Diamonizing a Gold Crown 3, you get what you pay for!

[realkingcobra]

 

[realkingcobra]

 

[cardiac kid]

Glen,

Absolutely one incredible job!!!!!!! Wish I had a table for you to work on.

Lyn

 

[Big Perm]

Glen,

Absolutely one incredible job!!!!!!! Wish I had a table for you to work on.

Lyn

X2.....Glen, you do great work, very nice

 

[Donny Wessels]

Glen , you didn't explain why someone would want Diamond slates on a Gold Crown. beautiful work, that's why your the master.

 

[DogsPlayingPool]

$300 for castings and feet:wink:

Yeah, I just had the castings done and they were about $150. I read on another thread some guys in different parts of the country that paid less.

 

[DJBilliards]

Thanks RKC for the great work and pics but thanks mostly for sharing your knowledge and experience to help so many AZers.
Thanks,
Don

 

[OriontheHunter]

Pictures say a 1,000 words:grin:

Glen,
A picture may replace a 1000 words, but I think in your case only 4; You are the Best!! Awaiting your arrival.
Tom

 

[12squared]

Great pictures, thanks for posting them. You seem to be an artist at what you do...Dan Fitzsimmons may be right when he told me you were the best!

Dave

 

[realkingcobra]

Yeah, I just had the castings done and they were about $150. I read on another thread some guys in different parts of the country that paid less.

Price all depends on how many parts, and where you get them done. These were done in Sparta, NJ. I have a friend down south that had his done for way less, but things don't cost as much in Mississippi as compared to around different parts of the country.

Glen

 

[realkingcobra]

Great pictures, thanks for posting them. You seem to be an artist at what you do...Dan Fitzsimmons may be right when he told me you were the best!

Dave

I could be, I don't know, being the best has never interesed me as much as helping to raise the bar of being a table mechanic as I would love to see about 500 mechanics in this country that really know what they're doing....that would be the nuts right there:grin:

 

[realkingcobra]

Glen , you didn't explain why someone would want Diamond slates on a Gold Crown. beautiful work, that's why your the master.

Donny, the slates that came with this table were broken out at the slate screw holes because who ever worked on it last in Messa, AZ ran 1/4" x 20 4" long self tapping machine screws into the timber base...using an impact wrench drill....didn't know when to stop, and blew out the bottom side of the slate. Then instead of fixing the slate, just decided to drill another slate screw hole through the slate to mount it about 2" from the other screw hole.

So...I got a Diamond slate in converted it to fit the GC3, now there's 2 GC's in this country with Diamond deep shelf slates:grin: one in Cali, and one in NJ!

 

[perfectpocketz]

Glued down my bed cloth, and finished off my pockets the normal way for my work.

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YOU ARE THE MAN !!!:grin::grin:

Mark Gregory

 

[3RAILKICK]

Love that simonis tournament blue cloth

To me it seems to brighten up the table considerably and helps one see thin cuts on the darker balls. How do you think it would look on a BLACK/CHROME GCIII?

The pictures showcase a remarkably excellent process and result. Outstanding job!! It aids understanding to witness the efforts of a true craftsman. You set a high bar.

3railkick

 

[skor]

Install the facings, sand flush with the cushions and rail, then check again for pocket opening.

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Very nice job!!!

What are the facing made of and what is it for?
I don't think that most tables around here have them, might explain rattling balls....

 

[JimS]

You might possibly be the best table mechanic on the planet!, I think that is something to be very proud of sir. :wink:

I tell people that I had my Diamond set up by the best table mechanic in captivity. What you saw on the GC is what he did to my friends old Gandy Big G. He "Diamondized" it.

 

[JimS]

I could be, I don't know, being the best has never interesed me as much as helping to raise the bar of being a table mechanic as I would love to see about 500 mechanics in this country that really know what they're doing....that would be the nuts right there:grin:

Tap. Tap. Tap.

 

[xianmacx]

I tell people that I had my Diamond set up by the best table mechanic in captivity. What you saw on the GC is what he did to my friends old Gandy Big G. He "Diamondized" it.

I think this is more proof that Diamonds are the best tables on the planet. Have you ever heard of anyone wanting their Diamond to play like a gold crown?

 

[realkingcobra]

To me it seems to brighten up the table considerably and helps one see thin cuts on the darker balls. How do you think it would look on a BLACK/CHROME GCIII?

The pictures showcase a remarkably excellent process and result. Outstanding job!! It aids understanding to witness the efforts of a true craftsman. You set a high bar.

3railkick

You're right, I do set a high bar for anyone following my work, but at the same time, I also by showing what quality work looks like here in the main forum make table owners all over the planet more aware of what kind of work they're NOT getting on their pool tables....and therefore want more from the mechanic that DOES work on their pool table(s):grin: I have a reason for this as everyone will soon find out:wink:

 

[Ktown D]

You know what I think about your work buddy.

My table was in sorry shape and Glen gave it life again. I had sountless issues caused by a previous installation that he had to "correct" and now my little Brunswick plays great. Now, if only it had deeper shelves............


You never did post pics of your experience here. (I think you may be trying to forget):wink:

Say hi to Jackie for me.