There's levelers in the center that will lift or pull down the centers of the slates as well as the leveling system around the outside edges of the slates.
3 piece slate steel plate joined and leveling system added as well.
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There's levelers in the center that will lift or pull down the centers of the slates as well as the leveling system around the outside edges of the slates.
Yes, but not during the cold months:thumbup:
I just wanted to mention that this table belongs to AZ member JC, who also has rode my ass a few times here on AZ, but not enough to always be a dollar short when it comes to hiring me do do the job:grin:
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That's pretty impressive.
That is beautiful pocket work!!!
Once JC gets back I'm sure he'll post pictures of the table after it was fully assembled, and about how it plays. I was only attempting to show how the steel plate joining of the slates combined with the leveling system was done.
I hope this answers everyone's questions about the steel plate joined slates as Diamond has already made the commitment to make the change over as there latest shipment of 3 piece slates were all made to be steel plate joined together, and I really don't see any reason for Diamond to go back to the outdated old way of screwing the slates down to the frame of the table with old fashioned slate screws...or backing on the slates for that matter for stapling the bed cloth down...both ways are old news:thumbup:
JC
Coos Cues
You have no idea. Until Glen has worked on your table you can only try to imagine what could possibly be done beyond what we have seen with our previous knowledge and experience with pool tables and "mechanics". Glen could have easily been done and gone 3 days sooner than he was. And frankly the work at that point would have eclipsed anything I had ever seen prior. And I'm not exactly a raw newbie. This man will not cut a corner, period.
The part that makes me sad is that 95% of all the pool players I know could not appreciate what occurred on my table. Yet there were no unnecessary steps in the process. Diamond makes arguably the best playing tables ever. At the factory they use state of the art tools and techniques to build things to the tightest tolerances anyone has ever seen right out of production. This looks "sloppy" compared to how RKC dials things in. At least for those capable of knowing the difference.
When you look at my table, it looks exactly like a ten year old Diamond pro. You can't do much with cosmetics. When you hit a ball on it you immediately understand that something is different. Way different! I can only imagine what Glen can do with a table originally built like shit like a gold crown if he can do this much with something well thought out in the first place.
JC
I just want everyone to know, this is the kind of upgrade I'm going to be offering from now on with the older Diamond Professionals with the 3 piece slates and older style rails, as it's the ultimate upgrade to any table built, which insures maximum playabiltiy, perfect slate seams, and the ability to fine tune the level of the slates without having to take anything apart what-so-ever.
Glen
Glen
Is that modification something that could be done to GCIII and would it be worth doing/.
It can be done to any table, and a system that allows for the fine tune leveling of the slates without having to take the table apart is gold when it comes to adjusting the slate level as the frame changes over time adapting to its environment its sitting in.
Yes, I did, but have done others just like this too...just decided to post some pictures of the process of the work on this particular table.
Your work is, as always, the best in the industry. I must have JC confused with someone else.
Kevin
The Rooster
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What does something like that cost for someone that has a diamond 3 piece slate ?
No, all the rail bolts replace the slate screws meaning the slate is free floating until the rails are bolted down, then they lock the frame, slate and rails all together.
It all depends on where I'm at, and where the customer is.
Just to clarify, there is no "something like that". there is only "that". What RKC does is generally, at the beginning, only done by RKC. Then as this thread demonstrates, RKC is happy to spread the knowledge so other mechanics can try it.
In pool that makes him unique for a couple of reasons, but the free sharing of info and technique is extremely rare.
Kevin
Sweet move