Thanks for the thorough info. I'll keep it in mind.
Advice on buying and moving a used pool table.
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Thanks for the thorough info. I'll keep it in mind.
I was questioning whether the slate was under there too; something I won't know for sure 'till tonight. Thanks for the heads up on stuff to look for. This is all really useful stuff. I'll post my findings/pics later this evening.
No, if you buy a new table set up is included as is shipping.... you are at their store, they certainly are not going to charge you to get it shipped, that is on them.
They will charge you to upgrade to a better cloth, and you really should pay it
To much is uncertain here. I'd rather buy a table that is together, and not apart. You won't really know about the "missing" parts, bolts, etc until your guy starts putting it together.
At least low ball this guy,, don't look like there is a line camped out, and that is what you do when buying used furniture... you pay pennies on the dollar... it's used, scratched, and who knows what else.....that's why old pool tables are tough to sell...
Heck, when I get my new Diamond table, I'm just figuring on giving my table away just to save the expense of disassemble, moving, and storing....
I agree with this, too many uncertainty's at this point. At the very least that is not a picture of a professionally disassembled slate table. The rails should be separate from the slate, usually the pockets are separated from the rails, the cloth has been removed yada yada yada. As it is in that pic I would not want to move it at all.......even for free.
i will take that 7' diamond ok
Okay, sorry for taking a while for the update, but I have been moving.
The short version of the story is I decided not to get this particular table.
I went to see the table and I wasn't all that impressed with the way it looked. The nail in the coffin to me was looking at the accessory rack as I walked out. Pretty much all the cues had broken/missing tips.
Also, the room I *thought* I'd put it in probably won't work, but since I won't really need a dining room, I'm shuffling rooms around to make it work.
Thanks for all your help guys. I have a much better sense of how this will all pan out now.
The short version of the story is I decided not to get this particular table.
I went to see the table and I wasn't all that impressed with the way it looked. The nail in the coffin to me was looking at the accessory rack as I walked out. Pretty much all the cues had broken/missing tips.
Also, the room I *thought* I'd put it in probably won't work, but since I won't really need a dining room, I'm shuffling rooms around to make it work.
Thanks for all your help guys. I have a much better sense of how this will all pan out now.
Cool, thanks. I'll check 'em out.
I check craigslist daily for tables. I see at least a few a month.
Check out the guys in this link. They are in NJ and prices are great.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=229789
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=229789
Soooo.... I'm in the house now and got to take measurements. My original thought was to put a table in the basement, but it's a little less than ideal because it's a little short of the recommended size for an 8' table, it has a pair of lally poles that would interfere, and the floor feels a bit sloped as you move closer to the bottom wall.
I started looking at other rooms and decided the living room might actually be a more comfortable place to put it, but once I measured it, it came up even shorter than the basement on measurements. There are two 6 foot archways that open up to the foyer and dining area (repurposed to the living room, in this scenario) that would give breathing room for shots, but I'm still skeptical of putting an 8 footer in there.
The way I see it, I'd put the foot of the table close to the open archway, but I'd hate to get a table in there only to be frustrated with playing on it.
I wish there was some way I could figure out how an 8' would feel in there before I bought it lol... which is why I'm doing the closest thing to that, and posting here.
Does anyone have any experience playing on a table in a room that is less-than-ideal size? Should I even consider an 8' table? According to the info I've read the living room still falls short even for a 7' table.
I've attached diagrams of the rooms - the basement is the square 15x14 room. It's not completely enclosed/square like that but the areas where there is breathing room are at one side/corner of where a table would go, so it's somewhat negligible.
Thoughts?
I started looking at other rooms and decided the living room might actually be a more comfortable place to put it, but once I measured it, it came up even shorter than the basement on measurements. There are two 6 foot archways that open up to the foyer and dining area (repurposed to the living room, in this scenario) that would give breathing room for shots, but I'm still skeptical of putting an 8 footer in there.
The way I see it, I'd put the foot of the table close to the open archway, but I'd hate to get a table in there only to be frustrated with playing on it.
I wish there was some way I could figure out how an 8' would feel in there before I bought it lol... which is why I'm doing the closest thing to that, and posting here.
Does anyone have any experience playing on a table in a room that is less-than-ideal size? Should I even consider an 8' table? According to the info I've read the living room still falls short even for a 7' table.
I've attached diagrams of the rooms - the basement is the square 15x14 room. It's not completely enclosed/square like that but the areas where there is breathing room are at one side/corner of where a table would go, so it's somewhat negligible.
Thoughts?
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Sorry to say but you are way too small on both rooms, even for a 7' table.
Did you make the drawings? If so, draw a table in there, and draw the cue stick as well, and you will see what is going on.
Here is a resource on table size and room size:
http://billiards.colostate.edu/threads/table.html#size
Did you make the drawings? If so, draw a table in there, and draw the cue stick as well, and you will see what is going on.
Here is a resource on table size and room size:
http://billiards.colostate.edu/threads/table.html#size
We do love to kick a man when he's down!
Haha...sorry to hear about your small size thingy.
Jeeziz, I can't stop.
Keep smiling!
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Yes, I made them with Google SketchUp.
Not the news I wanted to hear, but kinda what I figured :/
If these are the only spaces you have available, (no garage, no possibility of tearing down a wall, etc, or moving again!, lol)...
Some people with limited space have put a table against a wall as an extreme. This table then is only useful for drills and practice shots.
You should draw the table in, and then draw a border around it at a 60" distance from the playing surface. The border should have rounded corners with their center at the corner pockets. This will represent the end of the cue for a 58" cue + a 2" backstroke. Then draw a few more borders using the same technique but adjust the cue length to represent using a short cue. Make the table and borders all one "assembly" on the CAD program, so you can move it around as a single entity.
Do this for a 7' table first, and then an 8' if you like what you see.
Then, move it around your space, considering your openings, to see what location would give the optimal space for "most" shots.
Some people with limited space have put a table against a wall as an extreme. This table then is only useful for drills and practice shots.
You should draw the table in, and then draw a border around it at a 60" distance from the playing surface. The border should have rounded corners with their center at the corner pockets. This will represent the end of the cue for a 58" cue + a 2" backstroke. Then draw a few more borders using the same technique but adjust the cue length to represent using a short cue. Make the table and borders all one "assembly" on the CAD program, so you can move it around as a single entity.
Do this for a 7' table first, and then an 8' if you like what you see.
Then, move it around your space, considering your openings, to see what location would give the optimal space for "most" shots.
Attached is a CAD model I made for my friend when he asked me to see if a table would fit in his place. Feel free to steal from it
