Bought a Table, need a little help

[Highroller54]

OK Guys,

After months of searching for the right price and the right area, I today landed a 4.5 x 9 fot Gandy big G, Drop Pocket version. Although it needs some work, it's solid as a rock. Ok Now I need yo help Identifiing a few things.

1. This is the first White Big G I have seen, is this a normal color or special oder.
2. This tables slates have steel or maybe aluminum dowel pins 3 in each the Head and foot slates.
3. From what I know Gandys had 1" slate, well I didn't actually measure, was too busy breaking the table down for transport, but the slates are way thicker than 1".
4. What Model is this and from what year, the foundation/Feet are two massive units with a center top strecther bar, no levels but big rubber looking feet.

Thanks Guys I am stoked to say the least, the table only needs refelted and someone to correct the crummy pocket shimming job and were off to the races, although I do need a side pocket and a real elbow grease cleanup, the table is nasty, even the slate is nasty with drink spills and such.

What Pockets will fit this table, also whats the best way to clean the slates. When I still worked as a Millwright we used Honeing stones with WD40 to clean up mating surfaces on Turbines, is this permissable or is there another method to get the gunk off.

Thanks Guys for all the help!



Highroller54
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[realkingcobra]

I've only worked on, and rebuilt one pool table in WV, and it was for a friend by the name of Steve, and it was a Gandy Big G also, but the Walnut finished look on the table. I worked on that table for 3-4 days I think, installing Artemis pool cushions, redesigning the rails to play better, tightened the pockets to ProCut, fixed the frame and changed how the slates mounted to the frame for a better fit and leveling. Overall the table played much the same as the way a Diamond, or rebuilt Gold Crown would play. They can be great tables to play on if they're worked on by the right person, hope you have many hours of fun playing on your new Gandy.

Glen