Anniversary original Monarch cushions...

[JC]

I think the main reason this is a problem is that they don't make this profile cushion anymore. If you put the k-55's on (intercont. 66) then your playing field will be reduced. if you put k-66's the rail height will be too high....

you can put k-66's to the bottom of the setting strip ...but this will leave a line ......which I don't mind ....but some do.

so to do the best thing for the table the subrails should be recalibrated for the new profile cushions ....whichever you prefer....and now we are talking some money .....but then you can have the subrails extended etc ....

I put replacement k55's on a 1930's Brunswick "20th Century" table I had during my "let's see if we can make an antique play right" phase. To get the cushion height correct I had to glue them way low leaving almost a 1/8 inch troff at the top. I filled it with a latex rubber caulk product and used a drywall knife on it to smooth it. It came out really nice with no noticeable line. The rails were ok especially compared to the inch and a half height it had before, the pockets not so much. Maybe K66 profile would have been a better choice? That phase of my life is long gone. I am impressed with the olhausen slate/rail conversion idea though. That would be the way to go if you want the antique look and the modern play.

JC

 

[JC]

I've yet to find out if the mechanic I talked to can do the kind of subrail recalibration/extensions that everyone here is gaga about. I'm not so keen on a dip in the cloth along the subrail surface, and not so keen on thick facings to tighten, but have NO idea whatsoever the typical cost to have the custom work done.

Here are some photos I took of my GC pockets and also of the extension shims that Pat Sheehan made. The pockets actually turned out just as I wanted as far as dimensions and playability. The "before" pictures (in white writing) had double facings in there and the after (in red text) just the wooden extension and a single facing. I had the opportunity to take these pictures when I was gluing the rubber and facings back on after they fell off inside the cloth two weeks after getting my rails back. Mr. Sheehan did an overall shoddy job except for the wooden shim dimensions. I say dimensions because the shims themselves look like a beaver chewed them into shape. But for the geometry of the pocket it turned out ok. It is a huge improvement to this table.

http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff23/johnnybenz78/Pool Table/

JC

 

[zingerr]

I would get K-55 rubber from Atlas about $50.00 plays good.