GC III Cracked Slate - Repairable?

[coolidge]

I took delivery of a GC III yesterday from a used pool table reseller. On closer inspection I discovered the slate is cracked. The reseller said the original owner had disassembled the table. I'm guessing he lifted up on the slate which is pinned and cracked it. I'm wondering if this could be repaired via superglue and clamps.

That said I'm beginning to think this table is assembled from parts vs all coming from a single GC III.

1. The slate...it's dated 1978 and pinned. It has Century written on the edge. I looked up the Brunswick Century it appears to be a home version of the GC? The table appears to have never been recovered, there's only a single row of staple holes in the slate framing.

2. The rails...they have been recovered multiple times, it looks like a staple machine gun shot them at full auto. There's a few ball dents on the top but are in decent shape overall. This seems disconnected from the table slate however which has never been recovered.

3. The aprons look to be GC III with wood block attachments. Table legs and frame are GC III with bronze finish.

Here's the crack. Appreciate any thoughts on repairing.

 

[coolidge]

Update: Contacted the seller, I'm returning the table.

 

[boogieman]

Update: Contacted the seller, I'm returning the table.

Smart move. I mean yeah you can fix it, but who wants to deal with the repairs and busted slate when you can get that money back. If you were given the table or bought it for a song, sure, but it better be dang cheap to deal with a mess.

 

[coolidge]

Agreed. Then there's it's early GC III cushion issue that requires modifying the rails for current production superspeed cushions. Which I knew about but GC fever got the better of me. I'll wait out a GC IV coming up for sale locally. Maybe buy a lesser table for the interim.

 

[jtompilot]

Agreed. Then there's it's early GC III cushion issue that requires modifying the rails for current production superspeed cushions. Which I knew about but GC fever got the better of me. I'll wait out a GC IV coming up for sale locally. Maybe buy a lesser table for the interim.

I loved my GC4. I still regret having to sell it. I'm considering trying to buy it back but when we get our house built, I'll probably just get a Diamond.

 

[GoldCrown]

Good luck with the cancelled sale. I hope the reversal goes well.

 

[coolidge]

Good luck with the cancelled sale. I hope the reversal goes well.

Seems to be going fine. Seller swears he was unaware of the cracked slate, no resistance to returning the table. Did offer to fine me another set of slates but I declined.

 

[coolidge]

Update: I decided to take a Brunswick Ventura II the seller has which is in much better shape. An 8 foot table which if I'm honest actually fits in my house. The beast of a 9 foot GC barely fit with some areas being cramped for rail shots. Found a thread on the forum where a guy beefed up his Ventura frame so I'm looking into doing that. I have a shop full of higher end woodworking machines to do the job.

 

[coolidge]

I loved my GC4. I still regret having to sell it. I'm considering trying to buy it back but when we get our house built, I'll probably just get a Diamond.

I called Diamond ready to purchase their Professional. I liked the heavy duty construction and slate leveling system I saw in this video. They seemed less than motivated to sell me one. Asked if they had a dealer or mechanic in the Portland, OR area and gave them all my contact info. They replied yes, without providing me the dealers contact info, said they would pass my info to the dealer. Then never heard another word from anyone.

While shopping used tables a guy put me in touch with someone he knows in our area who sells Diamonds so I called him. He said he's never sold a professional but could order me one. But the next Diamond shipment to our area isn't until next April.

Oh yeah I like the BEEF of this frame.

 

[realkingcobra]

I called Diamond ready to purchase their Professional. I liked the heavy duty construction and slate leveling system I saw in this video. They seemed less than motivated to sell me one. Asked if they had a dealer or mechanic in the Portland, OR area and gave them all my contact info. They replied yes, without providing me the dealers contact info, said they would pass my info to the dealer. Then never heard another word from anyone.

While shopping used tables a guy put me in touch with someone he knows in our area who sells Diamonds so I called him. He said he's never sold a professional but could order me one. But the next Diamond shipment to our area isn't until next April.

Oh yeah I like the BEEF of this frame.

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You might want to think twice about who's going to set up that 3 piece slate Professional in your area.

Contact me if you want more information, I'm in Spokane, and have Diamond 3 piece slates in stock, so it cuts down the shipping costs.

702-927-5689

 

[realkingcobra]

I called Diamond ready to purchase their Professional. I liked the heavy duty construction and slate leveling system I saw in this video. They seemed less than motivated to sell me one. Asked if they had a dealer or mechanic in the Portland, OR area and gave them all my contact info. They replied yes, without providing me the dealers contact info, said they would pass my info to the dealer. Then never heard another word from anyone.

While shopping used tables a guy put me in touch with someone he knows in our area who sells Diamonds so I called him. He said he's never sold a professional but could order me one. But the next Diamond shipment to our area isn't until next April.

Oh yeah I like the BEEF of this frame.

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Oh yeah, thats Heath Manning with Manning Cues in that picture.

 

[GoldCrown]

You might want to think twice about who's going to set up that 3 piece slate Professional in your area.

Contact me if you want more information, I'm in Spokane, and have Diamond 3 piece slates in stock, so it cuts down the shipping costs.

702-927-5689

I would jump on this. I just had a Professional 1piece set up and it needs to be re-clothed. And it is complicated. The installers struggled assembling aside from the cloth. If Glen is delivering and setting it up … pay him his price and thank him. There is no substitute for a job done right here. Do it right or do it over

 

[coolidge]

You might want to think twice about who's going to set up that 3 piece slate Professional in your area.

Contact me if you want more information, I'm in Spokane, and have Diamond 3 piece slates in stock, so it cuts down the shipping costs.

702-927-5689

Spokane interesting that's only 362 miles I'm just north of Vancouver, WA. I'll give you a call shortly. My concern with a Diamond is they don't seem to have anyone in this area experienced with the professional.

 

[trentfromtoledo]

Spokane interesting that's only 362 miles I'm just north of Vancouver, WA. I'll give you a call shortly. My concern with a Diamond is they don't seem to have anyone in this area experienced with the professional.

if RKC is telling you he has a table for you, you might want to JUMP ON THAT DEAL! He is one of the absolute best out there.

TFT

 

[realkingcobra]

Spokane interesting that's only 362 miles I'm just north of Vancouver, WA. I'll give you a call shortly. My concern with a Diamond is they don't seem to have anyone in this area experienced with the professional.

I've been working with Diamond since March 2000

 

[coolidge]

I've been working with Diamond since March 2000

Our called disconnected just now, I called back and left you a msg as I got your voicemail.

 

[coolidge]

if RKC is telling you he has a table for you, you might want to JUMP ON THAT DEAL! He is one of the absolute best out there.

TFT

I pounced on that Diamond professional deal. The GCIII is now gone from my sight picked up today. A big thank you to @realkingcobra just a super nice guy. I owe him big time for locating the Diamond for me. I'll give you one guess as to who will be doing the setup, re-cloth and leveling.

This table is not your typical Diamond it's special.

 

[GoldCrown]

I pounced on that Diamond professional deal. The GCIII is now gone from my sight picked up today. A big thank you to @realkingcobra just a super nice guy. I owe him big time for locating the Diamond for me. I'll give you one guess as to who will be doing the setup, re-cloth and leveling.

This table is not your typical Diamond it's special.

Congrats on a great decision.

 

[wakuljr]

Take some pictures and post them so we can see it