Sub rail extension



Applying the decals.
I get these reproduced at the local sign shop


This is a adjustable casting levelling set up.
You adjust the screws which move the casting up or down until you achieve the desired height
It's a really good way to get your corner castings nice an low and even.
This in another RKC hack.


You can see from the pic below how nice you can get your castings to flow across the rails.

With the rail sight hole I have a 3mm hole going through to the bottom of the rail.
This is so if the rail sight goes in crooked or too deep I can push it back out through the bottom with a wire and start again.
Believe me sometimes they don't push in even.


I glue in the rail sights using T rex silicone


Cushion facing.
You may laugh but I finish these off by hand.


Were getting close


Cloth is Simonis 860 "slate" colour

Trimming the edges



The rail trims are Anodized so to remove it I use Caustic Soda


Caustic Soda and water in a pipe and the Anodizing fall off.


Buffing the rail trims.
At this point I wished I could powder coat them but I don't have a big enough oven. So I built one.


I got myself a cabinet.
Installed a glass viewing window which came out of a toaster oven


I got an oven from Facebook market place and moved over all of the electrics.
Insulated the oven.
And now I'm able to powder coat those long rail trims.


Demagnetized the button magnets with heat.
When they fall into the tray there done.


At the ball storage end I'm installing insert nuts to support the ball storage.
This is a RKC hack. Thanks Glen.


Skirt brackets get changed out to timber blocks.

3kushn said:

Guess I'm an exception to the rule.

I go lighter.

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Do you slip it? Slip strokes are sexy af. Neils Feijen has a subconscious slip he wasnt even aware of till it was pointed out to him. He doesn't go lighter like you, but his grip concept is to squeeze the cue for structure and then relax the hand. When younger, he relaxed it to the point of a visible gap in his grip.

Do you have a gap, or does your hand fly open ala Efren on delivery? Just curious what an outlier like you is doing if you don't mind sharing. Feel free to wax poetic on what makes ur grip tick as I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets a kick out of the myriad of ways players approach this critical fundamental. Always down to learn another variant.

HitHrdNDraw said:

I played in the event… the pockets were 4” and all the rails banked short. So if you hit the facing, it spit the ball out….

Brutally tough, although Atencio looks like he is playing on buckets…. Otherwise
Guys just cinching balls then playing safe…. Great venue, great event…. Arc tables are great, wish they had those

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are you sure it's not the facings? on stream they look very tough, and concave

either way these tables have always been more difficult than what the pocket size and shelf depth is telling

Cutting the Laminate.
Notice the clamped ruler, this is so the Laminate doesn't slide through when cutting.


I'm using Hi strength 3m 90.
I've used this since the very beginning a few years ago.
Once applied the only way to remove the Laminate is to heat it using a heat gun.


Notice how the name plate and the rail sights are all filled.
That's because I can't drill into a void.
So I'll have to redrill everything.
The contact adhesive has now gone off, I then lay some round dowels on top to allow the Lamanite to float on top.
Notice that the rail trim is attached but backed off.
When laying the Lamanite I'll push the laminate to the trim which works as a stop and gives me a slight over hang.


Lamanite applied and glued down.


Name plate is router out.
Sometimes I have to do this a few times to get it perfect.


Drilling the rail sights using a router bit 10mm


I'm using a alloy right angle with 80 grit paper attached to trim off the rail trim edge.





Router out the feather strip trim.
I used to do this by hand until I built a little platform for the router to sit on.


Notice how the rail trim sits nice and tight.
I can't stand seeing gaps between the trim and the Laminate.
With the GC3 the Laminate sit's under the trim so there much easier, however the GC1 sit flush
to the trim so you have to be precise.

At this stage I've duct taped the rubbers to the rails to make sure that I've got everything correct.
The playing area is now 50 inches - 100 inches.


Just checking the rail sights with a jig I made a few tables ago.
Notice that the line at the top lines up with the line below and the sight hole is exact.


Rails are all stripped.
These are in excellent condition, the best rails I've had so far.
Note the sub rail extensions


This Gold Crown had no rail counters so I convinced a guy on Ebay to remove them from the rails he was selling.
I found these extremely hard to come by.


This took a lot of measuring to get right.


I changed out the figure 8 plates for steel insert nuts.
But first I had to remove the figure 8 recess.


Cutting out the blanks.




These took a lot of effort but worth it in the end.

straightline said:

In dress code blackout? What a waste.

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no kidding..



khodjaeva impressed by her play tho, blitzing primus 4-0 with no misses in the first set. 880 something performance

Backs are so strange. I work for frito lay in route sales so putting chips on the shelf is a lot of kneeling and bending over. If I’m being careful It’s fine but I’m in a lot of pain by the last stop of the day. The funny thing is by the time I get back to unload and clean off my truck it’s fine and I feel nothing for the rest of the night. The only time I can feel anything is if I bend over to get the balls out of the trough instead of kneel.

jax_joe said:

Shasha...

