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Not sure where to put this.....so I put it here. This is my dads table at his house. He put new speed rubber on it and really shimmed the pockets. Also bought all new inserts for the rails......the ones they come with are just to thin and will strip easy over time. 860 Simonis, and this table plays as good as any out there. It is good to practice on cause the pockets are tight......2 balls won't fit in there.
 

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Great picture. Just got my Brunswick Century re-felted with the 860 a couple of days ago. I had the slower cloth on it before. It rolls so much better now. Had a few problems determining the correct fold of the felt on the pockets.

The installer said that after the table is newly felted that it may have to settle a little over time. After slow-rolling the ball every which way we could, there are a couple of trouble spots where the ball, when rolled slowly, rolls out ever so slightly. Is it possible to get complete perfection after a re-felting, or are some tables always going to have the trouble spots? I want complete perfection, but don't know if this is possible.

ManlyShot
 
How long has it been since he did it? Did he relevel it? Or set it up?.............Hopefully he releveled it or set it up.....cause there really isn't any reason for it to settle if he just came in a recovered it. If you just put it in the room it could settle alittle into the carpet. It is suppose to settle the same but sometimes it doesn't.
 
This is a really nice setup. I like the gloss look on the table, looks sharp! Is this in Milton or Pensacola? Where are you actually located at? I have seen that you have built some cues in the past, are you still making them? Do you have anything that you're interested in selling? Let me know!
Thanks,

...Zim
 
Thanks for the reply, PoolTableMech. It has been a long time since it was re-felted. A level was used at the time of re-felting, and it registered level everywhere you lay it. After the all the parts were assembled and complete, though, there were a couple spots when you slow-rolled the ball, the ball would roll straight and then at the end of the roll would roll out ever so slightly, a real annoying roll when playing one-pocket for those long slow shots. There is no carpet underneath the table.

Somebody suggested that I should definitely get some new pool balls, the Aramith Super Pro, and that my old pool balls, bought over 20 years ago, may be the problem. The table has seen some action in its day, and one thing for sure, I will have the advantage of the home table in my home room knowing these roll-out spots.:D

ManlyShot
 
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The balls could have something to do with it........over time nicks add up and take some weight off the balls in the wrong spots. I got a question.......what did the levels look like? What kind were they?
 
The levels were about 2-feet long and 3-inches high, metal casing, I believe. I'm not too familiar with the different kinds of levels. We did place the level all over the table before laying the felt down, and it was definitely level all the way around. After felt gets stretched, stapled and glued on with adhesive, then these little obscure bad-roll spots appeared. What about putting a splint or something underneath one of the legs of the table at that corner where it rolls out? I'm afraid to lift the table now, after it is finished, for fear of making it worse, but somebody suggested I could do that as well.

ManlyShot
 
Hi Chuck. You missed a really good tournament this weekend here in Jackson. Home court advantage paid off, if you know what I mean. Our drinking buddy won the Fri. tourney and home court won Sat. and Sun.

This is the GC4 I was talking to you about recovering with 860. I have gotten where my stroke is so weak I can't get 5 rails with this Championship cloth, lol. Hell, I'm 55 what the hell am I doing picking on Gremlin for being 60? LOL.....$Bill

P.S. I don't have a good still camera. I have to use stills from my video camera. Not a good photo, sorry.
 
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Just my two cents, the quality of level used makes a huge difference, especially if you want absolute level at any line in the plane. Even hundred dollar or more mahogany plaster set levels go out of whack a little, I check mine constantly. The slate itself isn't always 100 percent perfect, diamond honed or not, quality control isn't always 100 percent
 
Nice looking tables. I like the comp. style tables too, here is a shot of my Centurion as it sits behind me.
 

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Great looking table King. I hope you are taking good care of my dear friend Dan Louie. I made a lot of money with him in and around the Miss. area in the late 70s......$Bill

P.S. Your game room looks great too.
 
Dan Louie...boy that name sounds familiar. Where would I know him from?...You were asking me that question, weren't you Bill?
 
Yea King. Dan Louie is the best player ever to come out of the Seattle area. In 75-77 he played as well as anyone on earth on the bar table, yes, including Keith. Busted Buddy Hall in Baton Rouge playing on the big table with the BIG white bowling ball he carried in his glove compartment. LOL.
 
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