Gold Crown 3 - How to tighten pockets ?

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xpshooter

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Hi,

I am in the process of finding someone to replace the cushions on my Gold Crown 3 and possibly tighten the pockets.

One place i contacted stated, they just use a template from a diamond table if i want my table to play more like a diamond.

I was wondering if its this simple?.. something tells me it is not this simple

Thanks for your time,
 

Sub-Rail extensions on an old Brunswick, done.

Sub-rail extensions are done, rails covered and table is back together. When setup by a mechanic before, the cushions were installed too high. Now that cushion noses are at the correct height, it plays much better overall. It still banks short compared to GCs of course, but it is better. I...
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Tightening Gold Crown 2 Pockets

I recently picked up a Gold Crown 2 with corner pockets at around 5” front opening width that I want to tighten to around 4 1/2”. I’m hoping some table expert(s) can confirm or correct what I’ve gathered from various posts here regarding tightening pockets. I understand the 2 most popular ways...
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Before & After

Someone once said, "A picture's worth a 1,000 words", so I guess this is going to be a lot to read:D These rails are off two GC1's at Malarkey's Pool & Brew in Tacoma, WA.
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xpshooter said:
Hi,

I am in the process of finding someone to replace the cushions on my Gold Crown 3 and possibly tighten the pockets.

One place i contacted stated, they just use a template from a diamond table if i want my table to play more like a diamond.

I was wondering if its this simple?.. something tells me it is not this simple

Thanks for your time,
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A few pros on the forum can help you out possibly.

For a sense of the scope of work you can see some project pics here by who I believe to be Jack Zimmerman. Who just happens to be one of the pros active here.

To try and answer your question. I don't think it's that simple.
 
xpshooter said:
Hi,

I am in the process of finding someone to replace the cushions on my Gold Crown 3 and possibly tighten the pockets.

One place i contacted stated, they just use a template from a diamond table if i want my table to play more like a diamond.

I was wondering if its this simple?.. something tells me it is not this simple

Thanks for your time,
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Want a Diamond?? Buy one. All you need to do is sub-rail extensions with new rubber and facings. Make the corners 4.5-4.25" and your GC3 will be plenty tough.
 
xpshooter said:
Hi,

I am in the process of finding someone to replace the cushions on my Gold Crown 3 and possibly tighten the pockets.

One place i contacted stated, they just use a template from a diamond table if i want my table to play more like a diamond.

I was wondering if its this simple?.. something tells me it is not this simple

Thanks for your time,
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I wonder what "using a template from a Diamond table" means??? 🤣🤣🤣
It doesn't sound like these are the guys that you want to use.
 
Maybe using a template to match the angle opening by trimming thick pieces of rubber to replicate the pocket opening, then recovering rails? Other than that I have no clue.
 
bignick31985 said:
Maybe using a template to match the angle opening by trimming thick pieces of rubber to replicate the pocket opening, then recovering rails? Other than that I have no clue.
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That would not make for a very nice playing table.
Sounds more like "using a template" is talk from an alleged table mechanic who doesn't know his job too well.
 
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