One more thing here. It’s a metaphor. Am I comparing a top of the line Chevy to a Cadillac where they are built different but ride the same? or a Chevy Cavalier to a Cadillac where they are by no means the same in build or ride. Results coming soon.
I had a 92 Lincoln town car for a few years and it drove nothing like a Ford much less a Maverick.One more thing here. It’s a metaphor. Am I comparing a top of the line Chevy to a Cadillac where they are built different but ride the same? or a Chevy Cavalier to a Cadillac where they are by no means the same in build or ride. Results coming soon.
Commercial tables aren't built with plywood and particle board. Not sure what you mean?The thing about the Centurion is that it's a Commercial Grade table, but it's very straight forward and easy to maintain. (I did need to trim down the corners of my drop pockets).
Jay - here's an old thread I looked up because I recalled the Medalist was a solid frame. It was far more similar to the GC than the Centurion.One of the mechanics on here can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the Centurion to be similar to the Brunswick Medalist, which was a lower cost option to the Gold Crown. The Medalist was also a good table, but not as well built or as durable as the Gold Crown.
Well I’m talking Chevys here.I had a 92 Lincoln town car for a few years and it drove nothing like a Ford much less a Maverick.
This is interesting. For reference is that the same with the Gold Crown iiis? They both have the same poplar sub rails with GC listed as Formica over them which is a brand of laminate and C listed as high pressure laminate over themThe single piece long rail on the Centurion can be prone to warpage.
Gold Crowns have two piece long rails.This is interesting. For reference is that the same with the Gold Crown iiis? They both have the same poplar sub rails with GC listed as Formica over them which is a brand of laminate and C listed as high pressure laminate over them
Ya got me.Well I’m talking Chevys here.
Well that for sure could have an effect on playability. Ok this is good. Everything I read on them says they have the same rails, but they are actually different. This is what I was talking about from the get go. That’s a specific difference that could affect play. Thanks Rexus!Gold Crowns have two piece long rails.
I know! Me either really. But what if they prefer boxy over contoured, do to it matching there style better or if they want the black to pop with some purple or red felt. Actually unless it’s black I wouldn’t put that blue on a Gold Crown either. Green looks way better on that color table, blue looks way better than green on a black one.….but that’s just an opinion. It could just be that I’m used to the green on the crowns though."Some might like how the Centurion looks better than the GC"
I don't see it.
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Yet here is your advice when suggesting buying up on the better cloth:there is plenty good reason to have a furniture looking table in your house. unless of course you live in the basement of your mom's house.
in any product the top of the line ones are the best. but a lower line can be just as good for the person buying it.
otherwise anytime someone bought a chevy or ford, people would say they should have bought a mercedes.
One other thing to consider: pocket castings/pocket liners. Gold Crowns have pocket castings that enable the pocket liners to be screwed in place. These recessed allen screws will NEVER come near a ball being pocketed. I believe the Centurion has tack mounted pocket liners. The tacks holding the liners in place inevitably come loose and will damage the balls. It's not a matter of if, but when. Expect to buy a new ball set every so often or accept playing with dinged up balls.Well that for sure could have an effect on playability. Ok this is good. Everything I read on them says they have the same rails, but they are actually different. This is what I was talking about from the get go. That’s a specific difference that could affect play. Thanks Rexus!
That's because the Gold Crown is a superior table.Right now the GC is at +4 total. +1 on frame, +1 for 2piece rails, +1 on screwed in pockets, and +1 on corner castings.