Moving and Scared

str8poolbanger

str8poolbanger

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With the economic breakdown in this country my business has suffered, especially with holding the largest contract with Circuit City in the state of PA. So long story short I have to move, I have an 8 foot 3 piece slate Olhausen that I need to move about 225 miles. Any suggestions on packing this thing up into the back of a Dodge Ram pickup truck to move it to the new location? I saved to get the table and was just gonna sell it with the house but the wife (never thought I'd write this) said NO WAY are you selling it. So it has to come with me. Thanks for all the replies.

Dave
 
Disassemble the table.
Remove the rails, bed cloth & slates.
You can leave the frame together if it fits the back of the truck.
Load the slates first then the frame.
Head to the new location on a dry day.
One helper should be enough.
 
Dartman said:
Disassemble the table.
Remove the rails, bed cloth & slates.
You can leave the frame together if it fits the back of the truck.
Load the slates first then the frame.
Head to the new location on a dry day.
One helper should be enough.
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to add to this. The slates are going to slide forward, make sure you have wood blocks, tools or something in front of the slates. not sure how long the bed is on your truck, but you can put 2x4 crossmembers and tie the frame down, upside down, on top of the 2x4's.
 
and to add to that: make sure you get ALL of the staples/nails/screws out of the bottom of the slate liners so that you don't gouge lines into the suface of your slates while you are loading/unloading them. Many Olhausens have Italian slates, which being soft will gouge easily. You can also simply put a layer cardboard between the slates as added protection.

Another trick we use when doing a teardown/move/setup is to use a sharpie to mark the relative positions of the slates to each other and to the cabinet. We leave the center slate screwed to the cabinet, slide the end slates away from it, and draw a small line along the edges of the center slate to get you started on the setup. This way you can make sure the slates go back on the table in their original position and you don't end up with a new set of slate screw holes (right next to the old set of holes).

Also, don't forget that Olhausens have slate screws in the center of the table as well as the perimeter :frown: and they must be removed before lifting the ends of the slates to avoid major chipping right in the center of the table. Without going into the Bondo/beeswax/putty debate, an easy way to remove bondo from the screw holes is with a 1/2" drill bit (regular drill bit, not a spade bit). Be careful not to drill all the way into the screw heads, just enough to remove the bulk of the Bondo. You can dig the rest out with any sharp, pointy tool.

Kerry
www.ridgebackrails.com
 
the easy way, hire a crew from the Olhausen store you bought it from to break it down and crate the slate. i would have to assume that it won't be set up right when you get to the other house. then hire a crew from a billiards store that has the best reputation to set it up.

i know money is tight but doing it this way can save money down the road
just my $.02
 
If you have a ladder rack like a rackit you can carry the slates standing up. If not you have to carry them flat and putt a couple of 4x4 roughly on top so when the frame is in upside down you can strap the frame down and lock the slates in place. #rd option is to put the slate in a uhaul if you are moving the rest of you stuff also and strap the slates inside the truck. I used to use my tacoma all the time till I moved upto a f150 an d a large trailer.

Craig
 
wakuljr said:
the easy way, hire a crew from the Olhausen store you bought it from to break it down and crate the slate. i would have to assume that it won't be set up right when you get to the other house. then hire a crew from a billiards store that has the best reputation to set it up.

i know money is tight but doing it this way can save money down the road
just my $.02
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Using Olhausen Authorized mechanics will also maintain your lifetime warranty.
 
I bought the table used, and had it set up by the best guy in my area near Allentown, PA........I also know the owner of the largest hall in the town I live and his son does the table set ups here....as well as my best friend owning his own hall and doing installs.....I may be tackling this project this upcoming week....I'll let yinz know if I break anything :( Hopefully not.....

THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES
 
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