Nope. It came out of Garry's pool hall in wpg after they closed about 10 yrs ago. It is a 9'. They are tanksNice table ! I have one just like it (assuming your is a 9'er). Any chance you picked that up in Hudson Bay Sask ?
Dave
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Nope. It came out of Garry's pool hall in wpg after they closed about 10 yrs ago. It is a 9'. They are tanks
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I considered the Dufferin Challenger as legitimate competition for Gold Crowns when
they first hit the market.
They originally had free-floating slate , like a snooker table, but that was easily fixed
by billiard mechanics with power drills.
Unfortunately, the pocket cut resembles older GCs...big pockets that spit balls out at a speed.
If you ever need to re-rubber, get the pockets cut ala Diamond-RKC specs....
...the table will be dynamite.
Dufferin considered the Challenger 'overbuilt'...which is good for the owners.
"spit balls out at speed" Yep that's my table :grin-square: ... and it is a tank ... I moved it and did the basic assembly myself.
So old-timer, I have a question. I know these tables as Dufferin Challengers, but when a good friend first saw it he said it was an "OBS" (Ontario Billiard Supply). May the good folks at Dufferin bought OBS for their tables ? Ring any bells ?
The bar in Hudson Bay Sask bought a bunch of these from a failed pool hall in Saskatoon. I think originally he bought something like 12 x 9'ers, 8 x 8'ers, and maybe 4 12 foot snooker tables. It was a great deal for $1000 (Canadian, so about a buck fifty US ). New rubber and new cloth and it plays great.
Dave
I considered the Dufferin Challenger as legitimate competition for Gold Crowns when
they first hit the market.
They originally had free-floating slate , like a snooker table, but that was easily fixed
by billiard mechanics with power drills.
Unfortunately, the pocket cut resembles older GCs...big pockets that spit balls out at a speed.
If you ever need to re-rubber, get the pockets cut ala Diamond-RKC specs....
...the table will be dynamite.
Dufferin considered the Challenger 'overbuilt'...which is good for the owners.
This thread has made me realize that I've been a reader of this site longer than I thought...
...I remember reading it as Arizona Billiards....for the current news instead of waiting for the mags.
....so maybe that makes me an AZ old timer?
Since there's no room for truth or facts on the internet I'll go ahead and say I've been here for 10 years. I spend majority of my time in the action room.
Yes, David, I remember Al Selinger wondering if he wanted OBS in foreign hands....
....so he bought it.
Along with the Dufferin Gameroom stores.....he became a little two busy....
...he told me that he wished he had just stayed in the cue business.
At least 12 years here....