Standard Joint sizes used

3/8 x 10 - McDermott, 5280, Elite and OB Cues
5/16 x 14 - Schon and Joss Cues
3/8 x 14 - Scorpion and CueTec cues
5/16 x 18 - Action, Eight Ball Mafia, Players, Griffin, Outlaw, Voodoo, and Meucci
3/8 x 8 - sometimes called a modified radial
UniLoc -
Radial -
Various quick release - All sorts of brands, almost too many to mention.
3/8x9 - Mezz Wavy Joint
3/8x11 - Southwest

Some of the standard pins

The number after the "x" is the number of thread peaks or valleys in 1" of length; or the threads per inch

By Pin

3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

5280
BLACK, RICHARD
FALCON
HUNTER
JACOBY
JOSS WEST
JUDD
LAMBROS
McDERMOTT
McWORTER
OB CUES
OLIVIER

5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

ACTION
DUFFERIN
GINACUE
HELMSTETTER
HUEBLER
J & J
JUDD
MEUCCI
ORCHID
PALMER
PLAYERS
PREDATOR
RAGE
STEALTH
TAD
VARNER

5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

AE
BALABUSKA
BLACK BOAR
BLACK, RICHARD
BUSS. JIM
ESPIRITU
FALCON
HELMSTETTER
JACOBY
JOSS
JOSS WEST
McDANIELS
MOTTEY, PAUL
NOVA
OB CUES
PECHAUER
PHILLIPI
PRATHER
PREDATOR
SCHON
SCRUGGS

Uniloc Radial

CAPONE
DISHAW
DP
DREXLER, PAUL
ESPIRITU
JACOBY
JOSEY
JOSS WEST
LUCASI
NITTI
PFD
POISON
PREDATOR (After 2002)
SAMSARA
TIGER

Uni-Loc QR Pin

DISHAW
DP
DREXLER, PAUL
FALCON
JOSS WEST
LUCASI
NITTI
PFD
PREDATOR (After 2002)
SAMSARA

Viking QR Pin

VIKING

List by Brand

5280
3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

ACTION
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin
Or Quick release

AE
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin
Or Radial

BALABUSKA
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

BLACK BOAR
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

BLACK, RICHARD
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin
Or 3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

BUSS. JIM
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

CAPONE
Uni-Loc Radial Pin

DISHAW
Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

Dale Perry
Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

DREXLER, PAUL
Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

DUFFERIN
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

ESPIRITU
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

FALCON
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin
Or Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or 3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

GINACUE
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

HELMSTETTER
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin
or 5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

HUEBLER
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

HUNTER
3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

J & J
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

JACOBY
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin
Or 3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

JOSEY
Uni-Loc Radial Pin

JOSS
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

JOSS WEST
Uni-Loc Radial Pin
Or Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or 3/8 X 10 Thread Pin
Or 5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

JUDD
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin
Or 3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

LAMBROS
3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

LUCASI
Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

McDANIELS
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

McDERMOTT
3/8 X 10 Thread Pin
Or Quick Release

McWORTER
3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

MEUCCI
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

MOTTEY, PAUL
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

NITTI
Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

NOVA
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

OB CUES
3/8 X 10 Thread Pin
Or 5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

OLIVIER
3/8 X 10 Thread Pin

ORCHID
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

PALMER
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

PECHAUER
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

PFD
Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

PLAYERS
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

PHILLIPI
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

POISON
Uni-Loc Bullet Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

PRATHER
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

PREDATOR (Before 2002)
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin
or 5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

PREDATOR (After 2002)
Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

RAGE
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

SAMSARA
Uni-Loc QR Pin
Or Uni-Loc Radial Pin

SCHON
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

SCRUGGS
5/16 X 14 Thread Pin

STEALTH
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

STERLING
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

TAD
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

TIGER
Uni-Loc Radial Pin

VARNER
5/16 X 18 Thread Pin

VIKING
Viking QR Pin

Average Size at collar:

3/8 x 10: .840"

5/16 x 14: .842"

5/16 x 18: .841"

Radial: .843"

Uni-Loc: .844"

Mcdermott: Most steel collar joints will be close to the .843", while many non-steel McDermott joints may be closer to the .855" diameter.

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