We
are an authorized Predator Cue Repair Center

We
offer ferrule replacement, shaft reconditioning and tip replacement for
all Predator Cues.
Please
refer to our repair page
for pricing.

Chalk
up your own creation with a Pancerny Custom Cue!!
We use only premium materials and our woods are aged for many months to
ensure
that your cue will stay as straight as possible and provide years of enjoyment
.
We
truly enjoy taking your designs and bringing them to life.
Please print the order form and submit by mail for a quote of your cue
concept.
Download
the cue design form here
(The file is a .pdf so you will
need Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

So
what's the little dot all about anyways???
Yes, it's a bit strange, so we thought we would explain a little more
about it.
When installing
a joint pin, most cue makers drill and tap the hole a bit deeper than
needed
to allow a spot for the excess epoxy to settle when the pin is glued into
the cue.
If you don't
leave this extra space, excess glue can split the forearm
open with an hydraulic effect while gluing the pin into the cue.
However, this
technique also has a drawback... it leaves a hollow cavity and potential
weak spot under the joint.
Big deal or
not???
Hmmmm…
Maybe that small hollow cavity could be a problem...
Over the years I've had many cues brought to me after this breakage occured.
The split is pretty much un-repairable and even if you did get it fixed,
would you want to play with it???
Alright, now
to the point......
The most effective way to provide "glue relief" is to drill
a small hole from
the exterior of the cue that connects with the base of the drilled and
tapped pin hole.
Any excess glue can easily come out of this small "relief" hole.
Then the hole gets plugged with a small wooden dowel, leaving a little
dot on the cue just below the joint.
Weird or not,
I guarantee that our cues will never break in this spot. We've eliminated
the weakest spot in a cue!
The same technique is also used at the "B" joint, (the joint
that joins the forearm to the handle of the cue).
This dot is not as easily noticeable because it gets covered by the wrap
and the points of the cue, but rest assured:
There are no potentially hazardous hollow spots at this point in our cues
either.
Best of all, this procedure allows the pin to "bottom out" when
inserting it into the cue
which is a VERY desireable situation when constructing a solid feeling
cue.
Oh, and by the way: Since we now have all solid material under the pin...
the cues hit awesome!!!

A
little bit about our cues...
Anything
in our cues is customizable as far as materials, weight, length,
joint style, shaft taper, butt thickness and of course the inlay work.
We
always inlay the finest woods and exotic materials on the market.
See the Materials
page for specific selections.

Click
on the Shop Tour for more photos of the workshop
and equipment.

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