Here's a Gold Crown Leveling Device Thingy

td873

td873

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Not sure if this has ever been posted - but here's a helpful solution for folks with older Gold Crowns. I'm sure someone else has done this, but I'll bump it up now.

The GC2/GC3s don't have the quick set leveling feet. You have to jack up the table to level it. Newer GCs have the quick feet - and you can buy them from Brunswick. But I wanted a cheaper solution - so I got 9" lazy susan bearings on Amazon for $8.99 each. Testing confirmed they work the same as the factory quick sets. The leveling feet are now very easy to turn - you can actually use your foot to adjust the table while you are standing up. And you can level a whole table in under 5 minutes. Install is also easy, just lift the table and center the bearings.

It's not quite as clean as the factory feet, but it looks very close, especially if you have silver table feet. So far, no one has even noticed they are there. And for $45 bucks - you can't beat it.

-td

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Just FYI - it was GCIs that did not have 'adjustable' feet.

2s and 3s did but due to the cheapa$$ed materials used, they became non-functional
in about an hour.

Dale
 
pdcue said:
Just FYI - it was GCIs that did not have 'adjustable' feet.

2s and 3s did but due to the cheapa$$ed materials used, they became non-functional
in about an hour.

Dale
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Early 1's did not adjust. Later 1's did.
 
pdcue said:
Just FYI - it was GCIs that did not have 'adjustable' feet.

2s and 3s did but due to the cheapa$$ed materials used, they became non-functional
in about an hour.

Dale
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To be clear, the OP was not simply referring to adjustable feet...

Even with the adjustable feet (on the late GC I, GCII, and GCIII), it is necessary to lift the table, in order to spin the feet. This idea eliminates that requirement.
 
I'm curious about these, but if they are as easy to turn, are they easily "accidentally" turned then? Say I brush my foot along them while getting into my stance, will they adjust that easily?
 
Billiardsfan said:
I'm curious about these, but if they are as easy to turn, are they easily "accidentally" turned then? Say I brush my foot along them while getting into my stance, will they adjust that easily?
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If you put your foot on them and push with just a little force, they'll rotate. Just like the ones on the new GC's. That's the intent. And if your stance gets your foot up under the table like that, well, hmmm. I don't think I've ever got my shoe on top of a pool table foot in decades of playing...

-td
 
pdcue said:
Just FYI - it was GCIs that did not have 'adjustable' feet.

2s and 3s did but due to the cheapa$$ed materials used, they became non-functional
in about an hour.

Dale
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I just sold my GC3 to a friend and helped him move and set it up last week. The feet functioned perfectly as they did for the 15 years I owned it.

bradsh98 said:
To be clear, the OP was not simply referring to adjustable feet...

Even with the adjustable feet (on the late GC I, GCII, and GCIII), it is necessary to lift the table, in order to spin the feet. This idea eliminates that requirement.
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But still easy to do alone if your legs and body are the right length to kneel under it and relieve some weight with your ass and lower back. Six feet seems to be perfect.:smile:

JC
 
td873 said:
Not sure if this has ever been posted - but here's a helpful solution for folks with older Gold Crowns. I'm sure someone else has done this, but I'll bump it up now.

It's not quite as clean as the factory feet, but it looks very close, especially if you have silver table feet. So far, no one has even noticed they are there. And for $45 bucks - you can't beat it.

-td
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LOVE IT!


Surely exceeds the load rating for the lazy susan. :eek: I especially love that part. :thumbup:


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These are ideal for the gold crown 1's and 2's that had adjustable feet.
The GoldCrown 1&2 have feet that will not fit in the GoldCrown 4 lazy susan with out taking the feet off and having a machine shop cut a touch of meat off the feet with a metal cutting lathe.



Rob.M
 
dontlitethat said:
These are ideal for the gold crown 1's and 2's that had adjustable feet.
The GoldCrown 1&2 have feet that will not fit in the GoldCrown 4 lazy susan with out taking the feet off and having a machine shop cut a touch of meat off the feet with a metal cutting lathe.
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Very important to know! Thanks!

-td
 
Interesting. Back in 1991 I was granted a patent (long since abandoned) on this very concept. If you're interested look at US patent 5,071,097. We didn't make it an economic success.

Don
 
Don Owen said:
Interesting. Back in 1991 I was granted a patent (long since abandoned) on this very concept. If you're interested look at US patent 5,071,097. We didn't make it an economic success.

Don
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Interesting patent! Looks just like the lazy Susan bearings!

-td
 
bradsh98 said:
To be clear, the OP was not simply referring to adjustable feet...

Even with the adjustable feet (on the late GC I, GCII, and GCIII), it is necessary to lift the table, in order to spin the feet. This idea eliminates that requirement.
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To be clear - I didn't say he was...

Dale
 
dontlitethat said:
These are ideal for the gold crown 1's and 2's that had adjustable feet.
The GoldCrown 1&2 have feet that will not fit in the GoldCrown 4 lazy susan with out taking the feet off and having a machine shop cut a touch of meat off the feet with a metal cutting lathe.



Rob.M
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Yep...post purchase discovery...;);)
 
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