Table conversion

[Burtus]

How difficult and costly is it to convert an antique 9' carom table into a 9' pool table.
Thanks
Burt

 

[realkingcobra]

How difficult and costly is it to convert an antique 9' carom table into a 9' pool table.
Thanks
Burt

Hmmm...new rail rubber, re profile the face of the rails to accept K55 rubber, cut the rails to the spec's of pocket rails, drill the pocket iron mounting holes out in order to mount drop pockets, find out where to get the leather drop pockets, modify the body of the table to make room for the drop pockets, cut the slate to have pockets, replace the cloth and feather strips...did I miss something?...shouldn't be much more than $4,000 to $5,000 for the convert, if you can find someone to do it, and do it right...because you only get one chance at it!

Glen

PS. I almost forgot, drill out the rails for new sights, and plug the billiards sights.

The major question is, is it really worth it?

 

[Dead Crab]

You might check with some local dealers and see if they would be willing to trade.

I would think carom tables would be rather scarce and you might get a good deal.

 

[Burtus]

Agreed

It looks like a carom/pool conversion would be foolish and probably take away from the value of the table. Would a snooker conversion be as costly and involved?

Thanks
Burt

 

[tsp&b]

simpler & easier

It would still be a lot of work but IMO it would be easier and simpler to build a complete new set of rails. Also if you ever wanted to sell the thing it would be worth a lot more with the original rails still in tact.

 

[realkingcobra]

It would still be a lot of work but IMO it would be easier and simpler to build a complete new set of rails. Also if you ever wanted to sell the thing it would be worth a lot more with the original rails still in tact.

Not once you've degraded the slate and corners of the table to pocket pool...LOL It's much easier to look for that one special buyer for the "Antique" billiards table, make him/her happy by selling it to them, then take that money and go buy yourself a new Diamond 9ft ProAm/Professional table!

Glen

 

[tsp&b]

Not once you've degraded the slate and corners of the table to pocket pool...LOL It's much easier to look for that one special buyer for the "Antique" billiards table, make him/her happy by selling it to them, then take that money and go buy yourself a new Diamond 9ft ProAm/Professional table!

Glen

Good point!

 

[Tennesseejoe]

Hmmm...new rail rubber, re profile the face of the rails to accept K55 rubber, cut the rails to the spec's of pocket rails, drill the pocket iron mounting holes out in order to mount drop pockets, find out where to get the leather drop pockets, modify the body of the table to make room for the drop pockets, cut the slate to have pockets, replace the cloth and feather strips...did I miss something?...shouldn't be much more than $4,000 to $5,000 for the convert, if you can find someone to do it, and do it right...because you only get one chance at it!

Glen

PS. I almost forgot, drill out the rails for new sights, and plug the billiards sights.

The major question is, is it really worth it?

Don't you have to lower to rail points to accept the smaller pool balls? or does re profiling do it. If the points are high the balls will bounce.

 

[realkingcobra]

Don't you have to lower to rail points to accept the smaller pool balls? or does re profiling do it. If the points are high the balls will bounce.

Yes, you'd have to lower the point of the cushions, billiards tables are at 1 1 9/16"s of an inch high, so the balls would get pinched by the cushions, thereby playing dead off the rails. That is what I mean by re-profiling the face of the rails.

Glen