jasonlaus said:

You still don't see jumping on the list? Can somebody help the blind out.

Not sure what you being blind has to do with bishop?

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Some day you'll understand, then again maybe not.

I've never taken a lesson from Jerry.

Nor have I heard him talk about this.

So, having said this, is Jerry one of those instructors that advocates rolling balls down the table to make you a much improved, really good player?

r/DCP

Bump ....

muskyed said:

I see you've been hanging around Bishop lately.

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You still don't see jumping on the list? Can somebody help the blind out.

Not sure what you being blind has to do with bishop?

skogstokig said:

cool, definitely not what i expected

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It is an amazing playing shaft.... dark roast..

I have a similar setup as in Chucks pictures. It does get in the way at times but can't imagine being without it. I am switching over to the longer arms and lever style indicator as in Divers post and will be installing a foot or two of metal strip to my table so that I can move it around and not be connected to the headstock.
I also have a pack of brass shim stock from .001 to about .15 and in .0005 variance in the thinner stuff. Works great to help true up stuff. I see diver is using that new attachment to help true up stuff. I'll wait to see how his works before I try one.
I'm really jealous of those of you with machinist lathes that can true out runout just by adjusting the chuck.

GideonF said:

Sounds like you have an Oscar problem. People said the conditions were tough for Oscar (which they certainly seemed to be to me) and you said well Oscar won the first day (implying that the conditions weren’t tough on him). I responded that he apparently struggled one day one too but Raulito played worse.

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On day one Raulito was not stalling by cleaning the table and wiping down his shaft after every shot.
He clearly realized he couldn't beat Oscar on skill and devised a plan to take Oscar out of his game.
It worked, to the detriment of the game.

rules to post for room owners to read :

try letting customers have fun

chalk however you want. it vacuums up. you should vacuum regularly to keep your tables clean

people sometimes hit the table unconsciously with their stick let it be it doesn't hurt the table.

people eat in pool rooms just like they do in a bar. its up to you to keep your room clean.

get a good dehumidifier then people don't need hand powder.

people lean on pool tables it doesn't make them move.

please post a sign you changed and are nice so at least some of your customers will hopefully return.

Shelfish said:

So it sounds as if there is enough rail to work with. How hard would it be to cut it down? Could it be done correctly with a table saw? Is the top surface of the rails solid wood, or is it covered with a vinal?

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Ideally, you would want someone experienced with executing to perform the task. The idea is to shave just enough material to land on the desired angle based on the thickness of your rails. I'm rather handy; cosmetically restored my Gold Crown I, built my own Gold Crown Light and Gold Crown Ball Polisher. I left the rail calibration to a knowledgeable pro because I wanted it done right. The rails are the most important part in terms of how the table plays. ?some things are better left to a pro.

The Gold Crown Rails are made from poplar with a Formica laminate on the top.

just madness, for the old craftsman to beat trump as well.