Regluing the wood on the back of slate

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billingsmtluke

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I have a pool table that was in storage for a few months and I recently got it out of storage and I noticed that a couple of the boards on the bottom side of the slate have popped loose. What do the pro's on here recommend that I used for adhesive to reattach these boards. Also, the wood appears to be a low grade form of pine. I am considering replacement of the wood. Is there a favored type of wood? Poplar? MDF? I appreciate any advice you may be willing to give this DIY'er Thank you!
 
I am stapling the cloth. The wood backing is really full of staple holes from over the years and a couple of the boards popped loose. With little effort they all came off. I cut new boards using poplar. I'm assuming the manufacturer used some type of contact cement.
 
I changed all of the slate liners on my last table. I used poplar wood and contact cement as recommended by Mark Gregory. Just make sure all of the poplar strips are the same thickness. I ran all of mine thru a plainer just to be safe. This also assures that the poplar is flat and smooth on both sides for gluing to the slate and then mounting to the frame.
 
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stevel said:
I changed all of the slate liners on my last table. I used poplar wood and contact cement as recommended by Mark Gregory. Just make sure all of the poplar strips are the same thickness. I ran all of mine thru a plainer just to be safe. This also assures that the poplar is flat and smooth on both sides for gluing to the slate and then mounting to the frame.
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Per your advice Steve, I ran my boards through a planer to ensure that the slate would be as flat as possible on the frame. I ended up using Gorilla glue and clamped it very well. Thank you for your input Steve.
 
billingsmtluke said:
Per your advice Steve, I ran my boards through a planer to ensure that the slate would be as flat as possible on the frame. I ended up using Gorilla glue and clamped it very well. Thank you for your input Steve.
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Glad it worked out for you!
 
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