GC4 pocket castings sit higher than rails
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DeeDeeCues
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Looks better than mine. It should be fixable by shimming under the casting mounts. Doesn't bother me.
GoodPM
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How bad is yours? I don't notice it other than when my cue is directly above the point of the casting and have to adjust my bridge to avoid it. I haven't dragged my cue right over one of the points yet, but I can imagine the scar it could make if I do.
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follownoone
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I have a GC IV and my castings all stick above the rails. I did cut myself once pulling my hand back after a shot. Next time I recover the table I am going to look into fixing it if possible. Table plays great otherwise.
When I reclothed my table I fixed that issue. Mine sat higher than yours are in the photo though.
Once I assembled the top and had it secured to the slate, I crawled under the table, loosened the casting bolts a bit and had my buddy push down on them and re-tightened. Not all of mine needed that correction. Side pockets looked good.
Solved it 90%. They sat an 1/8"or more proud, now much better. I couldn't get them flush at the front where the rail is, no matter who pushed down lol. So we compromised at that height.
An issue I couldn't fix is that the skirt tapers from flush to a gap.
Once I assembled the top and had it secured to the slate, I crawled under the table, loosened the casting bolts a bit and had my buddy push down on them and re-tightened. Not all of mine needed that correction. Side pockets looked good.
Solved it 90%. They sat an 1/8"or more proud, now much better. I couldn't get them flush at the front where the rail is, no matter who pushed down lol. So we compromised at that height.
An issue I couldn't fix is that the skirt tapers from flush to a gap.
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DeeDeeCues
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Mine vary, maybe 3/16" at the worst. Mine aren't sharp, so I'm not concerned with damage.
There was how-to in a thread by RKC to lower those castings. I looked but can't find it. Maybe someone else knows witch thread it was
Looks like a slightly larger hole in the castings would give you a bit more room to adjust??
GoodPM
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I'll try to get a picture soon.
I have two ideas in mind:
- With toothpicks/business card/duct tape, shim the outside of the castings up so that the inside "corners" that are sticking up start to level out. I'd place the shims on the rails where the castings rest.
- This wouldn't make the casting level with the rail, but would at least take those raised points from pointed "mountains" to flatter "plateaus".
- Either by hand or with a Dremel, remove some of the rail material underneath the castings where they stick up.
- I'd probably attempt this after trying #1 since it'd be harder to undo if I messed something up.
GoodPM
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These look really good on the top surface. I wouldn't really mind the edge near the skirt sticking out like that since it's not a place my hand would be when bridging.
coolidge
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I also have a GC4 and these components are not exactly precision engineered. I wrestled mine for best fit. All are flush at the rear, most all are flush with the skirt or very close. Most all are high at the cushion about 1/16 inch. Not enough to cause any playability problems so I elected to leave well enough alone. As I recall my assessment to get them perfectly flush would have required removing material from the rails.
I talked with RKC about this today, and he said on the GC4, you need to carefully remove a little bit of the wood under the casting with a sharp chisel. And if the back of it is low, you can shim it up with some tape.