Best cloth for 10ft Snooker table?

codeoncoffee

codeoncoffee

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Hey all. I’m having an American snooker table setup in the next couple weeks. I’d like some opinions on cloth. Thinking Simonis 760 or Gorina 2000. Obviously less worried about burns, so maybe the 760 will do? The table will see some humidity so maybe a lower wool would be better?
 
I had a 10 foot victor snooker table years ago and I covered it with Simonis 860HR. It played very well and was plenty fast enough. It also was in a garage so it was subject the humidity at times here in eastern NC. I also at a point converted it to pool pockets by removing the cushions and bends and installing new k55 cushions and simply cutting the pocket angles. The pockets were on the larger side but modify the rails themselves can fix that if you are a proponent of smaller pockets. As far as Simonis 760 or Gorina 2000 I couldn't say. The 860HR was just fine.
 
Renegade_56 said:
I had a 10 foot victor snooker table years ago and I covered it with Simonis 860HR. It played very well and was plenty fast enough. It also was in a garage so it was subject the humidity at times here in eastern NC. I also at a point converted it to pool pockets by removing the cushions and bends and installing new k55 cushions and simply cutting the pocket angles. The pockets were on the larger side but modify the rails themselves can fix that if you are a proponent of smaller pockets. As far as Simonis 760 or Gorina 2000 I couldn't say. The 860HR was just fine.
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860HR would more than fast enough for pool on a 10ft.
 
codeoncoffee said:
Thanks @Renegade_56 . I know even the American sized balls will play faster than pool balls. Maybe I will stick with something like 870hr or Granito Bassalt
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Well if set up correctly a snooker table will have a substantially smaller pocket opening between the bends than a pool table has between the pocket points. My snooker table had 3 3/8 in gap between the bends at the corners. I used American size snooker balls which are 2 1/8" diameter when playing snooker on it. That said a die hard red blooded American can only play just so much snooker, well at for me, so I also used my Brunswick Centennial ball set which of course are 2 1/4" and played other games as well, which was frustrating at times but we did it anyway, until eventually deciding we'd rather play bigfoot one pocket than snooker, and so that was why we changed the cushions and recut the pockets.
 
Renegade_56 said:
Well if set up correctly a snooker table will have a substantially smaller pocket opening between the bends than a pool table has between the pocket points. My snooker table had 3 3/8 in gap between the bends at the corners. I used American size snooker balls which are 2 1/8" diameter when playing snooker on it. That said a die hard red blooded American can only play just so much snooker, well at for me, so I also used my Brunswick Centennial ball set which of course are 2 1/4" and played other games as well, which was frustrating at times but we did it anyway, until eventually deciding we'd rather play bigfoot one pocket than snooker, and so that was why we changed the cushions and recut the pockets.
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Playing 1 pocket on a snuukah table you only need to modify 2 pockets.:):)
 
fastone371 said:
That's if you are converting a snooker table to pool table, I think that's what we were talking about. :)
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I just mean there are plenty of strategies up table where the pockets are needed, not to mention being able to play any other pool games as well, but I see your point.
 
Renegade_56 said:
I just mean there are plenty of strategies up table where the pockets are needed, not to mention being able to play any other pool games as well, but I see your point.
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I was just kinda funnin around. Didn't someone make a 2 pocket 1 pocket table? I thought there were pictures posted on AZB a while back?
 
@realkingcobra While I'm here. Any advice on moving and leveling this Anniversary? Driving it back from TN to FL. Planning on stacking the slates vertically on a pallet, strapped to another pallet on the wall with blankets between the slates.
 
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Scorers. I've seen ones on the "nose" of the top rail, but never these dials. Probably add-ons from the dealer
 
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