shopping (hardly an unpleasant affair). I don't recall exactly
where the line in the sand is now, but I think anything over a certain
amount, say $150, is all for show.

Bill

"Bill" wrote in message
...
Bob La Londe wrote:
"Jack Stein" wrote in message
...
DanG wrote:
If the is cue is something special, you might try turning down the
tip and using a metal ferrule (copper pipe? or other) where this one
is splitting. Install with epoxy to take up any gaps.

I don't see why a plastic or bone ferrule wouldn't do the same job.

Recall too that a good installation of such a ferrule involves putting on
an over-sized one and taking it down with a lathe. With a new tip, it
would typically probably cost $30-40 to have that done. It sounds as if
the original tenon is long gone (broken off), so a bit more work is
required. If I owned a lathe, I would try to do it. Otherwise I'd be cue
shopping (hardly an unpleasant affair). I don't recall exactly where the
line in the sand is now, but I think anything over a certain amount, say
$150, is all for show.

Bill

Been a long time since I looked at pool cues, but the last time I looked the
low end McDermott was about $117. You could get a Diamond for about $80,
and a good quality Players for about $50. Never could bring myself to
spring for a McDermott, but I had a Diamond, still have a Players, and had a
number of the good old $39.95 Dufferin (carefully hand selected of course)
cues over the years.

Flash back time: I'll never forget the poor guy who challenged me to basic
$5 a game 8 ball once. I wasn't good, but I was better than him. After the
4th game he said it had to be my fancy pool cue, so I handed it to him
covered my eyes and randomly grabbed a bar stick off the wall, and told him
to put his money down. (I turned away from him so he wouldn't see the
expression on my face when I discovered what I would be shooting with. LOL.
I was thrilled it still had decent leather.) He took me up on it. I got
one of those perfect one in a hundred spreads on the break and ran the table
on him. He must have enjoyed the show because he was grinning when he
handed me his fin. You just gotta love a good sport.

"Bill" wrote in message
...

OTOH, I've seen broom handles that would make better cues
than they have in many places. Just depends what you need.

Ages ago the "Our Place Bar" used to have a mop and broom tournament on
Wednesday nights. You could bring any mop or broom you wanted or select one
of those in the bar. The only rule was it had to be a complete unmodified
factory made and commercially sold mop or broom with everything in tact. If
a rag mop it had to have a head on it etc etc. The bar put up the prizes
which were 3 ribeye steaks for for 1st, and 2 for 2nd. I found the key was
to find one you could shoot with that didn't spin around too much on you,
and you didn't whack yourself in the ribs on a long stroke. I took home
some of those steaks a few times.

Bob La Londe wrote:
"Bill" wrote in message
...

OTOH, I've seen broom handles that would make better cues
than they have in many places. Just depends what you need.

Ages ago the "Our Place Bar" used to have a mop and broom tournament on
Wednesday nights. You could bring any mop or broom you wanted or select
one of those in the bar. The only rule was it had to be a complete
unmodified factory made and commercially sold mop or broom with
everything in tact. If a rag mop it had to have a head on it etc etc.
The bar put up the prizes which were 3 ribeye steaks for for 1st, and 2
for 2nd. I found the key was to find one you could shoot with that
didn't spin around too much on you, and you didn't whack yourself in the
ribs on a long stroke. I took home some of those steaks a few times.



Reminds me of the Swiffer Sweeper advertisements: e.g.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKZg_...eature=related

I'm scared to think what I might have come home with. : )

Bill

Bob La Londe wrote:
"Bill" wrote in message
...
Bob La Londe wrote:
"Jack Stein" wrote in message
...
DanG wrote:
If the is cue is something special, you might try turning down the
tip and using a metal ferrule (copper pipe? or other) where this one
is splitting. Install with epoxy to take up any gaps.

I don't see why a plastic or bone ferrule wouldn't do the same job.

Recall too that a good installation of such a ferrule involves putting
on an over-sized one and taking it down with a lathe. With a new tip,
it would typically probably cost $30-40 to have that done. It sounds
as if the original tenon is long gone (broken off), so a bit more work
is required. If I owned a lathe, I would try to do it. Otherwise I'd
be cue shopping (hardly an unpleasant affair). I don't recall exactly
where the line in the sand is now, but I think anything over a certain
amount, say $150, is all for show.

Bill

Been a long time since I looked at pool cues, but the last time I looked
the low end McDermott was about $117. You could get a Diamond for about
$80, and a good quality Players for about $50. Never could bring myself
to spring for a McDermott, but I had a Diamond, still have a Players,
and had a number of the good old $39.95 Dufferin (carefully hand
selected of course) cues over the years.


Quite a collection of them here.

http://www.billiardwarehouse.com/cue..._pool_cues.htm