Looking to build what no one has before.... well maybe.......

[little gambler]

I have two tables in my basement, a restored 9' Brunswick Anniversary that is a converted snooker table with custom cut rails to make an actual true 9' table, and I recently put in a Olhausen 7' middle of the line table.

When I was sitting in there the other day looking at the tables, I wondered why Brunswick never made a 7' table, so my idea running through my head is this, why not convert the oversized 8 by cutting the slate and rails and side paneling down, drilling new rail holes, and moving the mother of pearl inserts to the correct spots.

How many have cut bed slates down, and recut the corner and side pockets into them? I'm sure my local granite and tile shop could handle this task, and I would have to reglue the wood tack strip on around the bottom of the slates.

If I could find a cheap Anniversary table that needs a refinish job, this would be a perfect project. I love the way the diamond bar box plays, but if I could have a 7' custom built anniversary that is matching my 9' that would be my choice.

Have any of you ever dabbled in something along this line?????

 

[Ralph Kramden]

You'd have to revamp everything.. Including the frame. Why?
If you love the way a Diamond plays take out the Ohlhausen.
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[realkingcobra]

I have two tables in my basement, a restored 9' Brunswick Anniversary that is a converted snooker table with custom cut rails to make an actual true 9' table, and I recently put in a Olhausen 7' middle of the line table.

When I was sitting in there the other day looking at the tables, I wondered why Brunswick never made a 7' table, so my idea running through my head is this, why not convert the oversized 8 by cutting the slate and rails and side paneling down, drilling new rail holes, and moving the mother of pearl inserts to the correct spots.

How many have cut bed slates down, and recut the corner and side pockets into them? I'm sure my local granite and tile shop could handle this task, and I would have to reglue the wood tack strip on around the bottom of the slates.

If I could find a cheap Anniversary table that needs a refinish job, this would be a perfect project. I love the way the diamond bar box plays, but if I could have a 7' custom built anniversary that is matching my 9' that would be my choice.

Have any of you ever dabbled in something along this line?????

So, do you have an idea as to how you're planning on shrinking down the size of the pedestals to make them small enough to fit the frame of the table once you shrink that down in size as well?

 

[d_day]

Get one of these?

 

[little gambler]

kingcobra, the pedestals are much narrower than needed, granted they will not look to scale, but if cutting the slate down and cutting the table frame down they will still fit under and plenty of room between the side skirts and pedestals.

The main reason for this post is that is slate easily cut, and has anyone ever built a table like this? I'd love to have two matching old classic tables in my room. I would like to stay as far away from a coin op table look.

 

[realkingcobra]

kingcobra, the pedestals are much narrower than needed, granted they will not look to scale, but if cutting the slate down and cutting the table frame down they will still fit under and plenty of room between the side skirts and pedestals.

The main reason for this post is that is slate easily cut, and has anyone ever built a table like this? I'd love to have two matching old classic tables in my room. I would like to stay as far away from a coin op table look.

The slate don't need to be cut, it can be bought in that size.

 

[realkingcobra]

kingcobra, the pedestals are much narrower than needed, granted they will not look to scale, but if cutting the slate down and cutting the table frame down they will still fit under and plenty of room between the side skirts and pedestals.

The main reason for this post is that is slate easily cut, and has anyone ever built a table like this? I'd love to have two matching old classic tables in my room. I would like to stay as far away from a coin op table look.

Not when you shrink the outside dimensions of the table by 6" side to side and 12" in length, you can no longer mount the frame/weight of the table over the strongest part of the pedestals designed to support the weight.