Pet peeve of GC assembly

[JC]

It seems like more than less of the GCs that I have played on exhibit this issue somewhere along the rails. Here is one solution to this problem I have devised. If you are a professional table mechanic and think I am nit picking about this then rest assured, you are a hack. Low feather strips are unacceptable and very annoying not to mention the damage they can to to your shaft and your experience playing on the table. This is a pretty easy counter measure when all other planning has failed.

http://youtu.be/7t90JAgc550

JC

 

[ArizonaPete]

Very clever fix. Thanks for posting.

 

[mrcue]

Excellent...

 

[afftonbilliards]

What a terrific fix. I checked my tables and found 2 dips! I now know what I'm going to do on my day off. BTW you might think about a new tip on the cue.:grin:

 

[JC]

What a terrific fix. I checked my tables and found 2 dips! I now know what I'm going to do on my day off. BTW you might think about a new tip on the cue.:grin:

That was the front end of an old house cue. You don't think I would use my good shaft for that demonstration now do you?:wink:

 

[realkingcobra]

It seems like more than less of the GCs that I have played on exhibit this issue somewhere along the rails. Here is one solution to this problem I have devised. If you are a professional table mechanic and think I am nit picking about this then rest assured, you are a hack. Low feather strips are unacceptable and very annoying not to mention the damage they can to to your shaft and your experience playing on the table. This is a pretty easy counter measure when all other planning has failed.

http://youtu.be/7t90JAgc550

JC

I'd consider that method to be hack repair work as far as I'm concerned, the CORRECT method to avoid the dip in the feather strips...is to make them the right size in the FIRST place, then drilling through the bottom of the rails in order to push up the feather strip would never have to be done!

 

[JC]

I'd consider that method to be hack repair work as far as I'm concerned, the CORRECT method to avoid the dip in the feather strips...is to make them the right size in the FIRST place, then drilling through the bottom of the rails in order to push up the feather strip would never have to be done!

Now that would be a nice world to live in. Perhaps when "mechanics" realize that this is a critical thing to get right in the first place counter measures won't be needed. I have been told everything from "it doesn't matter that much" to "there's nothing to really be done about it". And this is from respected names. One problem with Brunswick production is these dado grooves don't always run exactly the same width throughout the length of the rail which makes a nice uniform feather strip fit tight in one section and loose in another. This can lead to short sections of low strip along the rails. when you have to shoot a rail shot off this spot it's a problem. Play for a couple hours and you will find these spots. Start looking close at the tables out there and I bet you will find the majority with problems somewhere along the rails no matter who (with very few exceptions) has been maintaining them.

JC

 

[realkingcobra]

Now that would be a nice world to live in. Perhaps when "mechanics" realize that this is a critical thing to get right in the first place counter measures won't be needed. I have been told everything from "it doesn't matter that much" to "there's nothing to really be done about it". And this is from respected names. One problem with Brunswick production is these dado grooves don't always run exactly the same width throughout the length of the rail which makes a nice uniform feather strip fit tight in one section and loose in another. This can lead to short sections of low strip along the rails. when you have to shoot a rail shot off this spot it's a problem. Play for a couple hours and you will find these spots. Start looking close at the tables out there and I bet you will find the majority with problems somewhere along the rails no matter who (with very few exceptions) has been maintaining them.

JC

I agree with you on this, but Pigs will learn to fly first before 1% of the table mechanic's out here will care enough to make the feather strips fit right in the first place:grin:

 

[Ralph Kramden]

Now that would be a nice world to live in. Perhaps when "mechanics" realize that this is a critical thing to get right in the first place counter measures won't be needed. I have been told everything from "it doesn't matter that much" to "there's nothing to really be done about it". And this is from respected names. One problem with Brunswick production is these dado grooves don't always run exactly the same width throughout the length of the rail which makes a nice uniform feather strip fit tight in one section and loose in another. This can lead to short sections of low strip along the rails. when you have to shoot a rail shot off this spot it's a problem. Play for a couple hours and you will find these spots. Start looking close at the tables out there and I bet you will find the majority with problems somewhere along the rails no matter who (with very few exceptions) has been maintaining them.

JC

IMHO all the dado grooves should be checked for width before covering with cloth.
Put the feather strip in the rail grooves and use a feeler gauge to find the wider spots.
Mark the wider areas and put masking tape on the feather strip just in these spots.
Put the feather strip in the rail and check it again for width uniformity along the groove.

This may be a "hacks" way of covering the rails but it works. No I'm not table mechanic.

I think JC has found a good way to fix an existing problem with previously covered rails.

 

[ROB.M]

I agree with you on this, but Pigs will learn to fly first before 1% of the table mechanic's out here will care enough to make the feather strips fit right in the first place:grin:

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Rob.M