Recent content by Lawnboy77

If an insert is going to be used here I would definitely go with a Heli-Coil. There isn’t a lot material that can be removed in this application and a Heli-Coil will require the least amount to be removed.

Give us better pics. I don’t mean to be mean, but why would you post pics with the cover installed?

Here are a couple of videos I did comparing the two with a ramp setup for one rail lag speed. You can’t go wrong with either in my opinion. When setup by a good mechanic they are both very similar in performance. I haven’t noticed the short banking, but I’m really not a bank pool player.

All this talk about about Superspeeds vs. Artemis has got me thinking about doing another video comparing the two. Both sets of my rails are about the same age (rubber wise). It would be interesting to check the rebound again to see if one has aged better than the other. I think I’ll do it...

Artemis does make K-55 profile cushions. Diamond tables have used them for years.

Jack does fantastic work! I have a set of his Anniversary rails with Artemis installed and pockets to original specs. Plays great! I highly recommend!

I have run across the same over the years. The engineers are not always right. Sometimes they are sitting at a desk and not really familiar with the application.

Thanks for the correction. I was thinking they were triple A, but that would be Tulsa.

Sounds like a great time! Maybe I can talk to the wife into making the drive from Abilene. Eat some Pappadeaux’s, catch a triple A Roughriders game also.

Did you own the room down off S. Havana? Fairly close to where Havana turns into Hampden. That was a great place!

Great thread! I never knew all those cues in the movie were McDermott D series. Love those C and D’s.

Why not just send them back to Jack?

A Heli-coil would typically work for these types of repairs, but in this case where you have a threaded rod in a hollow tube you are going to lose some strength in the process. The wall of that tube will be reduced fairly significantly by the time it’s drilled and tapped to accept the insert...

Here is my D-2, I bought it new in 1984 in a shop in Bossier City LA. It’s still in good condition.

Steepletons were great tables back in the day. Our local hall had both Brunswick and Steepleton T-rail tables from the 30's and 40's. The front table was a 1930ish Steepleton with walnut rail caps and bell shaped legs like a Brunswick Kling, and it was an awesome table, other than the pockets...