Sorry if I offended you. It's your money and you're decision. Hope you the best in finding a nice table.
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Olhausen owner is gone until the weekend.
Sorry if I offended you. It's your money and you're decision. Hope you the best in finding a nice table.
I have a craftmaster 5 by ten pool table and it plays better than most tables and my friends would agree. They use all real would even for the top and sides. They have a live time warrenty and been making tables sice 1969.
Best advice in this thread yet!:thumbup:Sonic. Contact CM and ask about the warranty and anything you should know about the table you are looking at. Warranty might be for the original owner only or might be for the life of the table. Also ask craftmaster if they have any used tables for sale that they wii deliver & install
I like the Craftmaster, I really do. It was a nice solid table, but it just doesn't look good in the middle of the living room with chunks missing from the legs. I guess this is something that can be repaired but I'm also thinking about resale value as well. If it wasn't for the defective legs I probably would have already purchased it. It's a shame how people can let their animals near these things knowing that they'll bite anything they see.
I had already contacted Craftmaster and they never got back to me. Their contact section took me straight to an email form so I sent another.
For those that missed the pictures, here are a couple of the legs.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm142/thealmightyhubbard/Craftmaster table/PhotoJul2460040PM.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm142/thealmightyhubbard/Craftmaster table/PhotoJul2460050PM.jpg
Does 88x44 sound like the standard playing surface for an 8ft table? I was under the assumption an 8ft table was 8x4 playing surface.
I like the Craftmaster, I really do. It was a nice solid table, but it just doesn't look good in the middle of the living room with chunks missing from the legs. I guess this is something that can be repaired but I'm also thinking about resale value as well. If it wasn't for the defective legs I probably would have already purchased it. It's a shame how people can let their animals near these things knowing that they'll bite anything they see.
I had already contacted Craftmaster and they never got back to me. Their contact section took me straight to an email form so I sent another.
For those that missed the pictures, here are a couple of the legs.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm142/thealmightyhubbard/Craftmaster table/PhotoJul2460040PM.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm142/thealmightyhubbard/Craftmaster table/PhotoJul2460050PM.jpg
Does 88x44 sound like the standard playing surface for an 8ft table? I was under the assumption an 8ft table was 8x4 playing surface.
I think i would drive out and look at that Brunswick in a crate. If it looks like a pro $500 packing company crate that is what i would buy, that would be a great table. (I am a bit of a gambler some times)
The Craftmaster is also probably a good choice i am not familiar with them but the solid wood american made slate top is suggesting a solid quality furniture grade pool table. You will not find a solid 1 piece slate top in your price range beyond a valley type bar box. Many champions developed on bar tables early in their game, bang for the bunk it is hard to beat a valley. They areasy to move, they sell quick and you can reuse the cloth if it is worth reusing, that is a design feature of the Valley type table.
I have purchased multiple tables over the years, when i was in collage I had one almost every place a lived (3 tables) and since then I have had a few more table, I currently have a GC II 9 ft paid $900 bucks refinished it myself with my Dad's help (he shot the laquer) I stripped it and prepped it and a local mechanic Steve Durrell put it together. Plays great. I have been very funds challenged especially in collage but I never tried to reuse a cloth other than on a barbox. A 3 peice slate need to be broke down to move and then you might as well have a new cloth if you are paying for an a pro to put your table together. I would not expect good results reusing a cloth. You will get what you pay for and a pool table is not an investment that you can typically expect to appreciate. If you buy a quality used table and get a good price, you will get your purchase price back (time of year in Indiana affects this) and you will be out the cost of setup and cloth. If you luck into a better deal then you might make something on a table but you are buying this to play pool not make money, price out a cloth and a mechanic, do not buy the cheap carpet grade fuzzy cloth buy something unbacked with some nylon in it you do not have to buy Simonis there are other fast cloths available. If you buy a used furniture grade table with cheapest dealer cloth and expect to reuse the cloth you will not enjoy playing.
Invest in your cue tip, good chalk (Masters or better) and cloth these are the items that will wear out and directly result in the quality of play. The table you buy should be heavy, the heavier the better, it should be stiff and not move when a ball is shot sharply into a rail, 4 rails end to end and side to side should be possible slow cloth and dead rails can both affect this, a loose rail rubber can be saved on an older table sometime, a hard rail rubber is shot. Set up a shot that is stretch where you have to slightly get ont he table while keeping a foot on the floor does the table feel solid or does it move when you put your weight on it, if so this table will not stay level and will not roll true. Good balls can be added later. I myself like a good quality light, 3 bulb incandescent is OK a flourescent is better. When you buy the used table try to get the light, this can be upgraded later.
I'll likely re-cushion and re-cover it anyway.
If done professionally it might run about $200-400. Ask A Mechanic for ball park prices. Consider the cost before buying a used table. I'm sure DIY cushions are not simple.
Nobody can blame you for wanting a nice table for a cheap price. If you wait long long enough you might find one. How about a 6ft bar table. They're fun and maybe inexpensive.
Just take your time and shop. Everyone is trying to help out here. Maybe somebody is moving and wants to get rid of their table and would be happy if you TOOK IT. You never know.
Or simply wait and save up...
Looks like he dropped that Craftmaster to $400 OBO. Was originally going to let it go for 4.
Might be worth it with the damaged legs if I can get it for maybe $350. Not sure if I should attempt to go lower.
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/fuo/2499163456.html
An offer is an offer...offer $??...you can come up if he rejects it.
Maybe you can repair the legs. You'll most likely need a new cloth.
but the table did come with his house.
Maybe he'll jump on the offer to get rid of it. If it came with the house he is not losing money....just made a little less on the sale. If you presented yourself as a good faith buyer(if the condition checks out) it might be show time. If the seller really wants it gone this is the time. Good luck.