I guess just to show you flamers that I can work on tables other than Diamond, here's a little show for you, after-wards go home and take a look at your OWN table, if you even have one, and see if it compares to the craftsmanship put into this Brunswick Centennial. I can only work on DIAMOND tables:grin: what a load of BS!
Look, when you're first setting up slates on tables that have had multiple slate screw holes put in the frame from mounting the slates, the best advice I can give you, is don't use slate screws! Switch the slate to mount with 1/4 x 20 x 4 1/2" machine screws, all you have to do is drill out the frame of the table using the slate screw holes as a guide for a 1/4" drill bit, like pictured. Make sure to mount the machine screw with a 1/4" washer and nylock nut, then all you need to tighten the slate to the frame is a 1/4" wrench, much better than a drill.
As you can see in the last 2 pictures, the frame extends past the slate pocket shelf, that's because the original slates have a slant back pocket cut in the pocket shelfs, but they're not made anymore, so you have to remove the extended wood from the pockets so they look right when finished.
Look, when you're first setting up slates on tables that have had multiple slate screw holes put in the frame from mounting the slates, the best advice I can give you, is don't use slate screws! Switch the slate to mount with 1/4 x 20 x 4 1/2" machine screws, all you have to do is drill out the frame of the table using the slate screw holes as a guide for a 1/4" drill bit, like pictured. Make sure to mount the machine screw with a 1/4" washer and nylock nut, then all you need to tighten the slate to the frame is a 1/4" wrench, much better than a drill.
As you can see in the last 2 pictures, the frame extends past the slate pocket shelf, that's because the original slates have a slant back pocket cut in the pocket shelfs, but they're not made anymore, so you have to remove the extended wood from the pockets so they look right when finished.
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