Pocket Corner Cracked Through

[twikken]

Hello All,
I've been lurking here for a few weeks and, while I'm clearly out of my league, was hoping I could get some perspective.

I've just purchased a used table for $300. Some friends and I are planning on moving it today so I went by last night and pulled off the rails, removed the pockets, and pulled off the felt.

Turns out that under the rail on the corner pocket, the slate on one of the corners of the pocket cracked all the way through (it actually looks like I could remove it). The piece is about 6inches wide which puts 99% of it under the rail.

Should I try to fix it? Should I remove it when we pull the slate apart to move it? What would be the best way to proceed?

Kudos to all of you who've helped me learn about more about tables from your posts here. Thanks!

 

[realkingcobra]

Hello All,
I've been lurking here for a few weeks and, while I'm clearly out of my league, was hoping I could get some perspective.

I've just purchased a used table for $300. Some friends and I are planning on moving it today so I went by last night and pulled off the rails, removed the pockets, and pulled off the felt.

Turns out that under the rail on the corner pocket, the slate on one of the corners of the pocket cracked all the way through (it actually looks like I could remove it). The piece is about 6inches wide which puts 99% of it under the rail.

Should I try to fix it? Should I remove it when we pull the slate apart to move it? What would be the best way to proceed?

Kudos to all of you who've helped me learn about more about tables from your posts here. Thanks!

What kind of table are we talking about here?

Glen

 

[ROB.M]

slate

Beware there might be pins for alignment in the slates at the seams...don't lift up on the ends of the slates to separate the seam.'Lifting on the ends will cause a blow out of sections of slate where the pins are located at the seams..what is the seams of the slate filled with? wax,bondo or water putty'< looks like drywall mud or plaster...
Score the slate seam over and over with a sharp carpenters knife. If there enough gap you can run a long blade razor at the seams to see if you run into the pins...with the slate screws removed, try and pull the slates apart..this is when you will see if the broken section wants to stay together or come apart, this is when u will find out how bad the cracked slate is...if the bottom of the slate is framed in wood that might help hold it together until you can get it to your location of installation...BE CAREFUL and TAKE YOUR TIME..., most cracks in slate can be repaired like new'....see what you run in to and let us know, you will be hitting balls in no time...
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P.s...what brand of table is this?how old is it? And what caused the cracked slate?
I hope its a true SLATE table..
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Robert.M

 

[twikken]

What kind of table are we talking about here?

Glen

The table is Leisure Bay. It appears to be about 10 years old but we can't find a sticker or model number or any manufacturing info. Looks like 3/4 inch slate but I can't tell if it is backed. There are lots of supports underneath but I can't tell if they are attached.

BTW... I loved your tutorial on table leveling... we'll have to see how that goes later... slow and careful is the name of the game I suppose.

 

[twikken]

Beware there might be pins for alignment in the slates at the seams...don't lift up on the ends of the slates to separate the seam.'Lifting on the ends will cause a blow out of sections of slate where the pins are located at the seams..what is the seams of the slate filled with? wax,bondo or water putty'< looks like drywall mud or plaster...
Score the slate seam over and over with a sharp carpenters knife. If there enough gap you can run a long blade razor at the seams to see if you run into the pins...with the slate screws removed, try and pull the slates apart..this is when you will see if the broken section wants to stay together or come apart, this is when u will find out how bad the cracked slate is...if the bottom of the slate is framed in wood that might help hold it together until you can get it to your location of installation...BE CAREFUL and TAKE YOUR TIME..., most cracks in slate can be repaired like new'....see what you run in to and let us know, you will be hitting balls in no time...
-
P.s...what brand of table is this?how old is it? And what caused the cracked slate?
I hope its a true SLATE table..
-
Robert.M

The current owners moved it into place in one piece using the "get a bunch of guys and take the legs off" method. I suspect that's how the slate cracked. I've got the slate screws out haven't seen yet if there are any pegs. I will go back and look today. It is put together with what looks like yellow bee's wax.