Productive first day. I got the pedestals, runner and bal rack box prepped for spot prime and paint and also got the skirts primed. I hope to paint the pedestals and runner tomorrow.
Looks good!
Personal preference I suppose. I kinda like the seam.
Call me, I'll let you know what you need to change to make the process of assembling the table much better.
Glen 702-927-5689
Yes you got a deal, I drove from TN to PA and back about a month and half a go for a GC 1 for a grand! it also has adjustable feet! the date of the casting should be on the bottom of the feet. I am taking my time on mine as I spoke with Glenn and will be adding metal braces under the sub frame, and mine also has the same rubber on the rails. My intent is to sand the sub frame and stain dark ( to match top rail looks) mine also has the brownstone slate! The one I bought came out of a closing down pool hall so it had lots of use and recovering, but right at the moment I cannot have the rubber redone and have not been able to devote much time, my wife just went through bilateral knee replacement so that has taken my time. Mine also came with a set of used top o the line Brunswick balls, 4 house cues, one looks to be an old school Duf along with 2 old school bridge sticks. Good luck with yours! As soon as my wife is home where I can take care of her here I plan to get back to work on mine.
Can you explain the process you used to prepare everything to be ready to paint?
I imagine you sanded everything down. What grit did you use?
Thanks for everything.
Yes you got a deal, I drove from TN to PA and back about a month and half a go for a GC 1 for a grand! it also has adjustable feet! the date of the casting should be on the bottom of the feet. I am taking my time on mine as I spoke with Glenn and will be adding metal braces under the sub frame, and mine also has the same rubber on the rails. My intent is to sand the sub frame and stain dark ( to match top rail looks) mine also has the brownstone slate! The one I bought came out of a closing down pool hall so it had lots of use and recovering, but right at the moment I cannot have the rubber redone and have not been able to devote much time, my wife just went through bilateral knee replacement so that has taken my time. Mine also came with a set of used top o the line Brunswick balls, 4 house cues, one looks to be an old school Duf along with 2 old school bridge sticks. Good luck with yours! As soon as my wife is home where I can take care of her here I plan to get back to work on mine.
Great find, and its Brunstone. You won't find any finish grinding marks on the surface anywhere.
You are out of your mind, if you think that this isn't slate:
Can you see that dark black vein running across the top piece, have you EVER seen those black veins running across ANY slates?? They're sticker board veins, used to separate the pieces after they've been cut for drying purposes. NO SLATES HAVE THEM!!
The GC1&2's were the most functional and beautiful tables ever made IMO. Their space age look is often called Googie Art. So if I do the math correctly those tables are about 55 years old and will play like a brand new table once reconditioned. They will stand the test of time for many more years to come. All you need now is an unused set of Centenials from the same period and those Bowling Alley twin seat attached chairs to go along with those tables. What a find, congrats.