Rail Replacement

[Sporto]

I'm weighing the pros and cons of swapping out my existing rails with bucket pockets that are on my fake gold crown table for some GC IV rails with pro cut pockets.

If my existing slate holes happen to line up with the GC IV rail anchor plates do you think swapping the rails would result in a more playable table than extending my current rails to make the pockets 4.5" and adding new cushions?

Any MN techs that believe they could to an excellent job of tightening up my pockets and replace cushions please PM me with what you would $need$ and a start date.

Would cost be about the same either way? Does anyone have a set of gently used GC IV rails for sale?

If the holes don't line up is it a pain/risky to drill new holes in the slate?

The other option is to just quickly sell this table at a painful loss and replace it with a GC or Diamond.

Thoughts?

 

[realkingcobra]

I'm weighing the pros and cons of swapping out my existing rails with bucket pockets that are on my fake gold crown table for some GC IV rails with pro cut pockets.

If my existing slate holes happen to line up with the GC IV rail anchor plates do you think swapping the rails would result in a more playable table than extending my current rails to make the pockets 4.5" and adding new cushions?

Any MN techs that believe they could to an excellent job of tightening up my pockets and replace cushions please PM me with what you would $need$ and a start date.

Would cost be about the same either way? Does anyone have a set of gently used GC IV rails for sale?

If the holes don't line up is it a pain/risky to drill new holes in the slate?

The other option is to just quickly sell this table at a painful loss and replace it with a GC or Diamond.

Thoughts?

Tim, if someone has a decent set of GC 4 rails for sale, chances are...there's a slate and frame attatched to them as well...LOL I don't really know of anyone that sells just the rails, then throws away the rest of the table...LOL I think you may be looking for a needle in a haystack on this one.

Glen

 

[CamposCues]

GC Rails

I'm not a mechanic but I had a GC 3 that was upgraded with a GC IV rail set. It was from a pool hall and the mechanic told me he upgraded several and it cost about $2000 to do it. I'd probably rule that out.

 

[Bigkahuna]

Table

Is this your first home table? Have you set it up yet? It probably plays OK. I have a friend that has a pretty inexpensive table and his game inmproved tremendously just because of daily play. I guess I am saying everybody wants to have the ultimate something, pro cut this, pro something that, just set that table up and play with it.
My opinion on the GC rails... You are just not going to have the real McCoy. Just because mama cat had kittens in the oven that don't make 'em biscuits! LOL

 

[Sporto]

Is this your first home table? Have you set it up yet? It probably plays OK. I have a friend that has a pretty inexpensive table and his game inmproved tremendously just because of daily play. I guess I am saying everybody wants to have the ultimate something, pro cut this, pro something that, just set that table up and play with it.
My opinion on the GC rails... You are just not going to have the real McCoy. Just because mama cat had kittens in the oven that don't make 'em biscuits! LOL

I like and totally agree with your analogy.

Thanks for the help. I will be selling this table and getting a real McCoy. Glen, give me a shout when you have some info on those Dymondwood Diamond 9fters you mentioned. John's brother Dan is also quite interested in one.