Was there a thought process behind going with the plugged Lexan ferrule instead of a standard threaded ferrule (maybe even Lexan?) Benefits? Drawbacks? Also, please understand that I am in no way questioning your techniques or quality of work. It looks great and I dig your content.
The Cuetec avid is a fiberglass shaft with a plug type ferrule. Lexan is a softer material like the PVC it comes with. It was changed mainly for looks. The hit is basically the same. The only drawback is scratches on the ferrule may be more noticeable than the white one. Thanks for the comment and watching 😁
@@arsbilliards the other cue is a Maximiser graphite "earl Strickland" i think is made by cuetec also. When you were drilling, it looked like the white plastic material only went into the shaft 1.5" or so, did you completely remove it down to the fiberglass?
@@jaycee5584 Yes I completely removed the ferrule. The fiber glass tube appeared to be empty after the ferrule. In most carbon fiber tubes you find some sort of expanding foam but this fiberglass tube was empty. I found that interesting.
@@arsbilliards cool, thanks for the input, I normally make steel parts for hydraulic cylinders, first time playing with work like this:) The one i tried already was a sportcraft from walmart 20 yrs back that took screw in tips, plays much better now, I only went in 5/8" and made the tenon .312" dia x .600", wasnt sure how deep the plastic went, but left some on the id too. Original was 1" long aluminum tubing over the white plastic, I left 3/8" of the aluminum. Looks really cool and hope to get one sucessfully on the black graphite stick.
Love your videos, just getting into it myself, so I can do repairs on the wife and my cues when needed. Mind telling me where you source your ferrules and such? Thanks in advance, I appreciate you
Es buen trabajo pero deberias de ponerle algun pad de color obscuro para que resalte el azul xq se pierde el color por ser translucido pero es muy buen trabajo y con otro tipo de botana para que luciera mejor
That clear ferrule is so cool! But that cheap tip! Omg lol 😂 Why spend all that money for custom ferrule work and throw on a $5.00 tip? I was expecting a Kamui or something high end. Oh well, maybe the cue belongs to an old man. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ Still great work though!
Can this be done to a peachhauer carbon fiber shaft? Someone asked about the liquid polishing the tip. Are you referring to a wax for the edges of the tip? I've installed my own tips just haven't found what to use on the sides of the tip yet.
Yes I have done this on a few carbon fiber shafts. It looks awesome and it plays great. Ill post a video installing one on a carbon shaft here soon 😁 I always finish my tip jobs with McDermott Silky Shaft Wax. It looks and feels great
Hey! @@playpool12fyao cool to see you here in my comments 😁 I've watched all your cue building and tip / ferrule work videos on my personal YT account. You do awesome work too. Keep it up! Ill keep watching your stuff 😁
@@arsbilliards I would love to know the dimensions of the new ferrule you inserted. I need to do one. Is there a way for me to private message you on another platform? Email perhaps?
