j6 cue stories

[j6uk]

i don't know the name of that design but iv worked on a few peradons with that same look
very grand
so your still gutting our beautiful workmans clubs?

Sold the cue, if it had been a bit longer i would of kept it as i like the design

[jrc750]

very nice work. and what a war machine his lathe was buy the looks. you still got the cue?

Sold the cue, if it had been a bit longer i would of kept it as i like the design

[j6uk]

very nice work. and what a war machine his lathe was buy the looks. you still got the cue?

[jrc750]

if thats a big old rubber bumper i love it. think murphys got one too

Nah Jason, that was the ebony plug he made up, then sanded/lathed it down all nice and smooth

[jrc750]

did he drill it out or cut the cue?

He just took out the old butt joint, (which i didn't want replacing) somehow got the old weight out and possibly drilled further into the butt, he didn't cut the cue no

[j6uk]

if thats a big old rubber bumper i love it. think murphys got one too

[j6uk]

did he drill it out or cut the cue?

A long time ago i had a rattling weight in one of my cues, Dan Shelton managed to get the old ugly weight out and do a nice repair job on it, he said the cue (which was a typical 57 1/2" one piece cue) only weighed 15 1/2 oz i think it was, so a fair bit of weight needed to be added

[jrc750]

Thanks much jrc. Now i know a little bit more about cues....

A long time ago i had a rattling weight in one of my cues, Dan Shelton managed to get the old ugly weight out and do a nice repair job on it, he said the cue (which was a typical 57 1/2" one piece cue) only weighed 15 1/2 oz i think it was, so a fair bit of weight needed to be added

[Ksquare]

Thanks much jrc. Now i know a little bit more about cues....

[jrc750]

I am curious if the top cue makers do add weight to their cues or are naturally weighted.

Apologies if this sounds a dump question. Very new to this area.

I would say virtually every cue over 17 oz will have weight added to them (one piece cues that is)

[Ksquare]

I am curious if the top cue makers do add weight to their cues or are naturally weighted.

Apologies if this sounds a dump question. Very new to this area.

[j6uk]

well i can only say iv played with many of these unweighted cues and they've been good hitters, one of them i put a two ounce bolt up and it changed the vibe of the cue so it played far better than before

I have an unweighted cue at 17oz and I know what you mean. Introducing any weight introduces a mini-dulling, hammer effect. The same thing happens when you put a rubber damper in tennis strings, or attach bits to a musical instrument. It feels like hammering a nail using the 21oz cue my friend owns. The only way round this would be to use a dense ironwood and have it go up the shaft as far as possible I think. It might make 18oz then, without lead.

[j6uk]

I said to him come on Robert you're a Gooner, I'm a Gooner. Take my money and specs and you won't hear from me until the cue is done but he still won't make one

i never talked to rob about footy but im sure others have, you could of said you were ronnies mate then after a few questions he may of reached for his no5
not easy being a one man band with the prices the way they are in london

[guernseygooner]

you were young, stop romancing. what the gunner is a arsnil angle? not too many angles in north london

I said to him come on Robert you're a Gooner, I'm a Gooner. Take my money and specs and you won't hear from me until the cue is done but he still won't make one

[j6uk]

Cheers, I will PM shortly. I was wondering if you could get a cue close to 18oz naturally without any weight or even if it makes a difference adding artificial weight to a cue from one that hasn't. As I've mentioned previously, I find cues these days just lifeless and so so. That includes JPs my mates own that they waited over a year for.
i think weight can add to the feel of a cue in and out of the balls, again whats the wood like who much is going in and what feel do you want..
iv yet to come across a so called natural cue thats 18oz, for that to happen it would be a very forwards weighted maple from hell cue
It's a shame Robert doesn't make to order now. I long for the cue I picked up from the Elephant and Castle years ago. Used to get a lot of action with that cue but its now been cut down to pool spec last I saw. Even tried the Arsenal angle on him but he won't budge.

you were young, stop romancing. what the gunner is a arsnil angle? not too many angles in north london