Brendan Crockett's Gold Crown 5

[Donny Wessels]

I built Brendan a Gold Crown 5 yesterday, here's some picts.

 

[Donny Wessels]

 

[perfectpocketz]

That job looks absolutely awesome Donny. The pockets look perfect.:smile:
Thank Glen for those beautiful pockets. Who can do any better job than that? Great work buddy.

Mark Gregory

 

[OTLB]

looks very nice, I am curious why did he get rid of his ProAm? also very curious if you might have measured the pocket openings to see what they were all around? is this the tournament model with 4.5 pockets?

 

[mechanic/player]

Hi Donny, awesome table and set-up! Is that a centennial cloth box I see with the table that didn't get used?

 

[Donny Wessels]

Hi Donny, awesome table and set-up! Is that a centennial cloth box I see with the table that didn't get used?

yes, he would like to sell it also. are you interested?

 

[Donny Wessels]

looks very nice, I am curious why did he get rid of his ProAm? also very curious if you might have measured the pocket openings to see what they were all around? is this the tournament model with 4.5 pockets?

yes, this is a tournament model. Brendan takes lesson from Sal Butera at Sal's pool hall where he gets plenty of practice on Diamonds. Brendan does alot of competitions and wants experience on both tables. Congrats to Brendan for just winning the junior nationals. I didn't measure the pockets.

 

[realkingcobra]

yes, this is a tournament model. Brendan takes lesson from Sal Butera at Sal's pool hall where he gets plenty of practice on Diamonds. Brendan does alot of competitions and wants experience on both tables. Congrats to Brendan for just winning the junior nationals. I didn't measure the pockets.

The pockets are 4 9/16" in the corners, and it looks like I did the cloth install on this table but I didn't, so it must have been my evil twin

Glen

 

[realkingcobra]

Tell me the difference between the pocket liner in your picture and the pocket liner in my picture?

 

[fsarfino]

Both tables look great !

Why is the pocket liner not flush all the way around. I'm thinking that it is a design flaw ?

Since its the same on both tables

 

[Rob_jerrylee]

My thought is that the liner is not for that pocket just my two cents

 

[Majic]

Best looking table work posted on here....imo....I am impressed. You must have plenty of experience using the glue method.

 

[scruffy1]

I have always found these liners to be a hair long and end up trimming them just a little to get them to fit properly.

 

[Donny Wessels]

Tell me the difference between the pocket liner in your picture and the pocket liner in my picture?

on this GC4 I had the same problem. I used a small nail at the top.

all though this table looks clean, I don't like the idea of puncturing the liner.

 

[realkingcobra]

on this GC4 I had the same problem. I used a small nail at the top.

all though this table looks clean, I don't like the idea of puncturing the liner.

When extending the rails like this, or even with the factory longer sub-rails of the GC5, if you take your belt-sander and 45degree the pocket end of the facings, you'll create more release for the cloth to fit behind the pocket liners, because the cloth won't be just dropping off the end of the facings with a hollow gap behind the cloth, like a ledge

 

[realkingcobra]

Same type corner pocket on a Centennial I did. Get that relief in their and the pocket liner will sit just fine

 

[realkingcobra]

Donny, I don't know of anyone within a 1,000 miles of you that can even come close to touching your work, I'm very proud of you buddy:bow-down:

Glen, the ""Realkingcobra"

 

[Cuephoric]

:thumbup:Beautiful work Donny....as always!

 

[JZMechanix]

great work Donny, very professional :thumbup:

 

[A-1 billiards]

Donny,

Great work and great pictures as usual! Sounds like your ready to do the 2 Gold Crown 5's we talked about last month. Call me when your ready and we will ship them from Boston to LA.

Glad to hear your back in the saddle again. Hope everything else is going well.

Jay