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We do installations, disassembly, moves, recovering, cushion replacement and just about anything else related to pool tables in the eastern Massachusetts area. Cue Time Billiards Jerry@cuetimebilliards.com (781)285-9854

I had two rooms in Massachusetts. I had to close one of them down at the end of 2008. I'm desperately struggling with the other one. The only thing keeping me going is the bar and food. There is only one other room within a 20 mile radius of mine. Fortunately, my landlord has worked with me...

I'm curious as to how you guys feel about gluing the cloth to the Slate as opposed to using staples. I have always felt that using adhesive was taking a shortcut and usually done to save time without regard to quality. I have used adhesives only when covering a table where the Slate had no...

No problem, it's always best to know the right way to do something. I can always let the customer know the right way to do it and the less expensive way to do it and let him decide which way he wants to go. By the way, thank you for all your help. Your posts have helped me a great deal.

Other than creating a precise pocket opening, is there an advantage to extending the sub rails rather than doubling up on the pocket facings? I have a customer that wants to tighten up his pockets. I planned on putting additional facings on. Is this the wrong way to go? Extending the sub...

What is the most accurate method of cutting the angles of new cushions? I have a customer that is very particular about the angles. He also wants to tighten up the pockets. To my knowledge, which is limited, the only way to do that is to go with thicker facings or double them up. Appreciate...

I have been recovering the tables in my rooms with Simonis 860 for several years. Each time I recover the cushions, there is a puckering effect. Wherever there is a staple, there is a dimple in the rubber. After a week or so of use the cloth stretches and the dimples disappear. I know that if...

I wasn't implying that we should give away "free table time" in this post. I would liken it to a quantity discount. A group tells me that they have 30 people that they would like to bring in for a few hours. Rather than charging them my standard rate of $3.50 per person, per hour, I charge...

A great way to bring in extra revenue is to host business events. I have a company that comes in about 4 times a year. I give them a break on table time and their typical tab is about $1000.00 for the night. This obviously works well for the owner of the business, otherwise he wouldn't...

Free Pool About six months ago, I started having free pool on Tuesday nights. I only require each player to spend at least $5.00 on food and/or drinks. Nothing I've tried has worked as well as this idea. Tuesday went from being my slowest night to my third busiest! I've even found that the...

My Space I really like the idea of using My Space. Don't know much about it right now. Would it be possible for you to tell us what your My Space name is so we can check it out? I'd also like to know which bulletin board you posted your myspace page on. I did go to your web site, it's...

I guess if your more into luck than skill, poker is the game for you. In pool, you can't bluff a shot that you need to make, you either make it or you don't. Sure, you can blow a shot and play the husstle game. In Poker, you can have a "garbage" hand and "bluff your way to a win. Do you...

Right on Cueandcushion Cueandcushion hit the nail on the head. When I bought my first room 7 years ago, it was in tough shape. Half the room was used by the recreational players (the ones that don't know how to hold a cue), the other half was for the "Players". I recovered all of the tables...

Dave, I gotta say that I take a little offense at your "scumbag" comment. You are certainly entitled to your opinion. I don't think that you can stereotype any one group. There are scumbags in every group. There are scumbag Tennis players. I run 2 pool tournaments and 2 Poker tournaments...

I agree to a certain extent. If you are in a situation were your room is highly successful (some of the members here appear to be) you will probably be able the withstand the ban. Rooms may not be closing in due strictly to the ban; however a lot of other issues are in play (Poker, general...