If you were setting up an older Valley 44" x 88" and you wanted to make it fast, fun, and competitive, what would you do to make it your dream table? The ultimate use would be for "friendly wagering" with a group of acquaintances who think of themselves as pretty good sticks.
What would you do?
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Ridgeback rails and good cloth.
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Those are buckets for pockets, throat of the pocket is wider than the mouth, which deflects everything to the back as well as no slate shelf for the balls to sit on....LOL
It’s a valley yo. At least there’s not an extra half inch on both sides : )
Sorry, factory corner pockets on a Valley are 4 1/2"....measure one sometime.
what are ridgeback rails?
That depends on what's ordered, but factory is 4 1/2"
No thanks. My point was they’re made to be easy, you can’t add shelf slate
I know the Valley tables very well, I've worked on thousands of them.
You're right...Valley tables are made to be easy. But after installing the ridgeback rails and fast cloth, they play a lot better, less sloppy too.
As far as adding shelf slate.....
I had an old 9ft 1924 Brunswick table. The pockets were huge, 5", and the slate shelf was sloped into each pocket. I took a hacksaw and a drill, cut some half inch grooves and drilled a few little holes for pins into the edge of the slate at each corner pocket. Then I used fiberglass body filler and extended the shelf another 0.75", making each level to the drop off also, instead of sloping into the pocket like they were. It worked great. Just an idea for anyone that would like deeper shelves.
Have you worked on a Great American Eagle table. Is Valley a better table? Can I get Ridgeback Rails for a Great American?
Ridgeback refers to the upper and lower ridges along the backside of the wood keeping the top and bottom of the rail contacting the valley frame work. When you tighten them down they can’t pivot and the nose height stays where it was designed to be.
Ridgebacks....................
http://www.billiardwholesalers.net/Ridgeback-Rails.html Buy em on ebay. Contact joerackem on ebay to get correct ones.
http://www.billiardwholesalers.net/Ridgeback-Rails.html Buy em on ebay. Contact joerackem on ebay to get correct ones.
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Space is a borderline issue, but where can I find one?
That's the whole idea. RB rails make a Valley pretty tough.