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Help Finding a Table
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Thanks for the Shout Out Paul! I hope you are well sir! I do have an OS 8 GC4 on hand and ready for restoration! 
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The best tables can be found on "Offer Up" Good prices too.
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Road trip! Blue label professional, one piece slate?
To the OP. Your room is great for length, but width is a problem. Standard 7’, playing surface 40”x80”, leaves you two inch backstroke. There is a similar thread on the forum now. Poster used sawhorses and 2x4s, to mock table size. Might want to try it.
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Okay, here you go. First of all you do need a regulation 8' table (44"x 88" playing surface), and even then you might want to invest in a couple of 52" house cues for the tightest shots. A nine footer would just be too big for that room's width. If you can find a used Brunswick Sport King or Medalist, that is a good second choice. Next up would be A.E. Schmidt or even a Gandy. There are many other good tables that were popular in the 8' size and you may get lucky and find one somewhere. In the Midwest we used to play on National Top Line and AMF tables, that were 8'. Either way, I would wait until you find a decent used table before buying a facsimile of a pool table. Who knows, an old Anniversary might pop up near you. Rebco made good tables out west and Global tables are okay as well. Murray commercial tables were another decent inexpensive table. Look for any of these names on used pool tables. One more possibility - Olhausen commercial table (made for poolrooms).
If you find something that looks good, don't hesitate to ask about it on here. Take pics if possible, of course. Good luck
P.S. You might want to consider a 7' bar table. You can probably get a Valley Cougar cheap, put on some Ridgeback rails and you've got a real pool table to play on. And you have enough room to enjoy it.
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One of the requirements of the AZB forums is you must have the correct priories.
When looking for a wife/girlfriend
Does she like pool?
If not is she OK if you are gone 5 nights a week playing pool and on weekend tournaments along with several weeks a year for Vegas, SBE and Mosconi Cup trips?
Would she get mad if you spend more time with girls on your pool league or at the pool hall than with her?
Must smile and nod knowingly when you are explaining the purchase of a 5th cue or 8th shaft as to why it's so different and will make you play better than your other stuff.
When buying a house
Is there a room large enough for the table I want
Some other crap about crime rate, ride to work, yard, blah blah blah
So really it's your fault for not buying the right house in the first place, now you need to buy two. We can only hope you did not make the same mistake with the wife....
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Would I like a Diamond in my house - sure!
But I got my small Valley table for free (just needed some buddies to help move it). Paid for new cushions and felt. Fits in my room, surface is flat... Has worked great! I even painted the legs and polished the pocket trim to make it look classy.
But I got my small Valley table for free (just needed some buddies to help move it). Paid for new cushions and felt. Fits in my room, surface is flat... Has worked great! I even painted the legs and polished the pocket trim to make it look classy.
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Thanks! I'll check it out.
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Yeah, I checked out that thread. I mocked up the table size and am torn between a 7' or an 8' with 52" cues for certain shots. After researching threads here, it sounds like most strongly recommend sacrificing on table size rather than cue length.
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Thanks, Jay.
This is great information.
I am officially on watch on multiple marketplaces to find the right table. I appreciate all the help. You all saved me from heading to a store this weekend to buy a piece of furniture.
Hopefully something good pops up soon!