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A well taken care of commercial table (Diamond or Gold Crown) should last a very long time. Longer than most people will live. The problem is that the older a table is the more times it has been worked on. In theory this is no problem at all. In reality parts will be missing, parts will be...

Name engraving was a factory option. You might want to just leave it alone engraved cases dont come up very often.

14.1 is the only way to decide the best pro pool player. Nine ball is a joke for pro level players. Why dos it surprise anyone that the best players are the ones who control the break? They are not going to slop around any other shot and leave it up to chance. Why would the break be any...

9ft tables measure 50in x 100in between the cushions. In other words a 9ft table is 8ft4in x 4ft2in playing surface. Sounds like you might have measured a little off. You should get an est from a mechanic in your area. The labor to recondition a worn out Gold Crown might make a Sport King in...

I think I understand what you are describing John. Do you mean placing the cues through rail bolt holes on opposite sides of a seam then drawing the slates tight together? I was taught to thread a ratchet strap through the rail bolt holes from one end slate to the other end slate. Tightening...

Try hand sanitizer. I havent tried it myself but its supposed to be the latest fix. http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=161807&highlight=pocket+marks&page=3

http://www.palmercollector.com/Schon/SchonS-BillsCues.html Looks like Bill already has one

I work on mostly valley bar boxes so my Gold Crown experience is limited. Sorry if this is a ridiculous question... Is it possible to use the complete ball return from a GCIII on a GCIV without large modifications? Also are the plastic drop pockets interchangeable between the III and IV? or do...

Dan O'Brien is a cue maker from Dixon IL. He does a great job and is a heck of a nice guy to boot. I just wanted to take a min to show off Dan's latest creation - Tulipwood and Birdseye with an Ivory Ferrule and Radial Pin:

Thanks :thumbup: I will try that next time

I'm also wondering about what glue brand you prefer. I repaired a valley slate 6 months ago and had some trouble getting the glue to flow into the crack. Thanks, Matt

The Isle of Man TT is an annual motorcycle race first held in 1907. From 1907 to 2009 there have been 227 deaths. Spectators sit on the edge of the course. Sometimes spectators are killed in the crashes. No one is forced to race, no one is forced to watch. Fortunately people are given the...

I think I remember seeing one of these posted here lately but I couldnt find it. Im making a bid to recover it and replace the cushions. It looks like under size slate with the rails attaching to a frame behind the aprons and a complicated ball return. Does anyone know what the cushion profile...

Ignorance - The state in which one lacks knowledge. My tolerance for ignorance of BCA rules is directly related to how long my opponent has been exposed to BCA rules. If my opponent is new to the wide wonderful world of BCA I will spend whatever time is necessary to explain the new and...

I had my local cue maker - Dan O'Brian - build a no ferrule shaft for me. He did a great job matching the ring work on my old Schon. Had it since Jan 7th and loved every minute. The only way you will know it you like it is to get one for yourself. I would recommend it. I will say that it is...

My question is this: If a governing body is established and a mechanic is certified by that governing body. How level must the entire playing surface be before the job is completed? 99% of the playing surface is perfect, 1% is not. 99 is not 100. How close to .000 does the 1% have to be...

Thanks Pat. I was very impressed with you and your crew. Dedicated professionals who I could see took pride in their work. OLTB I think you also take great pride in your work. If you have a method you would like to submit for group adoption just say what it is. I was taught the low low leveling...

...but I am going to continue to set up tables

When I turned 30 I decided to have a large birthday party with a pool tourny. Since I had 7 Diamond Professional pool tables in storage I decided to have 2 of them set up next to my Pro Am. I wanted the tables to play good so I checked the mechanic registry here and then got references for the...