brunswick GC2 setup & leveling pics-is this right?
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Absolutely a GC3 casting.
Yes it peels off like old plating sometimes does.
It does appear to be made from zinc as the gc2 specs note. Plated zinc.
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You're slates should have the small pin & dowels as well, not the bigger ones. The original slates for your table should have been 1 1/16" thick with a 1" hardwood backing mounted to them.
PS, but there is a very good chance your table could have been one of the last 2's built, which could have taken place as Brunswick was switching over to the Italian slates replacing the Brunstone playing surfaces, so it could still in fact be the original slates, which would make it an even more rare find.
You're slates should have the small pin & dowels as well, not the bigger ones. The original slates for your table should have been 1 1/16" thick with a 1" hardwood backing mounted to them.
PS, but there is a very good chance your table could have been one of the last 2's built, which could have taken place as Brunswick was switching over to the Italian slates replacing the Brunstone playing surfaces, so it could still in fact be the original slates, which would make it an even more rare find.
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I have one that Glenn worked on. I always thought it was a parts table too until he worked on it.
That $500 asking price needs to be cut in half just for having red cloth on it!!!!!!
That $500 asking price needs to be cut in half just for having red cloth on it!!!!!!
For REAL!
Funny though, people who say that is not a good deal are pretty cheap. Even if you had to buy another set of slates ( I happen to have sets of both OS8' and 9' because it makes sense) for $500, paying $1000 for a good condition GC is worth every penny. Even if you end up with $3-4 k in it after doin everything up right, still worth it. Not many things in life you get to keep FOREVER and a properly restored GC is FOREVER. I usually pay $500-$1000 for them in good condition and do not haggle the owners with lame stuff like, "it's gonna cost me this much to get it playing right....."
If the price is good within what I usually pay and the condition is as described: I dont even try to haggle anyone. Just my way of doing business, I treat people the way I want to be treated and no one actually likes to be haggled, unless they over priced it in order to haggle!!!
Trent from Toledo
Let me know how much the cost of replacement slate is shipped and backed next time you actually buy a set!!!
You have a very bad habit of looking at pool tables through your set of eyes instead of the customers eyes!! The last thing a customer looking to buy a used pool table wa ts to do, is have to go through the hassle of buying a new slate because the table like this one, is already in a beat condition, is to have to shell out more money to buy a replacement slate! How much do you think a customer would end up paying for a slate....NOT being from this industry? Then paying someone to come in and sset that very same table up? What does the REAL cost end up being, without even refinishing the damn table????
Trent that table needs some serious tlc, not just the slate. Look at the condition of the skirts and ball box!
At some point in time, throwing around the word "cheap" starts to become insulting! I wouldn't have touched that table for $250 and I'm far from cheap!!!
The table will most likely come apart tomorrow during setup and reclothing. I'll take pics of the dowels. They were smallish... slightly smaller than a pencil as I remember. BUt pics will tell tomorrow. I hope to be playing tomorrow night!
Where did I say the word customer?? I didn't
Back off you rowdy ole snake! Trent from Toledo
WHO were you directing that comment to???
How long would it take to bring my table from the state it is in to a finished, ready to play state... including recovering and levelling? I ask because the mechanics are still not here but are saying they are coming tonight. I do not want them half assing this.
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