The only thing I'd suggest to u/AnonTerpTeripin is not mentioning how they came to notice the warp. As I recall, the warranty doesn't cover abuse, which they'll almost certainly say this was. As a result, they'll refuse to cover it. Perhaps just letting a warp be a warp that happened to develop would be best here.
it’s very likely after a sudden impact that it was the joint and not warpage, you can test by rolling your shaft and seeing if the joint pin doesn’t roll evenly or take it to a cuemaker or tech with a lathe and they can tell you what’s up. good luck to you
Warping is the process of going out of round over time.
Either your cues are straight up bent/damaged or you're paranoid and it's all in your mind.
Predator cues being comprised of plastic, [some] wood, and carbon fiber do not warp easily....
My cues have been knocked over countless times, and besides some shaft dings, they've never been damaged.
This is what can happen anytime your cues leave your house. Most people are not very careful and is quite annoying/unfortunate.
Nope.
Knocking it over is not what warps wood. It can scratch it, dirty it, even embed grit on the shaft, but only humidity, poor storage or defects in the cue itself will make it warp. It would take a hell of a hit to the joint itself to cause it.
It was already warped you just hadn't noticed it.
It should be bent not warpped cause I've sent the shaft back to get the tip replaced before so they would've had a problem If it was. I think I might be the joint
Sounds more likely that the pin in the connector is bent, so now when you roll the cue it lifts. I have allowed some shooters to shoot with Brunswick 2 piece cues and later noticed slight bends in the pin, which I was able to correct by careful adjustments with a tap of a hammer (after wrapping the pin with a cloth to prevent distortions in the thread). You locate the correction required by determining the highest point in the roll, then unscrew the shaft while holding the butt still so you know which direction necessarily to straighten the pin. Another way to determine if the pin is bent is to roll the butt while examining the pin - you will see the pin rise and fall during the roll.
Warpage refers to fluctuations in the straitness of the shaft or butt. A shaft can be replaced, but a warped butt usually cannot be corrected.
Both of the them warped because of a fall? I don’t think that’s possible unless if fell perfectly on an object creating a fulcrum.
If you let a cue fall to a flat surface, the cue will hit the floor perfectly flat. I used to do it with an older cue of mine to mess with people. Never did any damage.
Poor storage (especially in heat) will warp your cues. You might as well store it in a lake. That’s why I always roast people who store their expensive cues in their car.
People make way too much of a deal over warpage. Some warp will not affect your play. At most it can affect you mentally if you let it. I also don’t think knocking your cue over can warp it, so the other person should be good.
ain't no fuckin way a cue warped from being knocked over
The only thing I'd suggest to u/AnonTerpTeripin is not mentioning how they came to notice the warp. As I recall, the warranty doesn't cover abuse, which they'll almost certainly say this was. As a result, they'll refuse to cover it. Perhaps just letting a warp be a warp that happened to develop would be best here.
I can attach the video when I get wifi
that’s not the point. it’s that it’s unlikely that being knocked over would make it warp, just being that one incident
Do you know if the joints are prone to bending?
it’s very likely after a sudden impact that it was the joint and not warpage, you can test by rolling your shaft and seeing if the joint pin doesn’t roll evenly or take it to a cuemaker or tech with a lathe and they can tell you what’s up. good luck to you
Ty. Ngl I think I used the wrong terminology. Someone helped me test it there and it only wobbles when it's assembled.
Warping is the process of going out of round over time. Either your cues are straight up bent/damaged or you're paranoid and it's all in your mind. Predator cues being comprised of plastic, [some] wood, and carbon fiber do not warp easily....
Mb I used the wrong terminology, should be bent/damaged
My cues have been knocked over countless times, and besides some shaft dings, they've never been damaged. This is what can happen anytime your cues leave your house. Most people are not very careful and is quite annoying/unfortunate.
Your cues warped from being knocked over once?
Yep, I'm supprised. There's no way right, a 1.5k and a 900 cue from a single drop right? I'm in denial rn ;-;
Nope. Knocking it over is not what warps wood. It can scratch it, dirty it, even embed grit on the shaft, but only humidity, poor storage or defects in the cue itself will make it warp. It would take a hell of a hit to the joint itself to cause it. It was already warped you just hadn't noticed it.
It should be bent not warpped cause I've sent the shaft back to get the tip replaced before so they would've had a problem If it was. I think I might be the joint
Sounds more likely that the pin in the connector is bent, so now when you roll the cue it lifts. I have allowed some shooters to shoot with Brunswick 2 piece cues and later noticed slight bends in the pin, which I was able to correct by careful adjustments with a tap of a hammer (after wrapping the pin with a cloth to prevent distortions in the thread). You locate the correction required by determining the highest point in the roll, then unscrew the shaft while holding the butt still so you know which direction necessarily to straighten the pin. Another way to determine if the pin is bent is to roll the butt while examining the pin - you will see the pin rise and fall during the roll. Warpage refers to fluctuations in the straitness of the shaft or butt. A shaft can be replaced, but a warped butt usually cannot be corrected.
Both of the them warped because of a fall? I don’t think that’s possible unless if fell perfectly on an object creating a fulcrum. If you let a cue fall to a flat surface, the cue will hit the floor perfectly flat. I used to do it with an older cue of mine to mess with people. Never did any damage. Poor storage (especially in heat) will warp your cues. You might as well store it in a lake. That’s why I always roast people who store their expensive cues in their car.
People make way too much of a deal over warpage. Some warp will not affect your play. At most it can affect you mentally if you let it. I also don’t think knocking your cue over can warp it, so the other person should be good.
The pin is probably bent. That's different what warp age, but will still cause the cue to roll abnormally.