I meant the corners - point to point with a tape measure - are 4.75.
The sides - point to point with a tape measure - are 5.0
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I meant the corners - point to point with a tape measure - are 4.75.
The sides - point to point with a tape measure - are 5.0
Got that - couldn’t figure out how that ball measuring system was supposed to work on the sides.
the truth is the ultimate defense. and slander is a higher standard than a review or opinion.Not enough room. Good idea but opens up for possible slander. I will pm members if they are local to me and have questions about local mechanics.
We have a local Tires Plus..... a resident gave them a poor review on our community FB...bashed the crap out of them. The community got sued. Myself I dealt with 3 different installers maybe more as I managed our club house and have a table in my house. I would publicly call out the hackers and can back up my remarks.
There was someone here years ago that another member said in private he felt the guy was the kind to come out of a dark alley with bat.
Never had the pleasure but I truly admire his knowledge and skills, a true mechanic. There are table installers, then there are true table mechanics, and the difference between the 2 is huge. Always pay for the top flight mechanic, it’s the best money ever spent.
They are so hard to find or wait for....but when the table owner connects with a 1st class installer Pay the man's price and thank him. I wrote about this before... My fairly new Diamond is waiting for mechanic number 3 to come along. The original set-up was ridiculous. Next ..The person I hired to re-do paid 9 hours travel time and did a rush job that has to be done over by a different mechanic. Note..both number 1 and 2 installers are Diamond recommended mechanics.
Might.not be purty but it's functional as a practice table. 8 foot Fisher from the 60s. The table was free and the cloth free the rubber and pocket liners replaced and rails modified. While my skills as mechanic are no where near The King's, I have a good practice table, at a budget price.
It does look better from a distance. 
It does play Hella Good though.
Neat looking....View attachment 887251 Kind a like uh folk art.
Glen would probably be chucklin but it works. Yeah that's the ticket, it's a working table not a show table. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Glen would be jealous. That table cannot be reproduced....One Of A Kind
If you're breaking and getting good spreads maybe DCP will want to buy it from you.View attachment 887251 Kind a like uh folk art.
No because as soon as it enters unhallowed ground on his property, it magically becomes unrunnable (is that even a word, should be, we need shirts)
Well that's Home Field advantage.
My changing the rubber in the rails, while The King did advise me was not perfect. Not sure why but probably in the prep before gluing the rubber but two spots have uh come loose near the side pocket. Loose rubber can make a rebounding ball go astray. I learned that long ago on a tournament table on the Hilltop in Redding. Where Rackers had grabbed the foot rail when going down to retrieve the balls had provided two loose spots on the foot rail. A ball that would normally open up would shorten and vic versa. Another reason to check the rebound angles when warming up. I would have to suppress the giggle when a player with shooting skills that hadn't noticed played a shape shot that went around the table. The look on their face when the cue ball hit that rail and then acted funny. Well funny if he was playing me.
One of these days I will fixit....of course I have been saying that for years.
As a proper host I point it out to my guests before we play.Edit: Ooops I just remembered it was Roger Petit that taught me how to tension the rubber when gluing it. Shirley The King would have told me the same though.
It's Good To Be The King........and it's good To Know The KingWell that's Home Field advantage.
My changing the rubber in the rails, while The King did advise me was not perfect. Not sure why but probably in the prep before gluing the rubber but two spots have uh come loose near the side pocket. Loose rubber can make a rebounding ball go astray. I learned that long ago on a tournament table on the Hilltop in Redding. Where Rackers had grabbed the foot rail when going down to retrieve the balls had provided two loose spots on the foot rail. A ball that would normally open up would shorten and vic versa. Another reason to check the rebound angles when warming up. I would have to suppress the giggle when a player with shooting skills that hadn't noticed played a shape shot that went around the table. The look on their face when the cue ball hit that rail and then acted funny. Well funny if he was playing me.
One of these days I will fixit....of course I have been saying that for years.
Edit: Ooops I just remembered it was Roger Petit that taught me how to tension the rubber when gluing it. Shirley The King would have told me the same though.
The "King" would have told you that putting tension on the cushions, as in stretching them while installing them is a big NO NOIt's Good To Be The King........and it's good To Know The King
