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I thought I would try this question again but with a picture. Not sure if the two pieces of wood indicated in the attachment are called cleats, but the one on the right isn't flush with the piece of wood above it. Could that lead to problems of slate separating, the table going out of level, and/or a clunking noise from underneath when you lean into the table at that end ?

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No. Its just been pushed away from the top liner by the slate screw. It shouldn't ever cause you any problems.
 
Thanks, Jim. Any idea what would cause such problems? It's rare even to be able to rack the balls without having one or more of them move.
 
The slate screw pushed the block away from the liner rather than sinking into it but the top liner will hold the screw just fine. What moves when you rack the balls? If its those blocks that is odd. If so just remove the blocks and wait for you next recovery to resecure them and resecure the slate screw.
 
Sorry about that. It's the balls that won't stay still when you rack them. As soon as you try to remove the triangle one or more of the balls move.
 
sounds like your pieces of slate are sitting like this \ _ / but not that extreme.

put a two foot or smaller level on each slate(length wise) and check em out.

could also be a rack that is flexing too much or a cheaper ball set or balls that are outta round.

balls make more of a difference then the general public thinks
 
Or chalk in the cloth or holes starting to wear in the rack area. Or debris under the cloth. There are many things that could be going on but to me it sounds like it's time to get a good mechanic to recover it and relevel it.
 
Thanks! The one end was slightly high and I was able to remove 2 plastic shims from either side of that end. Now, the other end is low, and looks to be about to the same degree as the other end was high. So I'm thinking that if I can get the two shims from the formerly high end on top of the two that are currently in place on the low end, that might do the trick. Only thing is that I can't squeeze the shims in since it's too tight. Would loosening the bolts holding the rails to try and get enough space to get the shims in make sense?
 
Thanks, Josh. Taking two plastic shims from either side of the end that measured high seems to have helped. Just asked dave_k if loosening the rail bolts on the low end in order to get the shims on top of the existing shims there might do the trick. I was able to free them by hand from the one end but there's not enough space to wedge them in at the other.
 
LPD said:
Thanks, Josh. Taking two plastic shims from either side of the end that measured high seems to have helped. Just asked dave_k if loosening the rail bolts on the low end in order to get the shims on top of the existing shims there might do the trick. I was able to free them by hand from the one end but there's not enough space to wedge them in at the other.
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The problem with that is your slate screws will still be tight on that end so you take a chance on cracking your slate or pulling the screw loose in the hole.

Also now that you've removed the wedges from the other end, those screws will be loose.

What I would do if it were me is remove the rails and cloth and relevel the slate. Wipe any chalk dust from the slate and from the back of the cloth or replace the cloth if it is worn.

No offense but it doesn't sound like this is something you know how to do so I would say it may be time to get a mechanic involved
 
No offense taken! Thanks for your suggestion. I was hoping to get enough info here for a quick and easy fix. But if it necessary to take anything apart then I would get a professional in.
 
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Sorry about that. It's the balls that won't stay still when you rack them. As soon as you try to remove the triangle one or more of the balls move.
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Ok. I couldn't imagine you were talking about the blocks. If you are using worsted cloth it definitely like the others have said the levelness of the slate. Always unscrew the slate to add shims. If you are using home cloth, unless the slate is very unlevel it may be something else. maybe divots in cloth balls are falling towards? quality of balls? quaility of rack? try tapping the top of each ball with cue ball while they are tight in rack?
 
I have to agree with Josh here. Sounds like you just need a good re-setup by a professional tech. When setup properly Olhausen tables rarely give any leveling problems. Get it re-setup and you'll have many hours of enjoyment with it. Good luck :thumbup:
 
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