Help I.D. a table please

GCIV owner here. I recommend you find a set of adjustable feet like this. These spin on bearings like a lazy susan, note the 2 set screws. The bottom won't damage your floor. Even with the full weight of the table these spin with minimum effort by hand or even the toe of your foot. Pretty fine adjustment.

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coolidge said:
GCIV owner here. I recommend you find a set of adjustable feet like this. These spin on bearings like a lazy susan, note the 2 set screws. The bottom won't damage your floor. Even with the full weight of the table these spin with minimum effort by hand or even the toe of your foot. Pretty fine adjustment.

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His table don't have adjustable feet
 
GCIV Pro 8 pics during my rebuild

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Here I'm adding the frame extensions to beef up the ends of the frame. This is Mahogany.

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Here are the completed frame extensions. I used 2 of the existing bolt holes with longer bolts, and drilled 2 more additional holes. Varathane brand Dark Walnut stain was a perfect color match.

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Here it is completed with new Brunswick nickel finish pocket castings.

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I would count parts and order any missing items. Mine was missing several T nuts for the pocket castings, I found them here https://www.classicbilliards.net/an.../rail-casting-connector-nut-gold-crown-4.html

Also missing a couple of the large star dome washers for attaching the rails also purchased at Classic Billiards. Plus various bolts and washers sourced at my local hardware store. Many of the washers were bent from over tightening and the bolts were corroded so I ended up just buying new bolts and washers all around.
 
Check all the rail studs, the threads are swaged (nicked with a chisel) on one end so that they will insert only so far into the rails and stop. 2-3 of mine would continue turning past that point so I re-swaged them with a chisel. I purchased new nuts for them also due to corrosion and difficulty turning.

This project was a LOT more work than I anticipated and would not have been possible without the generous help from @realkingcobra. The Simonis instructional videos (which I think RKC filmed) were also invaluable. I spent considerable time repairing prior shoddy work and wear and tare. Then there's the staple pulling, oh the humanity!
 
This table seems to be in pretty good shape… just a pain in the ass with layer on layer of thick ass paint. So far only some of the thin plywood that wraps around the legs needs re glued. The frame and wood attached to the slates seem in great shape.
 
And the slate has some small 1/4” size chipping near the seams. Is that a big deal? I’ve read about beeswax to fill it. Is that what y’all recommend? Also saw some blue wax for sale.
 
goatgod said:
And the slate has some small 1/4” size chipping near the seams. Is that a big deal? I’ve read about beeswax to fill it. Is that what y’all recommend? Also saw some blue wax for sale.
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Clean out all wax from the chipped area toluene, then fix with BONDO :)

TFT

p.s. while you are at it, clean the rest of the slate seams out too, use bondo to finish the seams. IMO of course :)
 
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