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driven

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I have used beeswax and I have used bondo on my own tables.
What do the pros recommend for the joints. any pros or cons for either??
thx
steven
 
Ask 10 get back 11!

If you ask 10 "Professional" Table Mechanics you will very likely get 11 or 12 different answers! I personally use Bees wax most of the time. :) This topic has been discussed nearly to death in previous threads... You can do a search and learn a lot from them.
 
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driven said:
I have used beeswax and I have used bondo on my own tables.
What do the pros recommend for the joints. any pros or cons for either??
thx
steven
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Get you're slates apart and clean sides that are going back together with a razor blade, and scrape the top to remove other wax or what ever else is on them. Put 5 business cards evenly spaced apart between the joints, fold them in half so half is on top and level. Take a quarter and rub over the joints so that there is no clicking sound at all. Glue the business cards all the way around with liquid dowels to lock them in place. Scrape the business cards when dry off and cut out the top of the card with a razor blade so the bee's wax will seed or you'll have a hump where the business card was placed. Use the blue stick wax, it's harder wax.

Hope this helps!

Mark Gregory
 
tsp&b said:
If you ask 10 "Professional" Table Mechanics you will very likely get 11 or 12 different answers! I personally use Bees wax most of the time. :) This topic has been discussed nearly to death in previous threads... You can do a search and learn a lot from them.
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I use hoppinlevel.
 
Durhams......for as long as I can remember. If a slate screw is in the playing surface, I'll put a piece of paper over the screw head. It's a real pain to remove if you cover those heads!

Robin
 
perfectpocketz said:
Get you're slates apart and clean sides that are going back together with a razor blade, and scrape the top to remove other wax or what ever else is on them. Put 5 business cards evenly spaced apart between the joints, fold them in half so half is on top and level. Take a quarter and rub over the joints so that there is no clicking sound at all. Glue the business cards all the way around with liquid dowels to lock them in place. Scrape the business cards when dry off and cut out the top of the card with a razor blade so the bee's wax will seed or you'll have a hump where the business card was placed. Use the blue stick wax, it's harder wax.

Hope this helps!

Mark Gregory
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Hi Mark,

I am not completly clear on what you are trying to say here.

Are you saying to put business cards between the slates before joining them together?

I am trying to understand what the purpose is of the business cards (if I even understand where you are putting them)

If they go in between the slates won't that prevent them from butting up cleanly and create a gap of sorts?

Just trying to understand.
 
BRKNRUN said:
Hi Mark,

I am not completly clear on what you are trying to say here.

Are you saying to put business cards between the slates before joining them together?

I am trying to understand what the purpose is of the business cards (if I even understand where you are putting them)

If they go in between the slates won't that prevent them from butting up cleanly and create a gap of sorts?

Just trying to understand.
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The cards are used as wicks to bring the liquid dowel glue down in the slate. Also, if you ever decide to move the table , the cards will rip away and the slate won't chip when seperating.
 
PoolTable911 said:
The cards are used as wicks to bring the liquid dowel glue down in the slate. Also, if you ever decide to move the table , the cards will rip away and the slate won't chip when seperating.
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Thank You: pool table 911. I'll got on just now, to see that you answered for me.
You did say everything perfectly.:smile:

Thank You again
Your Friend
Mark Gregory
 
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