I DON'T work on Kim Steel tables period, not worth my time. They're junk as far as I'm concerned
Making a Goldcrown 4 play like a Diamond ProAM
- Thread starter John Daminato
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I DON'T work on Kim Steel tables period, not worth my time. They're junk as far as I'm concerned
Can you explain a little why or the main reason?
perfectpocketz
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Trust me.....buy the GC4.....you'll be a lot happier 6 months down the road.
When you can't staple the rail cloth on any more under the rails, or in the pockets to attach the cloth, and have to resort to using glue to hold the rail cloth on...as far as I'm concerned...the table manufacture wasn't doing anyone any favors when they came up with that design. You can't modify the rails to take K55 cushions even if you wanted to because of the aluminum rail design, which further adds to the problem of trying to extend the rails to tighten the pockets, and using nails to hold in the pocket liners from the topside...is a joke. Just my professional opinion is all, buy what ever you want...but the only reason I'd take a KS is to recycle the aluminum for weight.
Tao Tap,
Diamonds are a one piece slate table. The GC$s are 3 piece with leveling adjustment screws for down the road.
You are absolutely right.
Diamond I believe makes a 3 piece slate table that looks just like a GC. That is a very good table. But you must pay the price for that table.
I am not knocking Diamonds but they are just big bar boxes with one piece of slate, IMHO. No plywood on a GC.
Rick
The one piece slate was the main selling point for me. Why don't you like one piece slate?
Well this info is helpful. Thank you. I will add that to my cons list.
GCI flawlessly set up by Ernesto and Oscar Dominguez. They set up and added rubber to make the pockets 4''. Table cost, rubber, Simonis 860 and set up $1800!
I just prefer the look of the GCs, Anniversaries and Centennials over the Diamonds. I like the way the Diamonds play except for banking. Just my opinion.
I just prefer the look of the GCs, Anniversaries and Centennials over the Diamonds. I like the way the Diamonds play except for banking. Just my opinion.
perfectpocketz
Banned
Gotta love the GC tables.......you may want to look into getting the GC4 drop pockets for your table.....low profile top on the pockets....and they hold about 9 balls per pocket....they're a really nice fit and look for the GC tables......just a thought....ho and very nice looking table.
New Diamond tables, and old ones that have had their rails recalibrated, do not bank short.
I asked John Brumback about the newly calibrated rails at the DCC. He basically told me that he couldn't tell the difference from the older ones. Of course, he had probably made whatever adjustments were needed to compensate, as he had been playing on them all week.
Not anymore, the new Diamond's bank perfect, and have perfect speed off the rails
How do you know if they had been re-calibrated or not?
At Butera's????
I'm the only person that has re-calibrated any Diamond tables in CA...so who told you they were?....and still, where?
Glen
Yes, the 4 9fts are, but not the 7ft Diamond coin-ops, they just happen to still have the red logo on them, not the blue. Sal loved the way the 9ft's played after they were re-calibrated...but he's just an amateur player, and probably don't know ANYTHING about how a table should play....right?:grin:
Keep trying, maybe some day you'll get it right