Riley 6 x 12 (The Life of Riley)

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I date myself the Life of Riley - William Bendix. here is my new (to me) 6 x 12 Riley it is not steel block but it is old enough to have been made in England (not the current Chinese iteration - but does it really matter if it is Phillipine Mahogany?)It has the original Hainsworth cloth and has never been recovered so I can start saving for new cloth. The lighting is right this time as it is the Riley light (I had real poor lighting over the Centennial.I am surprised it only has 3 clear 100W bulbs - should I up the wattage?

What a job getting those slates upstairs, fortunately the stairs had carpet and the dolly was clean with 4 burley guys - two pulling and two pushing and it slid up. Each slate close to 400 lbs I guess.

It has a really neat scoreboard for up to four and the mounting holes are hidden by the slide rails so they come off to mount it.

Anyway I graduated from 5 x 10 to 6 x 12 and it seems enormous but there is more room to work around the black - maybe I will have a Century before I die!

here is a picture:

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Looks great! It will be much better for you now you have a full-sized table.

You can get the Strachan West Of England snooker cloth, the brand of cloth maker for the World Snooker Main Tour, from Sterling Gaming in Matthews, NC.

Best wishes.

Alan.
 
Well done it looks nice, welcome to the Riley owners club :)
Swap in some T8 or T5 fixtures and the light will be awesome.
 
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What a gorgeous table,,Sometimes i wonder why ive gotten rid of all my tables... these are the best snooker tables hands down...
 
Looks great! I actually came over with my friend to look at your 10 foot table a while ago and Im still on the hunt to put one in a pool room in Raleigh. If you ever want to play a frame let me know. Id love to play on a Riley. All the best!

John
 
If you are looking for some local competition I'd love to get together. Consistent 30-40 break maker. Had one century on a 10 x 5 table this year. E-mail me: mrdaeth_AT_mailaaa.com
 
One Riley still for sale

The snooker table in this thread is a Riley Renaissance (no steel block cushions). I still have one remaining in mint condition. It includes a scoreboard, exactly the same as the one in the top photo, a set of match Aramith Pro snooker balls, two rests, a long rest and cue and the used cloth that was about 8 months old. I would recommend a new cloth as Alan Morris had mentioned in this thread, that would have your snooker table playing like a dream.

The table is currently dismantled and ready to be shipped. It is located in Nevada and thanks to a favor from my friends at the BCA offices, it is being stored on their premises.
I'm asking $3000 which is exactly what I sold the other one I had for sale. I have to remind any interested buyer that the shipping and installation of a 6x12 snooker table with five slates weighing between 4-5 hundred pounds, is as costly as the purchase price. Still, to obtain an authentic Riley snooker table landed on the east coast will cost you well over 10K before you negotiate shipping and installation to get it to your desired location.

This a snooker players dream come true and I personally will promise additional perks to whoever buys it from me.

I can be contacted at (702) 302-6222 at any time of the day.

Thanks,

J.W.
 
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