Searching for solution for my rails problem.

breezett93 said:
The rails. If I did the printing route, I would then buy the cushions separately and attach to the plastic rails. I'd still rather buy a pre-built wood set though.
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A real pool table with plastic rails or just a toy model? No way plastic would be dense/stiff enough for actual table. Good luck but i think building a table from scratch is probably not going to turn out well. I'd just search one out and buy it.
 
garczar said:
A real pool table with plastic rails or just a toy model? No way plastic would be dense/stiff enough for actual table.
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Real pool table. I already have the 3 pieces of slate waiting. My work can easily build me the table itself. Having a problem finding non coin-operated pre-built rails.
 
breezett93 said:
Real pool table. I already have the 3 pieces of slate waiting. My work can easily build me the table itself. Having a problem finding non coin-operated pre-built rails.
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You can buy just tops from Diamond for about 3grand iirc.
 
Fatboy said:
Glen is right, it’s not worth building your own table. There’s a lot more going on than meets the eye. Seems simple, I agree. Dig into it a bit and oh boy it gets complicated real fast.

By the time you do the work to build one, might as well roll out production-it’s that much work.

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Not worth building is right unless you really feel like tinkering. It'll cost more than it's worth but if you want a project...have the time, equipment, cash to do it then give it a shot. Maybe you have a hidden talent. You'll get experience that will serve you in the future. (repairs, leveling, etc). Sounds like you're more interested than not... good luck and have fun.
 
This is off Madison craigslist
 

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Second one in Milwaukee looks exactly like the table you’re trying to build. You could strip it down and refinish it to look just how you want it. To top it off seller said for another hundred will deliver within 20 miles. I don’t know how far from there you are. Probably more than 20 miles but maybe you could work something out with him.
 
breezett93 said:
The rails. If I did the printing route, I would then buy the cushions separately and attach to the plastic rails. I'd still rather buy a pre-built wood set though.
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What's so hard about making the rails out of wood? I would think that 3D printing would take so much time and you would need to use so much plastic to get structural integrity that it would be quite costly.
 
tomatoshooter said:
What's so hard about making the rails out of wood? I would think that 3D printing would take so much time and you would need to use so much plastic to get structural integrity that it would be quite costly.
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I lack the tools and skills to build them myself. If my work does it, I'd have to supply cad file/blueprint which I haven't found online yet.
 
breezett93 said:
I lack the tools and skills to build them myself. If my work does it, I'd have to supply cad file/blueprint which I haven't found online yet.
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Doesn't seem that complicated. Couple of 4x8 pieces of nice wood, run them through a planer to get them flat, and a couple of passes on a jointer to get the face profile ready for the cushion. I'd probably get it close and let it rest before the last couple of passes so the wood stabilizes. Nice wood is expensive, you might be better off getting some nice plywood and laminating that to build up thickness. If I went that route, I'd consider putting T-nuts in them as I built it up,

What exactly does your work do? There has to be someone there that can do this. They would also be familiar with the capabilities and could think of a better, easier way. Do you just need a cross section of the rail? That's easy enough. Then you can cut it to length. Do you have the bolt holes dimensioned? I think the base may be more difficult because I feel like there is a subtlety to levelling a table that I am unaware of and a good or bad design will make or break the table.
 
I'd think a quality cabinet shop should be able to make the rails with whatever cushion profile you like. No clue what you'd pay.
 
tomatoshooter said:
Doesn't seem that complicated. Couple of 4x8 pieces of nice wood, run them through a planer to get them flat, and a couple of passes on a jointer to get the face profile ready for the cushion. I'd probably get it close and let it rest before the last couple of passes so the wood stabilizes. Nice wood is expensive, you might be better off getting some nice plywood and laminating that to build up thickness. If I went that route, I'd consider putting T-nuts in them as I built it up,

What exactly does your work do? There has to be someone there that can do this. They would also be familiar with the capabilities and could think of a better, easier way. Do you just need a cross section of the rail? That's easy enough. Then you can cut it to length. Do you have the bolt holes dimensioned? I think the base may be more difficult because I feel like there is a subtlety to levelling a table that I am unaware of and a good or bad design will make or break the table.
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We make primarily office furniture like tables, desks, or wall/ceiling panels that you might see in elevators or universities.
I guess I would need a detailed blueprint or something to show how the various pieces of the rail need to be cut. Maybe a cross section would be enough. Not sure.
 
My brother had a 7 foot for free that had flake board rails but the slate was perfect.
Obviously rhe rails went to crap. So he made exact duplicates out of oak. The table plays terrific now.

If you can get a table for free, you can make a copy out of better materials. The math is already done for you.
 
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