curious if anyone has ever leveled a shuffleboard. What length level would be best to check the length?
I've done a few that we refurbished.
Check at each leg longways and sideways with a 24" carpenters level.
If level at the legs there's not much else to check since most shufflebeds are 1 piece.
Speaking of shuffleboard - here's the latest greatest -
Trust me when I say this is a cool game and only takes up 5'
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I've never leveled one myself, but I've seen a friend do it. There should be a adjustment underneath for adjusting a crown or a dish. He said you ask the customer if they have a preference of flat, crown or dish. I think he used a 8inch machinist level.
There are quite a few adjustments on a regulation one! Took much longer to level one of these then a pool table. Not only do you have all the leg adjustments but the board itself has quite a few. The one we did had approx 20 turnbuckle adjustment rods bolted to the underside of the board to adjust crown or swayback in the board.
thanks guys, how does that little shuffle game work? ie, playing strategy etc, does it have a rebound or something?
Wow. What kind of board?
The ones we did were really old, 1 piece alleys and solid like a rock with 8 table legs.
Never could get the scoreboard thing to work tho - a gazillion wires inside.
i start by leveling the cabinet, once i have that sitting level i place a level over the playing surface right over the turnbuckles underneath...with a sheet of paper under the level, you want to work the leveling devices underneath until the paper hits two to four boards from the outside, so it becomes convex. do a little to each as the next one can affect the previously done one. there is no set way to get it convex as its more of a personal like. this should also be checked once a week for a month or so(more if your anal) as the wood wants to pull back to its original shape and the temps and conditions in the room like to mess with it. the things are very tedious but once you understand how they work its a cake walk.
in the last 8 years i have set up/delivered roughly 30 of these
hope this helps
I think I'd rather move 3 GCs for free than to get paid to move and level one long shuffleboard... Shuffleboards are an evil that should be eliminated.
I used to have to deliver and set them up in Sacramento for a local company-
Rather level pool tables.... who understands shuffleboard players anyway?lol:wink:
if you have that much trouble with a shuffleboard, i would hate to see your pool table work. cheers
Following are tips that would help you how to level the shuffleboard table.
1. Place your level on the shuffleboard table. Check the level to see if the shuffleboard table is unbalanced and note which direction the table leans.
2. Insert a wood shim under the shuffleboard table's leg.
3. Instruct your helper or helpers to tower the table onto the shim, taking care not to lower the table onto your hands.
4.Check to see whether the table is even using your level. If the table is not even, continue to add shims until it is level.
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