GC4 question..??
- Thread starter garczar
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With out the relief the rail would be up higher than with out it. I think the cloth is 1/32". The point of the relief is to keep the cushion nose height at the right measurement. Just my $0.02
Trent from Toledo
The cloth relief is to make allowances for the thickness of the staples, which stick up more than the cloth does, that's all.
Question: With out the relief would it change the nose height by the size of the cloth and staples?
Trent from Toledo
Answer, GC4, my answer still stands.
Yes, the cloth relief does prevent the cloth from changing the nose height, but keep in mind, rail cloth use to be tacked on, not stapled, and the tack heads stuck up more than the cloth did!
Seem quite a few tables I take apart that the last person to recover it had gone beyond the cloth relief and stapled to the bottom of the rail. I thought for sure it would raise the nose of the cushion by what ever the cloth and the staples measure to be.
Trent from Toledo
How deep is the cloth relief on an Olhausen pool table?
J. Chambers
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L.O.L. what relief??
So now, how much does the cloth raise the nose height if there's no cloth relief? Ever seen how much cloth will compress under a rail bolted down? Ever seen the results of the rail beig held up by the heads of the staples, they leave quite an impression deep in the bed cloth.
So is it measurable?
With todays cloth, barely. Yes, the cloth relief serves a purpose. It provides some sort of guidance at to where to place the staples used to hold it on the bottom of the rails. As far as the rail cloth effecting the nose height and playability of the rails, not really noticeable. It compresses, unlike staples that don't, which will effect the nose height if they're not flush.