IF You've Ever Asked RKC for Table Advice..

This is my work, and i stand behind my work as the best there is today....post up your pool table mechanics work to prove me wrong and win $500
 

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Nobody can win that 500$ as i don't see how it can be done better. As good maybe but not better



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realkingcobra said:
Everybody's work on a pool table is judged by people looming at the table fully assembled, they never see what's under the surface, then tell me there's 100's of guy's that are just as good as i am, but never show their work...LOL Sad thing is this guy passed himself off as a pool table mechanic and got paid for doing a job he had no business doing....but hey, he got the money....LOL

This is what i ran into.....
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Wow. That is a disgusting set of pics. I can see how mark would be furious and how glen has cause to claim there are some real pretenders out there.

Wow.
 
perfectpocketz said:
The only work out there I trust other than mine..... is Glens.....and for the record Glen has nothing to do with what I know about tables.....HE HAS NEVER TRAINED ME TO WORK ON TABLES EVER......I do my own thing....everyone thinks he has shown me everything I know...WRONG......I DO MY OWN WORK ON RAILS AND TABLES PERIOD.

TRUST ME IF I MAKE A SET OF RAILS FOR A TABLE AND GLEN BUILDS THE REST OF THE TABLE.......YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER PLAYING TABLE.....PERIOD.

Sure there's guys out there telling customers they were shown by Glen And do as good of work on rails as we do.....but their just hustling work for the weekend...they don't.

I always just paid attention to what I was doing and never others work.....wow what a surprise I just got......the guys that think some of the mechanics on AZ are so great....are by far some of the worst I've ever seen. Glen has finally woke me up to that this week.

I could go on forever......but for what....people are still going to believe what they believe.

This is a sad industry for the truth.....but great for a lot of bullshit stories.

Mark Gregory
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I believe your ego is insufferable.

JC
 
JC said:
I believe your ego is insufferable.

JC
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JC, come on pal, be nice.

Mark Gregory rails look fantastic.

Glens work looks fantastic.

Owner is very happy.

JC, smile and admit it, everything worked out great.
 
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mchnhed said:
You have to take the good with the bad.
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Understood. But for the guy to say that there isn't another person on the planet who can put together a table in such a way that it plays well is over the top.

Of course the vast majority of so called mechanics out there are hacks but not all of them.

Personally I would get pretty bored if I had reached the point where I had nothing left to learn in my chosen field.

JC
 
JC said:
Understood.
But for the guy to say that there isn't another person on the planet who can put together a table in such a way that it plays well is over the top.
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If there is, I would love to hire that person.

JC said:
Of course the vast majority of so called mechanics out there are hacks but not all of them.
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Please have those Mechanics contact me. I have a table that needs to be worked on. They are not making themselves known.

JC said:
Personally I would get pretty bored if I had reached the point where I had nothing left to learn in my chosen field.
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"Nothing left to learn"?
Both of these guys have changed and modified their methods over the years.
RKC just recently changed the way he builds his multipoint slate leveling system.
 
mchnhed said:
If there is, I would love to hire that person.


Please have those Mechanics contact me. I have a table that needs to be worked on. They are not making themselves known.


"Nothing left to learn"?
Both of these guys have changed and modified their methods over the years.
RKC just recently changed the way he builds his multipoint slate leveling system.
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My comment was not concerning Glen.

Once rails play perfect what else is there?

JC
 
mchnhed said:
If there is, I would love to hire that person.


Please have those Mechanics contact me. I have a table that needs to be worked on. They are not making themselves known.


"Nothing left to learn"?
Both of these guys have changed and modified their methods over the years.
RKC just recently changed the way he builds his multipoint slate leveling system.
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Do you ever come up for air? Holy cow, I know pornstars who would be jealous of your abilities.
 
realkingcobra said:
Everybody's work on a pool table is judged by people looming at the table fully assembled, they never see what's under the surface, then tell me there's 100's of guy's that are just as good as i am, but never show their work...LOL Sad thing is this guy passed himself off as a pool table mechanic and got paid for doing a job he had no business doing....but hey, he got the money....LOL

This is what i ran into.....
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WOW. that is some horrible upholstering. Whom ever did that for sure did not watch the Simonis installation DVDS!! BOOOOOOO
 
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trentfromtoledo said:
WOW. that is some horrible upholstering. Whom ever did that for sure did not watch the Simonis installation DVDS!! BOOOOOOO
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Yeah, and even the DVD shows RKC using staples. He hasn't upgraded it yet using the amazing type of glue that turns to a Velcro type when it comes to attaching the cloth. My slates have zero staples and thus zero staples to pull, zero staple holes, etc. Tell me about another mechanic that is up to date on the latest methods? Hint; the glue didn't come from a spray can.
 
denwhit said:
Yeah, and even the DVD shows RKC using staples. He hasn't upgraded it yet using the amazing type of glue that turns to a Velcro type when it comes to attaching the cloth. My slates have zero staples and thus zero staples to pull, zero staple holes, etc. Tell me about another mechanic that is up to date on the latest methods? Hint; the glue didn't come from a spray can.
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3m makes it: Fast Bond N-10 neoprene adhesive. It is quite expensive, I paid $85 for a gallon of it a couple of weeks ago and pretty much only use it on Diamond tables because they have no wood backer on the slates to staple to. It works great. I also know Diamond uses Parabond M250 because is is far less expensive and does the job. I have some Parabond another mechanic gave me to try and am interested to see how well it works.

Many mechanics actually prefer the "glue down" method. I can do both and use the same stretch pattern/ indexing methods that are show in the Simonis DVDS.

I dont work for pool rooms and mostly residential customers. If the wood is "wormed out" I have the subrails replaced and no problems. Most people are not having their table recovered anywhere near as much as a pool room. Staples are fine in most situations for me. Everyone has their preferences and as long as the cloth is being installed correctly, that is the goal.

RKC has said, 99% of people who work on pool tables do not know how to stretch Simonis correctly, I think that is true.

Trent
 
trentfromtoledo said:
3m makes it: Fast Bond N-10 neoprene adhesive. It is quite expensive, I paid $85 for a gallon of it a couple of weeks ago and pretty much only use it on Diamond tables because they have no wood backer on the slates to staple to. It works great. I also know Diamond uses Parabond M250 because is is far less expensive and does the job. I have some Parabond another mechanic gave me to try and am interested to see how well it works.

Many mechanics actually prefer the "glue down" method. I can do both and use the same stretch pattern/ indexing methods that are show in the Simonis DVDS.

I dont work for pool rooms and mostly residential customers. If the wood is "wormed out" I have the subrails replaced and no problems. Most people are not having their table recovered anywhere near as much as a pool room. Staples are fine in most situations for me. Everyone has their preferences and as long as the cloth is being installed correctly, that is the goal.

RKC has said, 99% of people who work on pool tables do not know how to stretch Simonis correctly, I think that is true.

Trent
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Great that you know all about it and doing a good job for your customers.
 
denwhit said:
Yeah, and even the DVD shows RKC using staples. He hasn't upgraded it yet using the amazing type of glue that turns to a Velcro type when it comes to attaching the cloth. My slates have zero staples and thus zero staples to pull, zero staple holes, etc. Tell me about another mechanic that is up to date on the latest methods? Hint; the glue didn't come from a spray can.
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That video is quite old now.
RKC has been stapleless so some time now.
 
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