AMF tables any good form 1964
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jimmycue said:
If memory serves me right they were a decent table that were ahead of its time. what i mean is that the leveling system was not shims like the old Brunswicks I believe that the leveling system was a set of screws that were set tratigically set under the slates and supports for that purpose. then i believe that brunswick bought amf and discontinued the line of tables. personally, myself, i loved the way that they played.....................mike
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AMF tables
In 1967 I installed a LOT of AMF 'Grand Prix' tables. They had a few innovative things. The featherstrips were a 'rubber' material. Way better than the rubber ones that came out a few years later. These actaully had a taper like wooden freatherstrips.
The leveling was done by making the frame and bed 'float' . They had a large RH/LH threaded bolt that would just lift the frame. Worked real good. WAY better than a leveling foot.
The frame wood was too hard and normal staples would not penetrate. The base looked kinda flimsy but was engineered well. It kinda appeared like a figure 8.
The tables had a dealer cost around $1600.00 (in Alaska) in 1967.
There are too many of them around any more. They did not have a very good rail anchoring system.
Mark Griffin
BCA Pool League
USA Pool League
Diamond Billiards
In 1967 I installed a LOT of AMF 'Grand Prix' tables. They had a few innovative things. The featherstrips were a 'rubber' material. Way better than the rubber ones that came out a few years later. These actaully had a taper like wooden freatherstrips.
The leveling was done by making the frame and bed 'float' . They had a large RH/LH threaded bolt that would just lift the frame. Worked real good. WAY better than a leveling foot.
The frame wood was too hard and normal staples would not penetrate. The base looked kinda flimsy but was engineered well. It kinda appeared like a figure 8.
The tables had a dealer cost around $1600.00 (in Alaska) in 1967.
There are too many of them around any more. They did not have a very good rail anchoring system.
Mark Griffin
BCA Pool League
USA Pool League
Diamond Billiards
good tables
I bought one, a 64' Grand Prix. Sturday frame, nice slate, perfect for a little restoration. The skirts are plywood, but the rails are thick wood, the leveling system works, and the dimensions of the formica is about the same as on a Brunswick Gold Crown. The hardware is similar too and the tables do last. If you can find someone to do a good job of replacing the rubber on the table, then you have a good buy. It's a good table that is relatively under-rated and unknown. They used to put them in their bowling alleys, did sell them through brochures too, but for whatever reason most of them have vanished. They can be great tables.
I bought one, a 64' Grand Prix. Sturday frame, nice slate, perfect for a little restoration. The skirts are plywood, but the rails are thick wood, the leveling system works, and the dimensions of the formica is about the same as on a Brunswick Gold Crown. The hardware is similar too and the tables do last. If you can find someone to do a good job of replacing the rubber on the table, then you have a good buy. It's a good table that is relatively under-rated and unknown. They used to put them in their bowling alleys, did sell them through brochures too, but for whatever reason most of them have vanished. They can be great tables.
