1. Taom or Pagulayan
2. Lasts longer, table stays cleaner, balls stay cleaner. Pag chalk doesnt roll away, lol.
3. $20-$30 per cube
4. In my home pool room, I've had three pieces of Taom on the table for well over 1 year. 10-20 hrs of play per week.
5. Switching didn't change anything...
Could be the way the cloth is pulled as well. I recovered my table and have that issue. Pulled too tight in the middle at the end rail and didn't have enough to pull over and down by the pockets. Going to redo it even though it rarely causes a miss.
GC4 here reworked by Mark Gregory. Still used Superspeed cushions, just had the angles reworked and subrails extended. Best playing table I've ever shot on. I like Diamonds but this GC4 is tough to beat. Liked it so much I bought a second set of rails and had Mark do them at 4.125" and I havent...
I have one that I don't use made of Tulipwood and an unknown to me wood. It has a 3/8-11 SW style joint and rings at each position. Plays good.
I was informed that the logo may be slightly different based on who (Staubes or Whitey) built or finished it under the Hurricane Cues label. Whoever...
Had mine for about 8 months and use them regularly fro 9 and 10 ball. They've held up great so far. Seems like a similar material to the other plastic/clear template racks.