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As discussed above, slate from various regions of the world do have differing physical properties. However, most critical to the quality of play is the accuracy and sophistication of the honing process at the particular factory. The term 'diamond honed' simply refers to the industrial diamond...

The town of Tipton, Missouri repainted their water tower a few years ago. The water tower had been painted like an eight ball back in the Fischer days.

Call Fast Teddy's in Joplin.

IMO, there are a few construction issues with this table. First, the cushion rubber hardens pretty quickly on tese table, and were glued using cyanoacrylate (aka super glue). So it's a real PITA to remove the hard cushions. Second, tese tables used veneered MDF cabinets, which can potentially...

That appears to be the Play Master 'Holiday' model. High pressure laminate top rail over solid wood, 3/4" or 1" unbacked slate, probably a Douglas Fir frame, K66 cushion rubber. Should play similar to the AMF Savannah, as construction is nearly identical. The leg posts bolt directly to the...

Are you absolutely sure it's a 1pc slate?

That would be a K66 profile, which they also used on the GC knockoff the Grand Prix.

Yes, generally 1" in length. Most all modern pocket irons are tapped for 5/16" bolts.

Dick is a good guy but Bryan is the owner.

750 lbs or so. Best to hire a mechanic to break it down. Pick it up, and you'll have popped slate seams, and posdible potential table damage. My two cents but it's your table!

Lots of pool halls are using Velocity Pro. But why would they advertise it if most people believe they are playing on Simonis? http://www.clbailey.com/velocity_pro_cloth

Google 'equilibrium moisture content'. Wood will absorb or release moisture depending on temperature and humidity. The wood framing on slate (whether poplar, MDF, or particle board) is subject to expansion and contraction. And table manufacturers seldom seal the internal support beams (wood...

One of the reasons that Hanover plays well is due to the polyester wrapped MDF top rails. Very dense stuff. And AMF used excellent cushion rubber sourced from a Taiwanese manufacturer named Uylin. I've seen Playmaster rails from the mid-1980's with the cushion rubber still in great shape.

I was referring to the fact that Brunswick buys cloth from Championship. Since Simonis now owns Saluc SA, and Saluc supplies Brunswick with the Centennials, it would be logical for Simonis to pursue Brunswick's cloth business too. But that is conjecture. Saluc's Savannah GA distribution...

www.porterandsons.com is the website. I greatly admire Donnie Olhausen's commitment to manufacture tables in the U.S. while the vast majority of the U.S. furniture industry has transitioned production to Asia over the past decade.

I'm not knocking Brunswick. Their tables are well engineered, and they source from very good manufacturers. But let's not kid ourselves. They don't manufacture, they out source. I've personally visited their contract manufacturers in both Brazil and China. And to the best of my knowledge...

Given the lack of love between Simonis and Championship, I can definitely see this happening. Look out D & R Championship.

These are both Belgium companies that make their living serving the professional billiard markets. The synergies in marketing and distribution alone make tremendous sense, especially considering the growing demand for these trade brands in Asia and other emerging markets. And there are likely...

Porter & Sons is owned by Dwight and Shannon Porter. Dwight has spent nearly his entire life building high end pool tables. His father, Charles A. Porter (aka "Cap" Porter) founded both the Tiffany and Renaissance pool table manufacturing companies back in the 1960's and 1970's. A skilled...