Recent content by bradsh98

Interesting.... By the way, you are 100% wrong.... I've been a dealer, for several years. I have purchased Aramith balls from 5 different suppliers. While I have seen plastic on a select couple of Aramith sets, most are just open boxes. Some distributors will tape them, which is nice. But, not...

Exactly. Andy Premier is MUCH faster than even 760. And yes, my cushion nose height is much lower than it should be. I will be correcting it, whenever I get around to replacing the cloth and cushions. I don't play enough on the bigger tables, to justify taking the time to make the updates.

Which cue ball is it? Do you have any photos of the damage? I am curious. The Challenger set is a full phenolic resin. Some of the other sets are a hybrid (Dynaphex) resin.

They look like this. We had them on the Olhausen tables, at the BCA Expo. I actually played on our 7' Olhausen Monarch for several hours, using these balls. I was quite pleased that I couldn't distinguish any difference in play from an Aramith set. Koda and GDM Sports (manufacturer of...

I haven't tried the up and down test, in quite some time. My perception is from playing on a number of different tables. I think that it's fairly obvious that mine banks slower than it should. Also of note: the nose height is 1.39". The current cloth is new Andy Premier (not yet broken in)...

Those cuts are from balls rebounding off the back of the pocket. I think RKC remedies this by gluing black felt pads to the back of the pocket.... But, I'm not 100% on that. This isn't unique to just Olhausen. But, it is common on tables with a 1 1/2" thick rail. Just as a secondary measure...

I live/work in the Northeast. Our climate is not hot enough to not permit the use of beeswax. That said, I use beeswax whenever possible. It is plenty sufficient for most any job, unless large repairs are required. In those cases, I will perform the repair with Bondo, and will then typically use...

2-3 weeks, is what I was told by the manufacturer, at the Expo. I have 30 sets coming.

I would guess that the life expectancy of Superspeeds to be similar to Artemis, if not a slight bit longer... In my experience, Artemis seem to be good for only about 15 years. Maybe slightly longer, if the table is in a controlled environment. My 9' Diamond is a Red Label, from 2009. It was...

Go with Diamond black K55. The profile is a very close match. You should be able to source them through a European Diamond distributor.

Vinyl wrap

This is a first gen Gold Crown that I refinished to match the customer's 7' Diamond.

Retail pricing is $7800 for a 7', or $8600 for a 9'.

In my professional opinion: Kasson are particle board garbage. Though, I have heard that the company built some decent ones... However, in all of the years that I've been in this business, I have not seen a single Kasson that was worth more than a few BTU's. Connelly made some very nice tables...

I don't know about solid oak..... Your photos show a lot of pine, particle board, and plywood.... Not that it means much, but you mentioned that you had a Brunswick Monarch table that had 3/4" thick slate with MDF (presumably the slate liner). That doesn't seem right... There was a 2 1/2"...