Re: ferrule change to reduce squirt/deflection

"rhncue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>    Most cues have a 5/16th" tenon. I go down to a 1/4" tenon when using an
> ivory ferrule as they are so prone to cracking I try to make their walls
as
> thick as possible.
> The bad thing about a narrow tenon is that they are much easier to break
off
> on a miscue. Once a shaft is made there's not much that can be done about
> length. A long ferrule is not needed so when making a new shaft a very
short
> ferrule could be put on with a very short tenon and then it could be made
> narrower without fear of leverage breaking it off.
>                                   Dick
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Can a shaft be "re-jointed"?  If so, what would the effect be of making the
material at the joint longer?    In effect, "lengthening" the shaft?

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> "darren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "rhncue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > I believe that if you go to a slightly lighter m/p ferrule material
such
> > > as Meucci uses it will crack very easly as the walls of the ferrule
are
> so
> > > thin at 11.5mm. You can not shorten your ferrule and keep the shaft
the
> same
> > > length.
> > >                                              Dick
> >
> > Thanks Dick,
> > is this because the tenon needs to be the same size on any shaft so
> > having a narrow ferrule means the walls must be thin?
> >  i understand how thin a ferrule would be when turned down from 13mm
> > to 11.5mm. But his shaft was made to be 11.5mm and not 'turned down'
> > to 11.5mm.  Is it possible the tenon is smaller having been built to
> > accomodate the skinny ferrule (possibly giving me room for my not too
> > thin, light weight ferrule)?
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> > I'm hoping there's something i can do without losing length.
> > darren.
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