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The Gold Crown one's and two's had pinned and doweled slates (and Brunstone). Jay

I don't agree with your statement about 860. If properly applied, indexed and stretched (rectangular pattern) The overall speed of the table would be about the same. The bed cloth will slow very slightly and the rails will speed up slightly and bank a little shorter in humid conditions. Keeping...

I prefer bass wood, they plane much better, they are easy to cut on the ends, they are free of knots and because they are more flexible I find hey break less. I'm not putting the poplar down, I just prefer the bass wood. Jay

John, I had an Oliver Briggs and sons table that could have been a twin to the one pictured above. Not sure from just one angle but I would guess an Oliver Briggs out of Boston Ma circa 1900. Jay

Mark Gregory, is a guy I call when I have an issue with a pool table. Mark knows his stuff. I recommend him often. He's the real deal. Jay

Well built, great cushions K66 Artemis, play great if installed properly. Downside, hard to recover the rails for most installers. All metal construction with a small 3/4 inch staple dado makes them "tricky", also very little resale value because of the unknown name. I personally like the play...

Marty, Most of the Kim Steel commercial tables use Artemis k66 cushion rubber. It's very unlikely it will need to be replaced. Just a thought. Jay

Kerry, from Ridge Back makes the best replacement rail I've ever used. They are priced very fairly, fit great, and built to last. I would recommend them highly. Jay

I spoke with Ivan Lee at Simonis, If you call and request the DVDs for overseas shipping he will handle the arrangements. Jay

Hi, I'm a authorized Diamond mechanic and you should have no issues with storing your Diamond table as long as you do the following. 1 Temperature controlled storage, no extremes of temperature or humidity. 2 You are storing the table on a Diamond dolly. 3 Cover your table with a tarp of...

Call John Burns, Classic Billiard service. "Scruffy" can take care of your table start to finish. Jay

You are correct sir! I'll also add, the mechanics that do this type of work have invested time and money into the proper tooling. jigs and equipment. Jay

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Also, Mark Gregory is the man on rebuilding rails. Glen just left my house, after seeing his tooling for re-calibration of rails, I told Glen his portable tooling does a better job than my fixed shop based tools. I know this because we were at my shop. We did the Gold Crown 3 rails off the back...

I just referred Shane to one of my best customers in Louisiana. Customer called and said he couldn't be happier. Shane is mechanic that knows how to take care of a customer. Jay

Rob, "now that there is funny"!!! to quote Larry the cable guy. I will tell you one quick anecdote about the production. Glen may have arrived at the last minute and I was three months early, but when the lights went on and the director said "action" Glen never missed a beat, ran through most...

Thanks for the support and order. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. The question is, how much money do we all have invested in our tools and equipment? Is $29.95 for a tool that makes your job simpler and better a lot of money? The Simonis DVDs were on the drawing board between Ivan at...

The most common reason for getting stretch shadows on the bed cloth are over stretching the width on the cloth. Simonis must be installed in a rectangular pattern. This process is explained and demonstrated in the DVDs in great detail. As far as a "trick" the answer is no. I wish it was that...

Rob, For the record, The Simonis instructional video was not produced to show how to "work on pool tables", rather how to properly install Simonis cloth on the rails and the beds. By proper installation we are referring to the establishment of a stretch index. how to mark the cloth, how to...