How to re-tip a snooker cue with a laminated tip - Talisman Pro

Thanks for the advice in your reply

Great video, I love a standard elk myself or a soft tailsman tip. Been putting tips on myself for a while.. keep up the good work

Brilliant video, tip is just how I like em as well. I've always used a Stanley knife in the past even on talismans and just cut all edges off then smoothed them up, results are not as good as yours but usually pretty good otherwise it has to come straight off and do it again. Again, great video and I've just subscribed

Great video. I use elk master tips but find them very inconsistent. I prefer ADR 147 tips. They are brilliant and last for ages.

This is definitely a great technique for cue master. I am not sure if this technique is applicable to everybody. I cannot rely on eye ball and hand sanding to achieve the proper symmetrical shape. I did a couple trials and the domes are always off. I was hoping there are some foolproof tools which can help the novice to shape the tip.

Would you recommend the tweetens cue top sander to get a nice flat ferrule at the top?

Thanks for the reply. It's just the top of the ferrule isn't completely flat, it's slightly higher on one side than the other and the brass is a bit rounded on the edges.

Hi great video. I'm gonna attempt cue tip replacement and oiling my cue. I have already sanded down some excess lacquer. I'm wonder if I should oil cue or re-tip first ?

Brilliant video 🖒 I have just purchased a budget Powerglide cue. The description says it comes with a '9.5mm Elkmaster Shape.' The tip on it isn't very good. My previous BCE cue was re-tipped with an Elkmaster tip and that was brilliant. I want to get the cue re-tipped with an Elkmaster. Do you think the Elkmaster out of a box will be better than the one that apparently came on the cue? Also, it says it is a 9.5mm ferrule, so what size tip do you suggest I should put on? 9.5mm or go bigger and trim down? I'd really appreciate your opinion. Thank you 👍

Snooker crazy, and suggestions on how to remove the deep line scratches I've just made on the brass ferrule whilst attempting to use the scalpel to shape my tip. There very noticeable, should I use sandpaper or wire wool If so what gradient. Next time I'm gonna use masking tape on the ferrule aswell as the wood to avoid scratching further. Thnx

hi there. what firmness of laminated tip would be equivalent to elkmaster, thx in advance.

How can you make the top of the ferrule nice and flat by hand before fitting the tip? Use a file?

I have a question. What knife is that? Looks alot easier to use than a Stanley.

Could you use the scalpel to remove the lump from the tip?

What size tip is that in the video??

Hi sir what brand knife are you using?

sometimes I do feel that the marks on the ferrule are caused by the masking tape and glue. How they ended up there (I start work on a very shiny ferrule) is a mystery to me.

I been told only to use gel not the standard glue. I noticed you used normal glue

i tried changing my tip, i cleaned top of the tip, and flat new tip, but when i put it i can see very small gap. no matter how much more i clean or flatten the tip, still the same do i have to change the Ferrell ?

Whats that knife called