Adjustable Castings Modification for Brunswick Gold Crown I, II & III - Flush Mount Pockets

[Poseidon]

Here's how to make your Brunswick Gold Crown I / II / III pool table corner castings fully adjustable, so that you can make them sit as level and as flush to the rails as possible.
I made this modification based on instructions I got from realkingcobra. It worked perfectly for me. I can very precisely control the position of the castings.

To sum up this modification, I added two threaded holes and two set-screws to the L-brackets that are mounted underneath the ends of the rails. The set screws push against the casting when it's bolted on and enable you to precisely change the height and angle of the casting. It works perfectly.
Thanks for great tip Glen!

If you have a Gold Crown with T-brackets, it's even easier. You can just add wood screws.

 

[fastone371]

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Here's how to make your Brunswick Gold Crown I / II / III pool table corner castings fully adjustable, so that you can make them sit as level and as flush to the rails as possible.
I made this modification based on instructions I got from realkingcobra. It worked perfectly for me. I can very precisely control the position of the castings.

To sum up this modification, I added two threaded holes and two set-screws to the L-brackets that are mounted underneath the ends of the rails. The set screws push against the casting when it's bolted on and enable you to precisely change the height and angle of the casting. It works perfectly.
Thanks for great tip Glen!

If you have a Gold Crown III with smaller L-brackets, it's even easier. You can just add wood screws.
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Nice job!!!! I will have to do this to mine when I recover it soon. Did you have to twist the castings a little? On some GC's the casting fits pretty good at the outer edge where the trim is but sits high near the cushion in relation to the rail. In fact you can see what Im talking about in your first pic.

 

[Poseidon]

Nice job!!!! I will have to do this to mine when I recover it soon. Did you have to twist the castings a little? On some GC's the casting fits pretty good at the outer edge where the trim is but sits high near the cushion in relation to the rail. In fact you can see what Im talking about in your first pic.

You can dip or raise the corners of the casting any way you want. I didn't modify the casting itself. As I was adjusting the position, in the end it is more tipped towards the pocket than it originally was. But before the modification, the edge of the casting appeared to dip away from the pocket, leaning over the corner of the skirts. So it's much more level looking after the modification. The seams between the laminate and casting are tighter too. It's just a 100% improvement. No down side.

 

[Poseidon]

I left the casting slightly proud, intentionally. To help protect the edge of the laminate. But I could lower it more or raise it more or change the angle. The curve of the casting doesn't precisely match the curve of the rail, so I just dialed it in where I thought was best.

 

[Poseidon]

Another important step is that I drilled shallow holes into the rail, so that the set-screws can pass through the back of the L-bracket. I used an L-bracket that I had drilled but not tapped yet, as a drilling template to transfer the hole locations to the rail. It's difficult to drill those holes otherwise because of the curved surface.
I found that 1/2" length set-screws worked best. I used 1/4-20 screws and think that's probably ideal too.