Standing slate on end

JG-in-KY

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
I am bidding on a Gold Crown 1. The slate has been standing on end for a year in a dry basement. Whats the probability that the slate is level?
 
storing slate

JG-in-KY said:
I am bidding on a Gold Crown 1. The slate has been standing on end for a year in a dry basement. Whats the probability that the slate is level?
I have been in the billiard service industry for approx 11 1/2 years. Used to be when slate came from Italy, it was sent on end like record albums. There would be anywhere from 5 to 10 sets per crate, This I saw at retailers warehouses when I was installing for them. Now days with all of the Brazilian crap I see out there, everything is stored flat(in crates).Long story short... I ALWAYS store slate on edge when I store a table. Never had a problem yet.
 
Thanks for the info, SlateHumper! It is really great to have these forums and experts like yourself.
 
Brazilian Slate

I worked part time for Imperial International's East Coast warehouse for 3 busy seasons. All of their slate arrived on edge. We shipped the sets flat because it was too time consuming to build upright crates that would handle easily. Some places that purchased full crates (5 sets) would specify they wanted it flat, so we had to build new crates and place them flat. One piece slates for 7, 8 and 9 footers were shipped on edge. The slate expert there told me to treat the slate as if it was thick plate glass. The only slate I saw that arrived flat was one piece slate for their 6 foot tables that came from Italy.
I also saw some very scary huge dead bugs, both inside the containers and a couple squished flat between the slates. My retirement options do not include tropical areas, let me tell you! :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
I honestly think Brazillian slate is flatter and you can get it to play more level. However I think it plays different than Italian. Nothing major but when I go to Italian slate from Brazilian it takes me a few games to get in the groove.

As for standing on side there should be no problem.
 
smittie1984 said:
I honestly think Brazillian slate is flatter and you can get it to play more level. However I think it plays different than Italian. Nothing major but when I go to Italian slate from Brazilian it takes me a few games to get in the groove.

As for standing on side there should be no problem.
I was bored, so I was reading back a ways when I came upon this thread...LOL..this really cracks me up...LMAO
Smittie...son, you have NO clue as to what you're talking about..LOL

First of all, let me inform you about something, Italian slate is still the best slate in the world. Reason is, because it has a higher moisture content in it as compared to Brazilian slate, which means its more flexible to level, and a lot easier to drill. Brazilian slate is so damn hard that I've opted not to buy it in the past when I was building my coin operated pool tables. Secondly, if Brazilian slate has a crown in it, you can just about forget leveling it out, whereas Italian slate, it don't remember ever having to deal with a crowned slate ever. Brazilian slate, because of its hardness is also more prone to cracking under stress as opposed to Italian slate.

As far as the Brazilian slate playing better than Italian slate, and you abilities to tell the difference between the two when playing pool....you are so full of bull it's unreal...lol

The main, and only real reason manufactures have been switching over to Brazilian slate, is because its cost is quit a bit cheaper than the Italian slates today, otherwise there would be no real reason to switch.

Glen
 
Back
Top