I don't prefer to work on Valleys, but, my home room Miscue South, next my shop has 12 of them. They also have 9 GC3's and 2 Diamonds that I restored for them. It is my responsibility to take care of all the tables. So I must work on them.
On the last12-Valley recover we stripped and cleaned off ALL of the multiple types of adhesives that people have used over the years. We used a secret adhesive stripper that removed all the old adhesive with ease and NO HEAVY SCRAPING. We started fresh with RKC250, 12 new sets of Penguin K55 Rails and CPBA Pro cloth. The cloth wore very well and played great IMO. The price was really amazing. I recommend this cloth for people who are on a budget. The only thing I noticed was the dye faded a lil faster, but, it was very strong and played fast.
The owner decided he wanted to go with Simonis this time and Blue Green was available so that was up to him.
Not having to worry about who did the tables before was GREAT. I do love to pick & choose the work I take on and I choose not to work on junk tables that need hours & hours of extra work.
I have been installing a lil bit of Simonis lately(not by choice, I am a Champ Tour 30/30 guy) and noticed the stretch index and finish of the cloth has changed... The stretch index I came up for the 860 was 1 1/2"( usually more like 2 1/8"????) and so thats what I used to do the tables side to side and the same on each end. I stretched these tables TIGHT> Pockets finish is always easier on the thinner slates of the Valley tables, so of course the tabs are all on the bottom and no visible cuts
I even decided to go with the fold this time and not the fold-less side pocket method. The fold is MUCH easier than the no-fold method.
The first video I ever watched for Valley rails 3 years ago was the Penguin Rails video. I made up my own method based on that and I stapled some, but, not the entire rails. My computer in the shop back then had a non working DVD drive in it and I could not watch the SImonis DVD Valley rail parts... Fast forward to now: Friday night I watched the Simonis DVD on a newer laptop for the Valley rails( the Valley bed cloth video is a waste of time IMO) and learned some new tricks. I managed to merge my old way with some of the new things I saw and whipped out 4 sets that night for the next day. I average about an hour per set. The owner of the pool room was nice enough to buy 4 new sets of Penguin K55 so we have a set to cover before we touch the first table. <----- Very very convenient and helps the room with less down time for the tables.
I Reduced the amount of staples SO MUCH . 5 staples for the side pockets and 9 on the corners. Had to use the 3M-77 for rails, a nice oscillating fan and open shop door for fresh air, wasn't terrible. I have my own way of using the RKC250 to install bedcloth, its different and I have good success with it. I measure and use lines to stretch to. Very effective.
Trained a new guy over the last 2 days and he is on his way back to Illinois. I have to finish up rails tomorrow eve and then the last 4 beds Tuesday
If any of you are near Toledo: Stop in an play some racks! The Valleys play nice, for Valleys of course
TFT
Here are some pics from day one and two:
On the last12-Valley recover we stripped and cleaned off ALL of the multiple types of adhesives that people have used over the years. We used a secret adhesive stripper that removed all the old adhesive with ease and NO HEAVY SCRAPING. We started fresh with RKC250, 12 new sets of Penguin K55 Rails and CPBA Pro cloth. The cloth wore very well and played great IMO. The price was really amazing. I recommend this cloth for people who are on a budget. The only thing I noticed was the dye faded a lil faster, but, it was very strong and played fast.
The owner decided he wanted to go with Simonis this time and Blue Green was available so that was up to him.
Not having to worry about who did the tables before was GREAT. I do love to pick & choose the work I take on and I choose not to work on junk tables that need hours & hours of extra work.
I have been installing a lil bit of Simonis lately(not by choice, I am a Champ Tour 30/30 guy) and noticed the stretch index and finish of the cloth has changed... The stretch index I came up for the 860 was 1 1/2"( usually more like 2 1/8"????) and so thats what I used to do the tables side to side and the same on each end. I stretched these tables TIGHT> Pockets finish is always easier on the thinner slates of the Valley tables, so of course the tabs are all on the bottom and no visible cuts
I even decided to go with the fold this time and not the fold-less side pocket method. The fold is MUCH easier than the no-fold method.The first video I ever watched for Valley rails 3 years ago was the Penguin Rails video. I made up my own method based on that and I stapled some, but, not the entire rails. My computer in the shop back then had a non working DVD drive in it and I could not watch the SImonis DVD Valley rail parts... Fast forward to now: Friday night I watched the Simonis DVD on a newer laptop for the Valley rails( the Valley bed cloth video is a waste of time IMO) and learned some new tricks. I managed to merge my old way with some of the new things I saw and whipped out 4 sets that night for the next day. I average about an hour per set. The owner of the pool room was nice enough to buy 4 new sets of Penguin K55 so we have a set to cover before we touch the first table. <----- Very very convenient and helps the room with less down time for the tables.
I Reduced the amount of staples SO MUCH . 5 staples for the side pockets and 9 on the corners. Had to use the 3M-77 for rails, a nice oscillating fan and open shop door for fresh air, wasn't terrible. I have my own way of using the RKC250 to install bedcloth, its different and I have good success with it. I measure and use lines to stretch to. Very effective.
Trained a new guy over the last 2 days and he is on his way back to Illinois. I have to finish up rails tomorrow eve and then the last 4 beds Tuesday
If any of you are near Toledo: Stop in an play some racks! The Valleys play nice, for Valleys of course
TFT
Here are some pics from day one and two:
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