Re: Rebuilding Rails

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Re: Rebuilding Rails

I need to know if a Table Mechanic is going to be in the DALLAS TX area
this weekend May 5th thru 7TH.
I would like to have the rails of my 9FT SPORT KING table extended and
would like to have it done while I am there ,if at all possible.

I would prefer to deal with any of those Mechanics that are listed on AZ
BILLIARDS DIRECTORY or anyone recommended by them.

ARRIVING Saturday in The afternoon and will be bringing my rails with me.
Ph 210 six eight seven five 493.

Thanks,
Ben
 
That's pretty short notice. As far as I know the only qualified guy that works around Texas is Shane (cuephoric). You may be better to box up the rails and ship them to one of the folks that post here to get the extensions done right.
 
RE: Rebuilding Rails

I was just taking a chance hoping a Mechanic would be working in the
Dallas Area and I wanted to take the opportunity to have my rails
worked on. But these Guys are always on the Go according to the
threads that I read on AZ . So they will either be there or they wont.
It would be nice if I could be notified ahead of time if someone was
going to be in the Dallas Area and We could meet.

Anyway, I took the cloth of my rails to check their condition and to my
surprise they were not pitted/rot or anything. I seen rails where they
changed the cloth so many times that the staples just destroys the
wood and new rails need to be installed.
However, checking the rubber (Monarchs) they seemed to be in very
good condition but the edge of the rubber that is close the slate is
loose. I can lift it up all the way from one end to the other. That seems
to be the same on all of them.
If I can't get anybody to work on my rails ,I was thinking Gluing them
with either Titebond glue and or Contact cement for the time being.

Appreciate any input,

Ben
 
Consider - to do rail extensions the right way will require a new cushion set and facings as well as new rail cloth. The job is a bit time-consuming and if someone was coming to Dallas they probably already had 1 or more jobs lined up so to squeeze you in "while you wait" might not be possible.

If you really want extensions then it doesn't make much sense to reglue the existing cushions (as you described) since they will come off anyway. The alternative is fix (reglue) what you have and live with it for now. If you don't get a PM offer to do the extensions then you might consider being specific about shipping them and see who responds. There's several guys here that will do an excellent job for you.
 
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onepocketben2 said:
I was just taking a chance hoping a Mechanic would be working in the
Dallas Area and I wanted to take the opportunity to have my rails
worked on. But these Guys are always on the Go according to the
threads that I read on AZ . So they will either be there or they wont.
It would be nice if I could be notified ahead of time if someone was
going to be in the Dallas Area and We could meet.

Anyway, I took the cloth of my rails to check their condition and to my
surprise they were not pitted/rot or anything. I seen rails where they
changed the cloth so many times that the staples just destroys the
wood and new rails need to be installed.
However, checking the rubber (Monarchs) they seemed to be in very
good condition but the edge of the rubber that is close the slate is
loose. I can lift it up all the way from one end to the other. That seems
to be the same on all of them.
If I can't get anybody to work on my rails ,I was thinking Gluing them
with either Titebond glue and or Contact cement for the time being.

Appreciate any input,

Ben
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I'm the only traveling table mechanic that I know of that carries all the tools with me that are needed to rebuild/re-calibrate rails on site...I don't know of anyone else that can do this on the road. Contact Mark Gregory, if you want...you could ship your rails to Mark directly...as he rebuilds them in his shop.

Glen
 
Re: Rebuilding Rails

Glen,

I got a hold of Gregory and I think I will be shipping the rails to him to
upgrade them.

Thanks for the info.

Ben
 
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