Again!
Got another one yesterday. Do you guys run into THIS many hacked tables this frequently or is it just me? LOL This was a Craigslist sold by a 19 year old kid that offered to set up the table himself.
He apparently took the backing all the way off the slate (I think I had mentioned this a couple months back as a hack move). So when he moved the table back in he screwed the backing down onto the frame:
Well, mostly:
Then put the slate back on top of the back and screwed it down with the remaining backing screws. Luckily he had used the slate screw holes in the backing so the actual slate screw holes couldn't be used due to the backing screw head under the hole! Genius.
So it's hard to say when it happened, wether when taking it apart or putting it back together, but the kid also blew out the slate at a pin:
Pretty good sized chunk. Luckily he saved it:
He was also nice enough to buy a new bed cloth included with the sale of the table. Not nice enough to realize the difference between 8' and 8' oversized when he ordered it.
I guess it's a good thing, because he was apparently getting ready to cover the table as is. The slate was 1/8" from being flush in places (at the blowout for one), the chip was just set back in place, and the table was obviously NOwhere near level.
The camera batteries were dying, so we'll have to get the after pictures on the return trip with the right sized cloth.
The good thing is, the whole room is Ohio State themed, so we're going to two-tone the table and will get the chance to trim in the pockets two-toned as well. I'll get pictures of that for sure, since that had been mentioned in a previous thread. Return trip is scheduled right before SBE so I'll try to have pics up before we head that way.
