Moving Pool Table Slates

ChrisinNC said:
Professional movers are experienced with moving things a whole lot more valuable, more fragile and even a lot heavier than pool tables. I would recommend getting a mechanic to break it down for the movers, label and box up all the parts, and to individually crate the slates. It's not like you're asking the movers to set it back up for you. Pool table mechanics are not likely to want to do the entire job including the disassemble, move and reassemble, unless both locations are within an hour or so of where the installer resides. In the case of a GC5, I'm guessing the price quote on that from a reputable mechanic would be approaching 4 figures.
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DING DING DING, we have a winner!

I prefer not to move the slates at all. ESPECIALLY 9' SLATES> Longevity is the name of the game in the pool table business. I pay people to move them as much as possible. Not saying I don't end up having to do it, but, I am saying I prefer not to!

Trent from Toledo
 
bigchase said:
Moving the slate isn't too difficult if you have the right tools. They're not light by any means and you don't want to crack the slate. Check out the OTLVise it's made for moving slate. Makes it easy enough for a couple of kids to do it. Or you can do it by yourself

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzPm5prkh-o


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The trick here is in the initial loading of the slate and when removing it from the device. Care must be taken at both these times and that's not child's play. :smile:
 
jviss said:
I might have to move a disassembled table before I can get a mover to do the job.

How do you move the slates? There are three, from a 9' Gold Crown. I'm told they are in the 250lb. neighborhood each.

I'm getting too old for this stuff! Is there a special dolly one can rent or borrow to make this job manageable with two people?

Thanks,

jv
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I just had my3 slate table disassembled, moved to another room to have floor replaced. They came back after floor was completed, moved it back & reassembled, leveled using existing felt.
Total price was $550.00.
Try to have the same mechanics do the dis & reassembly, you'll be happy you did.
 
You guys on Facebook? I see Yura loves his On The Level Vise. He posted some great pictures on the Nothing but Billiards page. Moving 1 piece slate with the On the Level Vise
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When I had to move a 3 piece slate table, I made a frame of 2x4s that surrounded the slates. Well protected and easy to grab/lift.

I just used a dado blade to rip a channel about 5/8" deep by slate thickness along the middle of the 2x4s wide edge. 4 pieces like this per slate. Cut 2 of them to the length that they can slip over the slate short edge and then put the other two in place, leaving over hang to grab easily. Simply screw the frame together with 3, 3 1/2" screws per corner.
 
jay helfert said:
You absolutely don't want to take a chance on breaking a slate! One small drop and that's it. Been there, done that. You MUST use care in moving slate! True, they are heavy, and they are also fragile. That would be a costly fix and it's not so easy to match a new slate to the other two you still have. Believe it or not (Glen and Trent can attest to this), some Gold Crowns had thicker slate than others and some had dowel fittings and some did not.
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That's the bottom line. This is not a normal move of household stuff, this is quite different and concerning. TLC must be abused.
 
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