Sanding Pocket Facings?

The Renfro

The Renfro

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I've got a friend who has a Brunswick GC that was recovered and had new rail cushions installed... Looking at the pockets the facing have a compound angle to them...

At the back of the pocket facing they are closer to parallel and about halfway they open up... You can actually see the point where the angle changes...

Needless to say the table plays like junk and spits out balls from certain angles without any consistency.

Would sanding the facings be advisable to correct for the compound cut on the rail rubber? Or would you try and re-cut the rubber itself? The opening and back of the pocket would remain the same size but at least there would be consistency in the angle...

Thanks,
Chris
 
I've had the same problem, my first attempt at cutting those angles on the corner pockets didn't come out the best. I believe replacing the cushions is the only sure fire remedy. I don't see how sanding the facings will really help much as they conform to the cushion they're glued to. I'll have a mechanic do my cushions next time, they're a pain to cut!
 
The Renfro said:
I've got a friend who has a Brunswick GC that was recovered and had new rail cushions installed... Looking at the pockets the facing have a compound angle to them...

At the back of the pocket facing they are closer to parallel and about halfway they open up... You can actually see the point where the angle changes...

Needless to say the table plays like junk and spits out balls from certain angles without any consistency.

Would sanding the facings be advisable to correct for the compound cut on the rail rubber? Or would you try and re-cut the rubber itself? The opening and back of the pocket would remain the same size but at least there would be consistency in the angle...

Thanks,
Chris
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Whoever installed the new rubber cut it short at the end of the rail rather than flush. Sanding the facings won't help. It is correct that the facing just mounts to the end of the rail, so will follow whatever is going on underneath it.
 
QB Custom Cues said:
Compound miter saw with sanding disk in place of saw blade
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That's the right way to square up the sub-rail to the cushion...and your right ...but if he sands the rail corners now with the cushion cut wrong....then all he's going to accomplish is a much bigger pocket...that takes every shot.

Now your going to be sanding the sub-rail until you make contact with the cushion....not good.....now the pockets will become off center.

Best thing to do is have new cushions installed by someone that knows how to cut the pocket correctly.....square up the pockets......size the pocket to how ever tight you want them.

Sounds easy enough.....that's why we charge more for the job...there's a lot more work to get pockets correct then just put cushions on and sand away.

Mark Gregory
 
perfectpocketz said:
That's the right way to square up the sub-rail to the cushion...and your right ...but if he sands the rail corners now with the cushion cut wrong....then all he's going to accomplish is a much bigger pocket...that takes every shot.

Now your going to be sanding the sub-rail until you make contact with the cushion....not good.....now the pockets will become off center.

Best thing to do is have new cushions installed by someone that knows how to cut the pocket correctly.....square up the pockets......size the pocket to how ever tight you want them.

Sounds easy enough.....that's why we charge more for the job...there's a lot more work to get pockets correct then just put cushions on and sand away.


Mark Gregory
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Mark, I failed to clearify myself...I was talking about the proper way to cut rail rubber. Cut them a little long and sand them to the proper angels with the compound miter saw. My Bad
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