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Lot of great talent here in the event.

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probably top 3 favorite for the title..

Nice looking cue brother!

This table has only ever had a couple of reclothes so it's a bit of a find.


The Laminate was in really good condition. But it did have a couple of dents here and there so I decided to rip it off.


Surprisingly I was able to get under the Laminate and with a bit of force simply tear it off. No heat was required.




When I purchased the table the owner did tell me that he had the cushions replaced.
He told me that it was delayed for some reason and I straight away knew that installing K55's correctly is a bit of a mission.
So when I bolted the rails down this is the rail height. It's too low.
What to do.


And surprise surprise the playing surface measurement's was incorrect.


I got the angle of the sub rails figured out so I run the rails through the table saw.


I don't muck around with anything else these days so I chose Superspeeds.


I got the cushion height bang on.

Nick8400 said:

I’ve never seen anyone adjust the table mid-action on their own accord. I wouldn’t be happy if my playing competitor showed with tools and starting wrenching on the table. Oscar opened up a can of worms on himself. If he had a problem with the table, he should have addressed it with Guama and had someone neutral fix the table.

I am not in anyway saying Oscar is a cheat. But he opened himself up for controversy.

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I believe it was pre-action, not mid-action.

I always start by painting the underneath and tops of the pedestals and stretcher panels.
I'm doing this inside my living room as my garage is full.


I grabbed some old feet to elevate the leg supports as It's the only way I can work out how to have them nice and stable
during painting.


When the paint has gone off I'll apply some bees wax where the panels join so if I ever need to dissemble the table the
paint won't stick together on either panel.


The frame gets attached using a Stainless Steel hex bolt with a SS washer.
I know you don't see it but it's a nice look.


Now that's a really nice frame. Solid and heavy.


So I purchased a Powder coating kit from Amazon years ago which allows me to do my own Powder coating.
I'd encourage anyone who is a bit handy to have a go as it's pretty basic.
The pic blow shows the adjustable feet coming out of the oven.


In this pic you can really see the metallic effect coming through.
This is the best colour I've found doing corner castings and other areas on the table.
The colour is "Heavy Sliver " with "Clear Vision" as it's clear coat. By Prismatic Powders.


I removed the original timber slate backing as I wasn't happy with the way the slate was not sitting correctly






That is so much better.
19mm finished pine using contact adhesive to glue it down.

I think @ 7:36 theres double contact on whitey, Yapp shooting, what do you think?

Kids or vandals?

JAM said:

Here's a vintage black-and-white from the 1983 Dayton Open, courtesy of Bill Porter and Michael Haines.

First time I met Jim Rempe was at Salt City Billiards in New York at a time before the fire and previous owners. It was on the Joss Tour. I asked Jim if I could take his photo, and at first, he was uncomfortable and said, "Who's it for?" I said it was just for me personally. I think he was worried about me selling it for some reason. He then complied.

What strikes me about this photo is Jim staring at the camera with a scowl on his face. I think he must have had a bad experience with people selling his likeness and making a profit without including him in the payday.

Recognize anybody else on the rail?

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Abraham Lincoln upper left.

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alphadog said:

Who is the Weird Al looking dude?

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I thought it was John Holmes.

I’ve never seen anyone adjust the table mid-action on their own accord. I wouldn’t be happy if my playing competitor showed with tools and starting wrenching on the table. Oscar opened up a can of worms on himself. If he had a problem with the table, he should have addressed it with Guama and had someone neutral fix the table.

I am not in anyway saying Oscar is a cheat. But he opened himself up for controversy.

skip100 said:

It is strange that Savannah gets so much attention when Sofia Mast is the same age and has outperformed her consistently.

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Sofia is a couple years older than Savannah. Sofia is 17 and Savannah is 15.

GideonF said:

The unanswered question (as far as I can see) is what Guama and his team knew about Oscar tightening the bolts. Oscar said he did it openly.

If Guama or his team saw Oscar doing this, then to me they could either demand the bolts be loosened or call off the match. I don’t think they can play with knowledge and complain later.

If Oscar did it openly but not in view of Guama or his team, I think they’ve got a point. I don’t think Oscar is cheating if that’s what happened, but I don’t think you can change the playing conditions without the opponent’s knowledge.

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I agree with this. I don't think Oscar was trying to cheat. It did change the way the table played, and Guama's side is saying they didn't know until yesterday that Oscar had worked on the table. I do think they have a point that it should have been disclosed before hand.

Also, Guama said his side had posted and paid after the match, and if there is anything that hasn't been paid, it's side bets.

SmoothStroke said:

I’m sure Guama, along with everyone and their mother, were aware Oscar touched the table. Why didn’t he refuse to play or adjust?
It’s a way out.

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Would it matter if they didn't? Because Guama and his backers are saying they didn't know anything about Oscar working on the table until yesterday,