Pool Table Storage Tips

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I have found a 4 year old cherry 4 1/2 X 9 Diamond with the large tournament light that I am very interested in. Only problem is I am not ready for it and won't be until late summer maybe fall. The asking price is 2500.00 and I really hate to pass this up as I have been looking for about a year now. I would like some tips on storage and even some packing issues as the table is located about 3 hours from me and I will be the one tearing it down. I will be having a professional reinstall it when I'm ready.
Thanks!!!
 
KY BOY said:
I have found a 4 year old cherry 4 1/2 X 9 Diamond with the large tournament light that I am very interested in. Only problem is I am not ready for it and won't be until late summer maybe fall. The asking price is 2500.00 and I really hate to pass this up as I have been looking for about a year now. I would like some tips on storage and even some packing issues as the table is located about 3 hours from me and I will be the one tearing it down. I will be having a professional reinstall it when I'm ready.
Thanks!!!
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The table can be torn down to basically nothing if thats what you want. Moving the table I would just suggest taking the rails off so you can get to the slate. Take the cloth off and you can even reuse it if you want just very hard to stretch it. Once the slate is off the table legs should be very easy to disasemble. Back to the rails. You can leave them all bolted together as if they are ready to fit back on the table bed. Or you can take them apart also your choice. Tearing a table down is not that hard its time consuming because you need to take your time so you do not tear anything up! Now storage. Just keep the slate dry and in a safe place. I would stack the slate on top of each other placing some kind of cloth between the the 3 layers of slate. Your rails need to be kept in a cool place do not put them in a high heat room. Keep them in a controlled tempature. That is why alot of poolrooms are cold. It is because rails are kept better in cooler conditions. DO NOT LET THEM GET HOT!!! I have a 9ft brunswick that I moved and assembled with the help of one friend. The slate are very heavy maybe 200 to 300 pounds. Have atleast one person to help you move them. You will be fine just take your time. Since you are having it professionally reasemble you do not have to worry about filling in the slate joints. Best of luck

charlie,
 
Thanks!!

THANKS FOR THE HELPFUL ADVICE. There are still some good people on this forum.
 
Not a problem... You will be fine on this just take your time. Do yourself a favor and buy that table because your game will improve if you use it...
 
If the rails are going to be stored for a while. I always like to take some pallet wrap or something similar and wrap them up real nice. This keeps any knicks or scratches from the rails and also helps keep a barrier so not to let moisture in.
 
Be very careful with the pockets bolts on those diamonds. They can be a pain. If at all possible you should take the cap as one. But be very careful.

If you don't lay the slate against the wall make sure your bottom slate has something to keep it off the floor. Those can be a pain to pick up sometimes. When stacking the slate keep the center peice on top. Your mechanic will be happier if he doesn't have to dig through 2 peices of slate.

And use a staple puller or a tack puller of somekind to remove the staples individually from the pockets. If you tear those tabs your talking about replacing some very expensive pockets.

You can never have too many moving blankets.

Oh yeah. Don't forget to remove ALL of the staples from the bottom backing of the slate. Even broken ones. If they are on the side you'll be ok but you can gouge slate bad with a lone rogue staple on the bottom of the backing.

I hope this helped some.
 
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