Marking your table for practice
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A chalk line would be the easiest and would not effect ball roll.
It could be removed easily.
1/4” masking tape, but......don’t leave it on too long.
Maybe four weeks max.
Blue painter’s tape is the best.
i use a laser device to shoot a straight line and then use the donuts along that line to place the balls where needed.
I’ve use a white pencil very lightly for temporary ideas, it comes off easy and works fine for what I’ve needed. A few times over the years I’ve used a sharpie market for a permanent dot(something very small only I’d really notice)
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Look at it like this, it’s more important to practice than have a perfect looking table, while I wouldn’t ever mark a rail, the cloth is just cloth and it gets changed now & then. So I don’t put much thought into marking it up.
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Fatboy
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Look at it like this, it’s more important to practice than have a perfect looking table, while I wouldn’t ever mark a rail, the cloth is just cloth and it gets changed now & then. So I don’t put much thought into marking it up.
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Fatboy
Chalk lines are great, from the center of a corner pocket to the diagonal corner at the opposite end. They are very useful in practicing your stroke with a dead-end shot of various distances - providing instant visual feedback that your tip/shaft stays completely on the chalk line throughout the entire stroke. The chalk line will not be that easy to completely remove from your cloth without some effort and possibly wiping it down with a damp cloth, so I wouldn’t want to do it on newly installed cloth.
Get some kids chalk. I used a pack of kids colored chalk that I literally took from my kids. You can mark up the table and it easily vacuums or brushes out. I use the X1 to get it out now. You can make little X's or dots on the table for shot setup. I was originally using Master's chalk in a different color, but regular old chalkboard chalk is really the way to go.
I've also used the little donuts, but if you leave them on too long, they leave a gum residue on the table. And if you leave them a REALLY long time, they leave a little clean donut on the table. They are better for certain applications, but I prefer the chalk marks/lines.
-td
I've also used the little donuts, but if you leave them on too long, they leave a gum residue on the table. And if you leave them a REALLY long time, they leave a little clean donut on the table. They are better for certain applications, but I prefer the chalk marks/lines.
-td
If you don’t have a laser, kite string is good. Tape it to one end of the table, stretch it tight, tape it to the other end, and finally drop donuts along the line as needed.
This is what I did to mark mine for the mother drills
Have been using the Fons & Porter 7757 mechanical fabric pencil. It puts a very fine white line that can easily be removed with a damp cloth. $9 on Amazon
That’s a brilliant idea!
I’m going to get some of that.
Thx very much
Fatboy
pretty similar to what randys talking about...but in a niftier package
https://www.amazon.com/Dritz-643-Ch...t=&hvlocphy=9027617&hvtargid=pla-846340448373
there is even a fabric chalk wheel that will do parallel linesby jaycott.....my moms a seamstress lol
I like this. Among other things, you can make a small X, draw very thin lines such as around the triangle, and mark the shadows of a ball that you want to return to position. Dritz Tailor's Marking Pen, about $10:
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And you get green chalk if you want the line to be less obvious than white.
The lines wear off in a couple of weeks.