How to Put a Tip on a Cue

The tip of a pool cue provides the contact point between the cue and the cue ball. When a pool cue tip wears, it will not make contact with the cue ball correctly. This causes you to lose the ability to control the direction and speed of the cue ball. Replacing the tip of a pool cue requires patience. If the tip is not installed perfectly square to the pool cue shaft, the cue will not transfer power true to the cue ball, throwing off your aim--and your shot.

Things You'll Need

  • Utility knife
  • 100-grit sanding block
  • 50-grit sanding paper
  • New tip
  • Two-part epoxy
  • Tip clamp
  • 300- to 600-grit sandpaper
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Instructions

    • 1

      Set the pool cue on a firm flat surface. Slide the blade of a utility knife between the bottom of the tip and the top of the ferrule.

    • 2

      Sand the remaining portion of the tip with a 100-grit sanding block until it's sanded perfectly square.

    • 3

      Roughen the sanded surface of the ferrule with 50-grit sandpaper.

    • 4

      Sand the bottom side of a new tip with 50-grit sandpaper.

    • 5

      Mix enough two-part epoxy to coat the bottom of the tip. Completely cover the bottom edge of the tip with the mixed epoxy, then slide the tip clamp over the end of the pool cue.

    • 6

      Push the epoxy-coated side of the tip onto the end of the pool cue. Twist the tip to spread the epoxy on the end of the pool cue.

    • 7

      Slide the rubber band of the tip clamp over the tip. Allow the two-part epoxy to cure and bond the tip to the ferrule.

    • 8

      Remove the tip clamp from the pool cue.

    • 9

      Sand the tip, starting with 300-grit sandpaper and working up to 600-grit sandpaper, to match the diameter of the tip to the ferrule of the pool cue.