moving a barbox...

krupa

krupa

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A friend has offered me his barbox for a fairly cheap price. He says the slate can be removed which would hopefully make it easier to move. (It's in one basement and would go into my basement.)

If we remove the slate, do we have to put new felt on or can we reuse what is on there? (FYI, I'm getting quotes from local places to move the table, I would not try to move myself.)

Thanks
-matthew
 
Barbox's use 1 piece slate and the felt is glued to it. The slate just lifts out once the rails are removed so no you don't have to replace the felt. You shouldn't have to do anything to the felt at time of move.
 
Make your life easy, get a four wheel furniture dolly and some nice straps. two guys pick up the table, a third positions the dolly centered under the center pocket. the table will balance perfectly on a nice 4 wheel furniture dolly. then get a truck with a lift gate or a trailer with a ramp and strap down the table. the slate is going to be very heavy and carrying it with out the center supported can cause it to crack in half. the box is also very heave even without the slate. spend the money on the cart and rent a truck or trailer it will be worth the money.
 
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Make your life easy, get a four wheel furniture dolly and some nice straps. two guys pick up the table, a third positions the dolly centered under the center pocket. the table will balance perfectly on a nice 4 wheel furniture dolly. then get a truck with a lift gate or a trailer with a ramp and strap down the table. the slate is going to be very heavy and carrying it with out the center supported can cause it to crack in half. the box is also very heave even without the slate. spend the money on the cart and rent a truck or trailer it will be worth the money.
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Thanks. Unfortunately the table would go from one basement to another so while the dolly would be helpful, we still have stairs to contend with.

I can't help lift it (I have a really f'ed-up back) and I can't keep getting my friends to lug all my heavy crap around. So I've been calling for estimates and right now it's cheaper to just get a used barbox from a local distributor. (The table is 1.5 hours from my house.)
 
krupa said:
Thanks. Unfortunately the table would go from one basement to another so while the dolly would be helpful, we still have stairs to contend with.

I can't help lift it (I have a really f'ed-up back) and I can't keep getting my friends to lug all my heavy crap around. So I've been calling for estimates and right now it's cheaper to just get a used barbox from a local distributor. (The table is 1.5 hours from my house.)
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Paying a pro to move it is going to eat up any money you saved on the buy. You might be better off taking the rails off yourself, pulling the slate and just hiring some furniture movers. theyll be cheaper than a billiard mech. the table will be pretty easy to level & re assemble. just make sure you screw the leg levelers all the way in before you start trying to level it.
 
Robertson's said:
Paying a pro to move it is going to eat up any money you saved on the buy. You might be better off taking the rails off yourself, pulling the slate and just hiring some furniture movers. theyll be cheaper than a billiard mech. the table will be pretty easy to level & re assemble. just make sure you screw the leg levelers all the way in before you start trying to level it.
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Thanks. Can I level the table before putting the slate on or should I wait until it's all back together?
 
krupa said:
Thanks. Can I level the table before putting the slate on or should I wait until it's all back together?
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You should get the pool table close as possible to level before you put the slate on. Run the ball on the pool table playing surface after you put the slate and rubber cushion back on. Most of the time with older bar pool tables the 1 piece slate gets a sag towards the center (usually at the middle sights, on the side rail, running toward the center pocket.) Something you might want to check before you commit to the purchase of a used coin table.
 
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