Slate Liner Glue

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Hi, First post here.

I have an antique 6-leg Brunswick Saratoga 5' X 10' Snooker table with 1-1/2" slates.

The liners, which consist of 3/4" X 4-1/2" "pine" boards have come loose.

What kind of glue should I use to re-attach the liners, and any tips to re-glue the liners to make leveling of the slate easier?

Thanks,
Keith
 
Poplar boards are good for framing the slate. Contact cement is good for putting them on.

Kim
 
Slate frames on an antique can be a little tricky, they can not hang over the slate at all. The only place there is glue is on the wood joints, any wood glue will do. The frames attached to the slate with wood screws, do not glue the frames to the slate. Here is a picture of one we had clamped up, I hope this helps.

Feel free to call me, I can explain better over the phone..
David 317-640-7638
 

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norrisk66 said:
Hi, First post here.

I have an antique 6-leg Brunswick Saratoga 5' X 10' Snooker table with 1-1/2" slates.

The liners, which consist of 3/4" X 4-1/2" "pine" boards have come loose.

What kind of glue should I use to re-attach the liners, and any tips to re-glue the liners to make leveling of the slate easier?

Thanks,
Keith
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If you switch over to my cloth gluing system you don't have to worry about fixing the backing boards, they're only there as a spacer between the slate and frame as a way of mounting the sloth anyway.
 
realkingcobra said:
If you switch over to my cloth gluing system you don't have to worry about fixing the backing boards, they're only there as a spacer between the slate and frame as a way of mounting the cloth anyway.
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Do they slow down the table, Glen ?
 
Thanks for all the replies.

From what I can tell, they were glued at one point because some of the wood is still stuck to the slates.

The holes go straight through the slate and the liners. From what it looks like, the slate/liner sits on top of the frame, and then once the holes are lined up 3" wood screws come in from the top of the slate, and screw into the table frame itself.

There are countersunk holes in the top of the slate.
 
norrisk66 said:
Thanks for all the replies.

From what I can tell, they were glued at one point because some of the wood is still stuck to the slates.

The holes go straight through the slate and the liners. From what it looks like, the slate/liner sits on top of the frame, and then once the holes are lined up 3" wood screws come in from the top of the slate, and screw into the table frame itself.

There are countersunk holes in the top of the slate.
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Like I said, they only serve to staple the cloth to.
 
norrisk66 said:
Thanks for all the replies.

From what I can tell, they were glued at one point because some of the wood is still stuck to the slates.

The holes go straight through the slate and the liners. From what it looks like, the slate/liner sits on top of the frame, and then once the holes are lined up 3" wood screws come in from the top of the slate, and screw into the table frame itself.

There are countersunk holes in the top of the slate.
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There should be six holes in each slate that go to the frame (slate screws), the remaining holes are for holding the frame to the slate (should be 2' screws)
 
chalkdust said:
There should be six holes in each slate that go to the frame (slate screws), the remaining holes are for holding the frame to the slate (should be 2' screws)
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Question 1: Other than providing at way to attach drop pockets if they need to be screwed into the backing to attach them, and a place to attach the ball return if the table uses it, what other use is the backing on a slate other than to staple the cloth to?

Question 2: What tears up the MDF backing more which is used on most tables today?...A, attaching drop pockets, B, attaching a ball return, or C, attaching the cloth using staples?

Come on chalkdust...provide everyone here on AZ some of your wisdom and insight as you like to attack me so much as if I don't know what I'm talking about:D
 
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