First off, I've been reading this "talk to a mechanic" section all day and there is a wealth of knowledge here. I feel like I've gone from a complete moron to maybe more than a noob?
Ok, status update. My brother in law kinda crapped out on me so I went directly to his boss Jerimy Chambers with Chambers Billiards. I had him come out and just level the slate. I figured he comes, levels the slate and me and matt(bro in law) will throw on the old cloth and rails onto the 7' Kasson. Well after he got done leveling the slate I asked him, "hey, you're already here how much just to finish the job?" He shook his head and said "I'm not throwing these rails on this table." I gave him a confused look and he proceeded to throw on 1 side rail thumb tightened. " Shoot a ball into it" he said, so I did and saw exactly what he was talking about. The rails were completely dead and dry rot. Long and short of it he took the rails and said he had some spare rubber at the shop and would do his best to restretch the cloth. When I mentioned how money was tight he said " I don't care. You pay me what you can, when you can but you're not playing on these rails with my name attached to this project." That right there told me everything I needed to know about the guy.
Fast forward to today. Jerimy and I worked out to meet up tomorrow and finish the instilation. Oh crap! I better get that other table out of the way. How hard can it be? Afterall I'm fairly handy and I'm a member of AZ billiards dammit! I found out a couple of interesting things. 1. The slate was set without any slate screws. 2. As Tbeaux pointed out this is neither a three piece nor a 3/4" slate but rather a one piece 1" slate. 3. When it comes to concrete I'm your guy. Pool tables...not so much. "Eh, how heavy can it be?" The answer... Really freakin heavy for one man. So I'll have to have a few friends come over with the promise of beer.
So onto my new question. What should I do with the slate now? It sounds like putting it on craigslist with the 4 letter f word is going to be more trouble than it's worth. Is it worth asking a $100 for on here or just free for pick up on for sale/trade forum? Or just go to town with a sledgehammer because there is no way me and my friends are going to carry that thing out in one piece just to put it to the curb. Now, what to do with the old rails and junk sticks. A hand rail like otlb posted?... Hmmm. I will take pictures of the finished product for anyone who cares.