I recently had my Beach 8 ft pool table Leveled, new Simonis cloth, new bumpers and new pockets installed. I was told the installer had many years experience and was one of the best.
The center section of slate was slightly higher than the two end pieces. About the thickness of a playing card on one end and half that on the other. The technician assured me he could fix that and it would be perfectly level. Overall he did a good job. The table plays well and rolls true but the two seams are still there. The only thing he did was put bees wax in the joint which did not solve the problem. It isn't hobbible but you literally cannot place a ball on the "ridge". It will roll off. It is pretty easy to feel the ridge.
I called the company and the owner told me, again, about the number of years of experience the technician had and number of tables he had done and so forth. Interestingly the technician said he had been doing it for "about 5 years". The owner said 15 years and that it was not fixable but the technician did the best he could and made it better. It isn't better, nor worse, it is exactly as it was.
I don't have 15 years experience but I have 72 years of life experience and a little common sense. If one of the pieces of slate is a little higher than the others and you can't lower it, you shim up the low sides. I don't know if they have to take the table apart to do that or how big a job it is but it rails against my common sense to believe it is impossible to fix.
I do know I am 100 miles away from them and they surely did not want to come back out. I offered to pay them but the owner insisted it was not possible.
Is there any way that could be true? If not, what would be involved in shimming one or two of the slate pieces to get them even? I assume they would have to remove the rails but what about the cloth? Is it a large job but doable or is it really not possible?
The center section of slate was slightly higher than the two end pieces. About the thickness of a playing card on one end and half that on the other. The technician assured me he could fix that and it would be perfectly level. Overall he did a good job. The table plays well and rolls true but the two seams are still there. The only thing he did was put bees wax in the joint which did not solve the problem. It isn't hobbible but you literally cannot place a ball on the "ridge". It will roll off. It is pretty easy to feel the ridge.
I called the company and the owner told me, again, about the number of years of experience the technician had and number of tables he had done and so forth. Interestingly the technician said he had been doing it for "about 5 years". The owner said 15 years and that it was not fixable but the technician did the best he could and made it better. It isn't better, nor worse, it is exactly as it was.
I don't have 15 years experience but I have 72 years of life experience and a little common sense. If one of the pieces of slate is a little higher than the others and you can't lower it, you shim up the low sides. I don't know if they have to take the table apart to do that or how big a job it is but it rails against my common sense to believe it is impossible to fix.
I do know I am 100 miles away from them and they surely did not want to come back out. I offered to pay them but the owner insisted it was not possible.
Is there any way that could be true? If not, what would be involved in shimming one or two of the slate pieces to get them even? I assume they would have to remove the rails but what about the cloth? Is it a large job but doable or is it really not possible?
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