Maintaining your Pool Equipment

Materials Required:
(1) 3/4” x 2 1/2” x 48” Hardwood board
(1) Rail rubber (14” min)

Tools Required:
Wood Glue
Contact Cement (3M77)
90 degree miter box and saw or Compound Miter Saw
Bandsaw or Table Saw or Compound Miter Saw (best/easiest way)

In order to determine the cut angle of my subrail, I needed to know the thickness of my table rails and the profile of my cushions. Olhausen’s AccuFast cushions are K66 profile, and I measured the rails on my table to be 1 1/2” thick.

We have all heard of the 'angle-in vs. angle-out' concept for shooting bank and kick shots. I was thinking about this awhile back, while I was really bored and needed something to do, and it occurred to me that light travels in a straight line. (Sometimes I really surprise myself with great insights...) Of course, most of us already know that, but there are some clever uses for this fact, as I will show here. I had heard of laser cues and other devices but they are pretty expensive and I already have some expensive cues. I wanted to somehow use a light beam to help line up bank and kick shots and do it for as little money as possible, so I came up with this idea to build a 'Laser Aimer'. As the idea developed and I used it, what was most fun was discovering new ways to use my new toy.

Ever get a little dent in your cue shaft that just annoys the crap out of you while you are in a tournament or league play. Here is a quick fix to get you back on track.

How to build a low cost Cue Shaft Spinner so you can clean, sand, or use sandpaper to shape the side of a cue tip while a rotating cue shaft.

This article describes the process (in detail) of how to replace a cue tip. Here are the items that you need to accomplish this task.

QUESTION:

fenris wrote: "How do you guys clean and maintain your cue? What tips do you guys have to keep your cues well maintained?"