Cloth stretch index.

Pool tables are twice as long as they are wide. The reason the stretch index is the same on the 3 sides other than the anchor accounts for this.
You're pulling the side half as much as the ends.
No, pool table are not twice as long as they are wide, you are wrong, 9 feet pool table slate are 57'' X 107'' and not 57'' X 114'', how long have you been in this field to not know that?
 
No, pool table are not twice as long as they are wide, you are wrong, 9 feet pool table slate are 57'' X 107'' and not 57'' X 114'', how long have you been in this field to not know that?
This is true, most slates are slightly less than twice the width, usually by just a few inches. If you're trying to adjust for that, the 1/4" you're taking off is more than the difference warrants. Simple math tells you it should only be 1/8".
2 is to 57 as about 3.75 is to 107
If your slate measures 57x107 and you pull 2" on the side, you would want 1.877 on both ends to be exact. 7 and 8 foot slates usually vary by about 3", which would require less than 1/16" adjustment.
 
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This is true, most slates are slightly less than twice the width, usually by just a few inches. If you're trying to adjust for that, the 1/4" you're taking off is more than the difference warrants. Simple math tells you it should only be 1/8".
2 is to 57 as about 3.75 is to 107
If your slate measures 57x107 and you pull 2" on the side, you would want 1.877 on both ends to be exact.
I know that, but when the cloth is stretched to 2 inches on the short side, then 1 3/4 inches on each end, it's very tight and does a perfect job. You have to look at the results and track them over time to know. A cloth stretched at a 1:2 ratio will definitely loosen on the short side; I know this because we tried it and saw it after no more than a month and a half. Some installers here strectch more than twice the long side, it's definitly wrong wrong.
 
All tables have 7 inch more on the short side than long side and on the small table that make a bigger difference on the ratio
 
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