Tipping!

[DZ314]

I am going to start doing some tips soon. Anyone have any general recommendations or helpful pointers? Thanks. :D

[skor]

get an old cue and practice on it before you do your own and others cues, get a banch of cheap tips for that as well.

use super glue gel, it works great, I never had a tip coming off the ferule and it's one of the best to use on the Predator ferule (some other brands just don't work well with it)

[DZ314]

Cool, my dad has some old crappy cues which I could mess with to get a feel for it. My goal is to be able to make them look factory.

[maughanm]

I'd go the old cue route also...the only problem I had was the excess glue...I might have been trying to put too much on there...but...the tips I did use are still on them..and they have been used quite a bit. I also used the super glue gel and the kit from Seyberts....mike

[parrothead]

All I can suggest is gel super glue, really nice sharp razor blades, and wrap a layer of masking tape around the ferrule to avoid getting glue on it or nicking it.

[DZ314]

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it! :)

[Tanar]

Fury,
I wrote a very long step by step PM to a guy from Quebec awhile back on re-tipping cues. If you want, I can copy and paste it to you as well. You may do things a little differently, but at least if you have the idea, you can build on it. Let me know if you want those instructions. I also added in a list of all the tools I use.

[DZ314]

Yeah, that would be great Tanar!

[audiopro]

Tanar why not post the write up on the board, so we can all learn from your experience.

[DEATHTRON]

I used the whole system from seyberts. Call it over kill, but it did the job better than expected.

Zach

[DZ314]

Yeah, I am thinking about buying the Deluxe Tip Kit!

[New Kid In The Hall]

I really want to get a small cue lathe to work on shafts and tips. When I get the basement squared away, that will be one of the next investments.

[DZ314]

I really want to get a small cue lathe to work on shafts and tips. When I get the basement squared away, that will be one of the next investments.
Sounds like a cool idea. I will likely get a lathe at some point. I have room for one by the golf club loft/lie bending machine on my workbench in the basement.

[Tanar]

I would love a cue lathe, but I can't afford one right now or for the next few years.......:( If I did buy one just for re-tipping, i would most likely go for the mini cue lathe from Chris Hightower.

[DZ314]

Yeah, this is the one I think you are talking about:

http://www.cuesmith.com/main/lathes/micro_3/index.php

[Tanar]

Yup, that's one of them. I also like the Mid Size cue lathe mainly because you can do wraps, shafts joint and most other repair work. It is amazing how quickly people assume you know how to repair parts of their cue once they know you can retip. So you might as well be able to do so. Here's the one I would buy.

http://www.cuesmith.com/main/lathes/mid_size/index.php

[DZ314]

Well, I ordered all the stuff I need to get started. I'll let you all know how things go! I am good with this kind of thing, I build custom golf clubs. There are only two clubs in my bag that I did not totally build, the putter (Carbite ZG mallet) and my 52 deg wedge (Carbite Tour Insert.) The putter and wedge have just been fitted with different grips. Back to tipping, I have watched all of the tipping vids that seyberts has done and put up on the site and it looks fairly easy. I will first practice on some cheap cues before I re-tip my Predator. :D

[Tanar]

If you do custom clubs, then i would assume you would be picky about the end result of your work. If so, you will be good at tips. Other guys that I see around here that do tips get to a pint and say "ah, that's good enough". If I'm not happy with a tip and I can't fix it, I cut the whole thing off and start again.

[DZ314]

Yep! I am left-brained, very anal-retentive. If I am not satisfied with it, if it is not perfect, then it gets done over again until it is right. I never just say, "Ahhh screw it, that is good enough!" :D

[audiopro]

Hence my famous, or not so famous, quote...

If it aint perfect, screw with it till ya break it!

[skor]

lol :)

[DZ314]

Starting out I am finding that it is smart to trim in small stages. My first one I took a mighty hunk out of it and the sides ended up slanting like this /___\ when I used the cut-rite.