Can a 3 piece slate ProAm be moved on the cart?

iusedtoberich

iusedtoberich

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If someone orders a 9’ Diamond ProAm, but gets it with 3 pieces of slate instead of one…. Can it still be tipped on its side fully assembled and moved like the 1 piece slate models on the Diamond cart?

Let’s assume the slate seams are bonded together with paper drywall joint tape and CA glue, as is typically done with 3 piece slate Diamonds.
 
iusedtoberich said:
If someone orders a 9’ Diamond ProAm, but gets it with 3 pieces of slate instead of one…. Can it still be tipped on its side fully assembled and moved like the 1 piece slate models on the Diamond cart?

Let’s assume the slate seams are bonded together with paper drywall joint tape and CA glue, as is typically done with 3 piece slate Diamonds.
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To survive the move, I don't see why not. The three slate pieces are bolted to the frame, so they shouldn't be going anywhere during transport.
That said, I would expect to re-bond the seams if needed, re-level the slate, and probably re-felt the table afterward :ROFLMAO:
 
iusedtoberich said:
If someone orders a 9’ Diamond ProAm, but gets it with 3 pieces of slate instead of one…. Can it still be tipped on its side fully assembled and moved like the 1 piece slate models on the Diamond cart?

Let’s assume the slate seams are bonded together with paper drywall joint tape and CA glue, as is typically done with 3 piece slate Diamonds.
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If it is a Pro Am with the plywood box cabinet below....yes.

Will the seam of the slates crack under the cloth? Maybe.
 
gregcantrall said:
That makes no sense. Drywall joint tape????? That makes no sense.
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I think he means vertically on faces of the slate...then glued to stop slates from popping. A lot of guys use business cards the same way.

Dam sure won't hold if you flip a table sideways!
 
july9x said:
To survive the move, I don't see why not. The three slate pieces are bolted to the frame, so they shouldn't be going anywhere during transport.
That said, I would expect to re-bond the seams if needed, re-level the slate, and probably re-felt the table afterward :ROFLMAO:
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Try it some time and get back with us. The only tables i've ever seen 'carted' have been one piece pro ams. nothing else.
 
july9x said:
To survive the move, I don't see why not. The three slate pieces are bolted to the frame, so they shouldn't be going anywhere during transport.
That said, I would expect to re-bond the seams if needed, re-level the slate, and probably re-felt the table afterward :ROFLMAO:
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They are not bolted to the frame on a Diamond.
 
Yes I'm specifically talking about the "Pro-Am" which is the table at all the tournaments that gets brought in on a special cart on its side. It's able to be ordered with 3 piece slate instead of 1 piece.

The drywall joint tape is the same as a business card, it wicks the crazy glue and can be broken apart later. Glen uses the joint tape because it has a seam in the middle that makes a nice folding line, so it doesn't fall between the slate crack when it's being set up. It form as "L" when folded and the top leg of the L keeps it from dropping down. He showed a bunch of us that at a table setup seminar at the Philly Expo this year, that I attended.
 
InsertCleverNameHere said:
Yes this is relatively standard practice nowadays and works very well actually. Coupled with the thin versions of CA glue.
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My pool table experience started with making my own. I have owned many revived tables a favorite was Wendt slate rails and feet or legs $250 Brunswick hopper body rescued from the dumpster. And pockets and irons from same dumpster. I had the King Cobra for advice. It was a money maker and provided morning fitness as it was in my waterbed shop. Served as a work bench with Plywood cover.
 
gregcantrall said:
My pool table experience started with making my own. I have owned many revived tables a favorite was Wendt slate rails and feet or legs $250 Brunswick hopper body rescued from the dumpster. And pockets and irons from same dumpster. I had the King Cobra for advice. It was a money maker and provided morning fitness as it was in my waterbed shop. Served as a work bench with Plywood cover.
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I moved that table and set 5 times. Once was up stairs 3 pieces were very thick as from an ancient table. Up on a hand truck. The body was the up the stairs challenge. Can't remember how it was solved though.shrug
 
iusedtoberich said:
If someone orders a 9’ Diamond ProAm, but gets it with 3 pieces of slate instead of one…. Can it still be tipped on its side fully assembled and moved like the 1 piece slate models on the Diamond cart?

Let’s assume the slate seams are bonded together with paper drywall joint tape and CA glue, as is typically done with 3 piece slate Diamonds.
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Yes, absolutely can be flipped into a Diamond cart and moved like it's a 1 piece slate. As long as the slate seams are superglued correctly, and all the rail bolts are tight, nothing will happen to the seams. I wouldn't give 2 seconds of thoughts to any of these naysayers, I have way to many years of working on pool tables, ESPECIALLY Diamonds, NOT to know what I'm talking about, so yes, move the table with a Diamond cart.

To everyone else, if you don't know what the hell you're talking about, shut the hell up, DIAMONDS are not like all the other tables out there! I still have the FIRST original Diamond 9ft Smart Table i invented vack in 2000 with a 3 piece slate, superglued together, and I moved it cross country on an open flatbed trailer, .oved it in and out of casinos and bars, flipping in into a Diamond cart at least 50 times, and never had the slates come apart!!!!!
 
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