great felt job...
- Thread starter nthamix
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Yeah I saw that too in the for sale section. Probably just used a s**tty glue to attach them. That rubber backing makes it slightly harder to get them to stick without good glue.
Club Billiards said:
I agree. It looks like they used crappy glue. That job is no time to save money and buy the bottom of the barrell glue. I saw someone else that used the cheap stuff, same result.
Looks like a mechanic off of craigslist for under $200 you get what you pay for..... I have seen worse and worse, I hate to see someone get burned like this but it happens when we dont have a brotherhood of installers or an installers training credintials traing program.
This is a good picture to get the drive in to Glens schools of solid dependable certified table mechanics across the country and then some.
If you want to know how to do tables right or get more education on tables Glen ~ Realkingcobra ~ should be getting ready to hold classes across the country soon has he can free up some positive time for everyone.
Craig
This is a good picture to get the drive in to Glens schools of solid dependable certified table mechanics across the country and then some.
If you want to know how to do tables right or get more education on tables Glen ~ Realkingcobra ~ should be getting ready to hold classes across the country soon has he can free up some positive time for everyone.
Craig
ChrisShanklin
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Being brunswick certified is like having a bull with tits, and an asshole on your elbow.
scottp said:
Scott, what does it take to become Brunswick Certified???
well i went to brunswicks warehouse (as they dont really have a factory)
and they had a 3 day seminar(sp) they hired Victor Conte to teach the course.(i hope i spelled his name right)
They showed us a bunch of stuff like how to replace rail rubber etc......
we assembled 5 or 6 tables in the warehouse blah blah blah.........
i went in aug of 1994 (since i worked for a brunswick dealer at the time)
they gave us a diploma and everything.(whoooo hooooo)
thats how i was certified.
in my career i have set up pro tournaments,trade shows and over 2000 home tables. recovered i dont know how many.
scott
and they had a 3 day seminar(sp) they hired Victor Conte to teach the course.(i hope i spelled his name right)
They showed us a bunch of stuff like how to replace rail rubber etc......
we assembled 5 or 6 tables in the warehouse blah blah blah.........
i went in aug of 1994 (since i worked for a brunswick dealer at the time)
they gave us a diploma and everything.(whoooo hooooo)
thats how i was certified.
in my career i have set up pro tournaments,trade shows and over 2000 home tables. recovered i dont know how many.
scott
scottp said:
Is Victor Conte to Brunswick what Glen is to Diamond?
scottp said:
Back in the early 90's I was working for a retail store that hired a mecanic that was Brunswick Certified. I was a helper back then, I went on a few jobs with him. He leveled tables with a long straight edge to line the slates and take out low centers and then when the table was completed he would shim under the legs, he didn't use any levels, he would roll a ball to determine where the shimming should be.
Looks about the same as the work done on my table.
sdbilliards said:
Well, that is definitely not the way the conte family taught that course.
I went there in 1988 and i will agree i do not like the term certified it
was a great introduction to the field. Every brunswick seminar has used
machinist levels. Just because some people have another agenda,the folks at brunswick are not total idiots.
I believe it has been beneficial to study every different method available,
then produce a method that suits you and your customer.
Awwww come on now, I'm not that hard on other mechanicsscottp said:
Posting pictures of your work is kind of a way of saying....hey I'm not a hack:grin: I think if I spent 2-3 days working with you in person Scott, you might change your mind about me
Glen
realkingcobra said:Awwww come on now, I'm not that hard on other mechanics
Glen
i dont have a negitive opinion of you
i am sure you are a great technician
but cant i be also without your approval?
as far as photos i dont have a scanner so i cant post them
(all my digtal potos were lost to a computer crash)
i will post some as soon as i get another scanner
scott
Most mechanics that really care about the job they do, don't really care for someone that may know more than they do, if anything they take offense to someone telling them or showing them how to do something better as in a new way of doing a job. I understand what your saying, and yes you can be a good mechanic, and don't need my approval to be a good mechanic, but part of being a good mechanic is also looking for a way to do the job better, even if that way is learning something from someone else. Are you saying that you've learned everything there is to learn about being a mechanic there is to learn? I'd rather teach someone how to do what I do, and maybe pick up something new from who I'm teaching if it goes that way, you're never to old to get better at this job.scottp said:
Glen
nthamix said:
It is a pain in the ass to stretch. Doesn't stretch far at all, but it's made to be more durable than cloth without it. You don't see it much in homes any more, but some bars still use it on their tables. It just lasts longer.
