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Hey guys so i'm new to putting a table together and I just bought a Brunswick table, 3 piece 1 inch italian slate it says on the sticker. Have everything but the legs. It came out of a pool hall and some water damaged the legs for this one. So my main question is what kind of legs can I put on it? Do I need to use the 2 large one piece legs or is there a way to mount like the 4 ball and claw legs. I'm pretty handy and can make just about anything but my main concern is the weight difference that the legs can handle. If I need to post some pics for reference I can. this is the model that has brackets to mount the legs. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also I need new felt since it was apart already when I purchased it so suggestions on that are great also.
 
mustang69hm said:
Hey guys so i'm new to putting a table together and I just bought a Brunswick table, 3 piece 1 inch italian slate it says on the sticker. Have everything but the legs. It came out of a pool hall and some water damaged the legs for this one. So my main question is what kind of legs can I put on it? Do I need to use the 2 large one piece legs or is there a way to mount like the 4 ball and claw legs. I'm pretty handy and can make just about anything but my main concern is the weight difference that the legs can handle. If I need to post some pics for reference I can. this is the model that has brackets to mount the legs. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also I need new felt since it was apart already when I purchased it so suggestions on that are great also.
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Do you know what model it is?
 
Ok yours is a pro 8ft.. I have a set for a 9ft gold crown. I would have to check dont think it will fit yours.
 
Thanks guys for the info, what about the other Idea I had in just putting some regular legs on there and building a solid place to mount them underneath, do you think they will hold the weight of that table? I'm sure I could fab up some way of mounting them since I have the brackets for the original legs that shouldn't be a problem. I was thinking run a 2x8 under the bottom attached to those brackets then attach the legs to those in evenly spaced distances?
 
so i'm reviving this thread. I still haven't been able to find any legs. I've gone to a couple dealers locally and have been waiting some time. Brunswick said to have an authorized retailer call them about the legs. Does anyone else have any ideas of how I can get legs on this table or if its even worth it. Maybe I should just sell this one and find a regular home table. I'm pretty sure this is a GCIII table and I only spent 75 dollars on it initially. The slate is pretty decent I guess some of the wood glued to the bottom could be replaced to make felting easier but it appears as if it will work fine. I'm by no means a table mechanic guys all ideas on this are greatly appreciated. Thanks ~Heath
 
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mustang69hm said:
Hey guys so i'm new to putting a table together and I just bought a Brunswick table, 3 piece 1 inch italian slate it says on the sticker. Have everything but the legs. It came out of a pool hall and some water damaged the legs for this one. So my main question is what kind of legs can I put on it? Do I need to use the 2 large one piece legs or is there a way to mount like the 4 ball and claw legs. I'm pretty handy and can make just about anything but my main concern is the weight difference that the legs can handle. If I need to post some pics for reference I can. this is the model that has brackets to mount the legs. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also I need new felt since it was apart already when I purchased it so suggestions on that are great also.
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Get ahold of Shane Johnson, he can help you out with what you need, he travels all over Texas. He is based out of DFW.
 
Poolhalljunkie said:
Get ahold of Shane Johnson, he can help you out with what you need, he travels all over Texas. He is based out of DFW.
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Does Shane Happen to be on here? If so I can private message my phone number. With the first approaching tomorrow i'd really like to get this thing setup as soon as possible. :)
 
well guys I finally found an authorized brunswick dealer that would actually get back to me. Basically they want $2200 for the legs that come with the table. It includes the levelers and all that. I'm not sure if this is really such a good deal anymore. As much as I'd love to have this GC table setup for that price I could get any 8' house table brand new. I know it won't play the same exactly but i'm tempted just to sell off this GC stuff, slate, rails, all that and just get a regular table. I was thinking 5 or 600 for the legs new wouldn't be bad 2 or 300 for some used ones I could handle but I just can't do the 2200 dollar price tag they want for these things.
 
I'm not a mechanic, but a lifelong woodworker just offering another perspective...

Someone has to have a set you can get used. I agree you'd be crazy to buy new.

If all else fails, if you have woodworking skills it wouldn't be too hard to make a base. It won't be curved like the GC base is. You can make it out of 3/4" thick plywood in a box orientation. Go to almost any pool hall. They mostly have GC tables. Stick your head underneath and you will see the legs support the frame in 4 places with 4 metal L brackets. All you have to do is make 2 leg sets and a stretcher to connect them.

I'm not saying this is "easy" for everyone, but if you don't mind it being boxy looking, and you have woodworking skills, I bet you can fabricate it with maybe 2 sheets of plywood.

If you go this route, use birch plywood, not construction grade plywood. It will cost you about $50 for a 4x8 sheet from a lumbar yard.

It will take a stain or a painted finish nicely. Birch plywood also has a face side and a back side. The face side has less defects as the back side is meant to be hidden. So be sure to select on each piece the best face and orient it properly during cutting and assembly.
 
I was just looking under the my 9' GC 4 table, and I think there might be a way to modify the legs. The legs have a nut inside of them where the bolt that goes through the L bracket threads into. This won't line up between an 8' and 9' GC. But I think you would be able to take the legs apart and figure out a way to move the bolt so it lines up on your table.

This route might open up a lot more possibilities for you, as there are way more 9' GC's out there than 8'.
 
The main thing I was worried about in making my own legs is that the wood I used would support it properly. I actually have the metal brackets and all the mounting hardware. So getting them to set properly might not be that hard. But I went and talked with a real nice guy today that owns Boessling custom tables here in TX and he worked me out a deal they are going to make me some legs, sell me new felt and come and put the table together for 1/3 of the price of the new brunswick legs.. I've been searching for used legs for the past few months now too and haven't run across any. Pretty much everyone that has these tables wants them from what I can tell. I appreciate greatly everyones input, and I plan on paying very close attention to how they manage putting the table together and learning everything I can so that I can do it myself in the future.
 
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