i got bumper questions

scottycoyote

scottycoyote

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ok so i bought my table for the basement, brunswick hawthorne. I saw the receipt and it was bought new in 96.....the guy i bought it from was the 2n owner, he bought it in 99 or 2000, brought it to his house and never set it up. Im told this table has the gold crown slate and bumpers, but its a furniture type of table. Ok, so the basement isnt far from being done and ill be getting the table set up......i want this table to play perfect....going simonis 860 (im mostly a 9baller), bring in a mechanic, the whole 9 yards. What about the bumpers.....should they be ok? They probably didnt have that much play on them since it was a home table. Is there a way to check without setting up the table, i hate to think i have to get it all put together to figure out i need new ones. Would a good mechanic be able to just feel them and tell? IF i was going to just replace them what would it cost, and what should i replace them with? helppppppp
 
Everyone has a different way to check rubber ik usually run my hands over it check for lose rubber or hard spots or things that dont feel normal..

The best way is to check for bounce take a tool like a hammer and hold it like a " T " by the head and let the handle fall like a pendelum against the rubber and check for bounce or action do it every 6 inches. You also listen for the infamous thud of dead rubber..

Mark you rails with tape that dont seem right and when take of the felt look close at everything. always change your faces on every refelt or the pockets will play funny.

Hope this helps its a good start hopfully the rails were stored right things should be okay.


Craig
 
Its OK!

The chances are that the rubber is in fine shape and won't need replacement for a LONG LONG time. In my personal opinon the amount of play has less to do with the life of the rails than does the environment they are in (ie: extremes of hot and cold, direct sunlight, humidity etc.). If you have a good (honest) mechanic set-up the table they can tell you if you need to replace the rubber. I've worked on Gold Crown I's that were build in the early 60's and the rubber was as good as new. I've also seen tables that the rubber was shot after only a few years.
 
tsp&b said:
The chances are that the rubber is in fine shape and won't need replacement for a LONG LONG time. In my personal opinon the amount of play has less to do with the life of the rails than does the environment they are in (ie: extremes of hot and cold, direct sunlight, humidity etc.). If you have a good (honest) mechanic set-up the table they can tell you if you need to replace the rubber. I've worked on Gold Crown I's that were build in the early 60's and the rubber was as good as new. I've also seen tables that the rubber was shot after only a few years.
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Our room for the past 2 years has been pretty humid and the temp. varies quite a bit. What is happening is the rails, one by one, have been getting hard. I expect you defined the reason.

My questions is, if conditions do not become more stable, is it possible that after the rails are replaced we can expect the same again only sooner? Again the temp. swings have only occurred over the past two years, likewise humidity.
 
I took a couple of my rails down to my local hangout and with the help of the owner we laid the rails on the table and held them against the mounted rails. We then took turns shoting a few balls off them to judge the bounce compared to the mounted rails. We concluded that mine were in good shape. I found this to be an easy test to do. Hope this helps
 
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