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Decided to re-cover the table last night and I can say without hesitation that I will not be doing it again. It is my estimation that you would have to do this 900 times to be good at it and I don't have the patience for 899 more. Thanks to everyone for the advice and encouragement.

Thanks, Pete. I meant to say in my first post that telling me I'll just end up pulling my hair out so go ahead and hire a professional installer would be a perfectly acceptable answer. It really isn't about pinching pennies at this point - just thought it would be cool to say "wow, can you...

Thanks, RKC. I was actually wondering if there was a good video available somewhere because god knows I've run across plenty of bad ones. I'll look into the Simonis videos. Now that you mention it, I've never actually measured the table since disassembling it. I was just going by the code on...

First of all, let me state that I don't for a minute believe that any old yahoo like myself can replicate the work of a good mechanic. I respect and appreciate the work you do and am willing to pay a premium for it. That being said... Some of you may have seen my thread last week looking for a...

Thanks to everyone who sent me a lead. Ended up grabbing an early '90s Valley Black Cat for $100. Needs a little cosmetic work but the slate and frame are solid. New rails ordered - should have it playable in a week or so.

Wow, Baker - you were also the first guy to respond to me when I needed a mechanic to set up my table. I feel like I owe you a beer... Could you PM me the details?

Since I had my table installed, all of my friends and family have said they want to get one - but only one person seems truly serious. She only has room for a 7 foot table. I've looked through CL and there are some possibilities but you guys never cease to amaze me with the things you're...

Thanks, everyone. I finally got in touch with one of your recommendations and hopefully he'll have me up and running in the next few days.

I've got my new (to me) table mostly assembled. It's sitting there in its final resting place with the rails and aprons on the ground and slate waiting patiently in the garage. I need someone who can attach the slate and install new cloth. I searched and found a few old posts but my emails sent...

Thanks, TablePro. I actually did find the thread on the Born Winner cloth so I know to avoid that. I think the quality cloth manufacturers are pretty well known so I'll be OK there. And I should probably post another thread looking for that Houston mechanic... Wish I could post a picture but...

My usual opinion of licensed merchandise is that it is way overpriced for substandard materials. I thought that maybe, just maybe, since it is so expensive that they actually used quality materials. I think I've got enough ammunition to support my decision to NOT get it. Sounds like the...

Has anyone here used or have an opinion on the NCAA table cloth that's sold at Ozone? I recently picked up a home table that needs to be re-done and my gut tells me just to get Simonis and be done with it. Others, however, are insisting that I have to have the NCAA* cloth. I'd love to get some...

Thanks for the info, Joe. Those are certainly some nice looking tables. Good to know that I may not have spent the better part of Sunday morning hauling around a heavy load of firewood... While I'm at it - can anybody recommend a mechanic in Houston who wants to have a go at re-covering and...

New user here - been lurking for a while but as a novice, I've got a lot more to learn than to offer so I do a lot of reading and not a lot of posting. I figured tax refund time was a good time to pick up a table for the home so I've been looking around for a few weeks now and this weekend was...