Pre 1959 Valley

[98falstaff]

I looked at a table to recover last night and according to Valley's website, it is a pre 1959 table. They are wondering where to get new corner castings but these are plated and made out of plastic, not to mentioned a little beat up. They can probably be fixed up and painted. How long were they made like this and is it possible to get new ones? Also putting on some new Ridgeback rails for them.

 

[rexus31]

If the corner castings aren't cracked, you can have them vacuum plated.

 

[realkingcobra]

I looked at a table to recover last night and according to Valley's website, it is a pre 1959 table. They are wondering where to get new corner castings but these are plated and made out of plastic, not to mentioned a little beat up. They can probably be fixed up and painted. How long were they made like this and is it possible to get new ones? Also putting on some new Ridgeback rails for them.

The oldest Valley I ever worked on was a 3'x6' and used wood screws to mount the rail blocks, as T-nuts were not used at that time when Valley built the rails, and yes it had the plastic corner pocket castings, and 3/4" slate.