Slow table, humid room

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tableroll

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I have seen an expensive 3 cushion table manufactured in Europe that is heated in order to compensate for humidity and to give a consistent speed every day. My pool room has no air conditioner and is very humid at times. I was thinking about getting an electric blanket and stapling it underneath the table to see if the cloth gets faster as it heats up. I may experiment and put the blanket on top at first to see which is better. Has any one done this before? Does anyone have any constructive thoughts about this idea before I jump into it?
 
There have been a few other threads about this idea. Use the search function to find them. The consensus was that it would be neither advantageous, nor practical, to try to "heat" pool table slate, like they do 3-C slate.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
 
Scott Lee said:
There have been a few other threads about this idea. Use the search function to find them. The consensus was that it would be neither advantageous, nor practical, to try to "heat" pool table slate, like they do 3-C slate.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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I know someone in the PNW that has a heated table and says it plays much more consistent like that.
 
Scott Lee said:
There have been a few other threads about this idea. Use the search function to find them. The consensus was that it would be neither advantageous, nor practical, to try to "heat" pool table slate, like they do 3-C slate.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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Scott, I'm sure you'll remember the book Hustler Days, that chronicled the exploits of Fats, Mr Lassiter, and Jersey Red.
One story was about when Red lived in Houston, where the Summers were uncommonly humid. Red would, on occasion, ask the room manager to turn off the air conditioners so that the humidity in the room would go up, thereby causing the tables to become slower. Since he was used to playing under such conditions it gave him an edge with an out-of-town opponent. :)
 
Tramp...Sure do! What a great book. That was a super strong move that Red used...no doubt more than a few times! :thumbup:

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

Tramp Steamer said:
Scott, I'm sure you'll remember the book Hustler Days, that chronicled the exploits of Fats, Mr Lassiter, and Jersey Red.
One story was about when Red lived in Houston, where the Summers were uncommonly humid. Red would, on occasion, ask the room manager to turn off the air conditioners so that the humidity in the room would go up, thereby causing the tables to become slower. Since he was used to playing under such conditions it gave him an edge with an out-of-town opponent. :)
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electric blanket

Works great on a 9' Olhausen in Burlington WA. Goodwill-sourced queen-size blanket laid atop the table and covered with heavy vinyl table cover keeps the slate (and balls) warm.

The table is in an unheated garage, warmed in winter by gas furnace while playing. Slate seam wax has remained stable over several years.

Recent versions of electric blankets have a 12hr cycle length. Their controllers must be hacked to provide continuous heat.

I know another garage table owner who warms his table with a couple table length rows of low wattage incandescent lights mounted on the table's underside. Also works great.

pete
 
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tableroll said:
I have seen an expensive 3 cushion table manufactured in Europe that is heated in order to compensate for humidity and to give a consistent speed every day. My pool room has no air conditioner and is very humid at times. I was thinking about getting an electric blanket and stapling it underneath the table to see if the cloth gets faster as it heats up. I may experiment and put the blanket on top at first to see which is better. Has any one done this before? Does anyone have any constructive thoughts about this idea before I jump into it?
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I think your first task is to get airconditioning...which also de-humidifies.

In other threads on this problem, I have suggested a light bulb under the table....
...it might take a week, but eventually it will heat and dry the table....
....a very low-cost alternative.
 
yankeepapa said:
Works great on a 9' Olhausen in Burlington WA. Goodwill-sourced queen-size blanket laid atop the table and covered with heavy vinyl table cover keeps the slate (and balls) warm.

The table is in an unheated garage, warmed in winter by gas furnace while playing. Slate seam wax has remained stable over several years.

Recent versions of electric blankets have a 12hr cycle length. Their controllers must be hacked to provide continuous heat.

I know another garage table owner who warms his table with a couple table length rows of low wattage incandescent lights mounted on the table's underside. Also works great.

pete
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You know, I was stuck thinking that you had to heat the table from underneath the way the 3C tables are done. But honestly, for most people, just leaving a heating blanket on low setting on top of the table and taking it off when you play would be plenty I would think.

I have no proof or real life experience with this, but just common sense makes me thinks this would work to combat high humidity environments. Anyone have feelings to the contrary?
 
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