Retipping your own cue



  1. Cut off old tip.
  2. Clean off old glue and remains of old tip. (scrape with craft knife blade)
  3. Make sure top of cue and ferrule is perfectly level. (this can be done with cue top sander for best results.)
  4. Level back of tip with abrassive paper, on a level surface holding tip between thumb and forefinger.
  5. Apply glue to top of cue or tip cement.
  6. Gently place tip on glue and center up. Press down firmly. Wipe off excess glue then gently release pressure. Leave overnight for glue to cure.
  7. Turn cue upside down on cutting board and trim off excess tip to size of ferrule.
  8. With a flat file shape arough dome on tip, filing from centre of tip to outside edge.
  9. With fine abrasive paper smooth sidewall of tip into ferrule, making sure not to touch the wood of the shaft bellow the ferrule.
  10. Finnish off dome with a tip shaper.