Tip and Chalk issue

[onelamper]

Have seen adr147 tips for sale but no mention of size...all they all 11mm?

[Dave Walton]

Have seen adr147 tips for sale but no mention of size...all they all 11mm?

Yes they are all 11mm easy enough to trim down to size though

[ADR147]

Yes they are all 11mm easy enough to trim down to size though

What he said!

[onelamper]

Also...do laminated tips get harder with use(similar to Elks and bds etc)...

[Cannonball]

Also...do laminated tips get harder with use(similar to Elks and bds etc)...

Yes, they do and one complaint against Kamui is the tips go harder and that's the finest lammy on the market. Maybe the only one that doesn't is the Talisman. To begin with, I'd say elks and BDs are too soft out the box on average so hardening them is a good thing.

[ADR147]

Also...do laminated tips get harder with use(similar to Elks and bds etc)...

All tips get harder with use, some more than others.

[Dave Walton]

Also...do laminated tips get harder with use(similar to Elks and bds etc)...

Yes, they do and one complaint against Kamui is the tips go harder and that's the finest lammy on the market. Maybe the only one that doesn't is the Talisman. To begin with, I'd say elks and BDs are too soft out the box on average so hardening them is a good thing.

I have to disagree, all tips including Talisman will harden with use and imo Kamui aren't that great

[ADR147]

I have to disagree, all tips including Talisman will harden with use and imo Kamui aren't that great

kamui are good until they split!

[Catch 22]

kamui are good until they split!

Yeah that's why I stopped using them . They would split once they got a little low

[Madbox]

I am having good results with the Elk pro at the moment with triangle chalk

[ADR147]

Yeah that's why I stopped using them . They would split once they got a little low

Yep - just as they were at their best!

[ADR147]

I am having good results with the Elk pro at the moment with triangle chalk

They are rather good but jolly expensive for an elk!

[Cannonball]

I have to disagree, all tips including Talisman will harden with use and imo Kamui aren't that great

I've fitted quite a few Talisman tips and my punters say the tips are hard, even the M but soften up over age a little. This isn't the case with other lammys IME. Elk Pro, £8; expensive? Not really, considering even a basic lammy is £7 but the Cue Soul lammy at a few quid on ebay is a good tip and excellent value. If the player loves the tip, the tip is priceless. With Elk pro you get to choose hardness. But I'd just pick a hard one from a box and do the finger nail test or pay 50p online, give it a squeeze in a vice. The sensible pay their £8 and be done with it. As for ordinary elks, loved by pros the world over; the no. 1 tip choice of your pro, for very good reasons.

[Dave Walton]

I have to disagree, all tips including Talisman will harden with use and imo Kamui aren't that great

I've fitted quite a few Talisman tips and my punters say the tips are hard, even the M but soften up over age a little. This isn't the case with other lammys IME. Elk Pro, £8; expensive? Not really, considering even a basic lammy is £7 but the Cue Soul lammy at a few quid on ebay is a good tip and excellent value. If the player loves the tip, the tip is priceless. With Elk pro you get to choose hardness. But I'd just pick a hard one from a box and do the finger nail test or pay 50p online, give it a squeeze in a vice. The sensible pay their £8 and be done with it. As for ordinary elks, loved by pros the world over; the no. 1 tip choice of your pro, for very good reasons.

Might seem to soften at first but they do harden with more use

[Cannonball]

Might seem to soften at first but they do harden with more use

I haven't heard that or experienced it but I will take your word as I know you know your cues and tips. Where did you get yours from Dave? Chetsworth was for me.