Table on wheels possible?

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Is it possible to somehow put wheels under table to move its location from a storage area to a playing area?

The move would be across a concrete garage floor...ie smooth rolling surface. Putting wheels under a table will make the playing surface too high...so have to somehow remove or lower the legs to the concrete floor when playing, then jack it up again and roll back to storage location. If always to the same location on the floor...then should stay level..right?

My guess is some tables might me better for this type of moving if its even possible. One piece slate for sure would probably be better...but less likely to find one with most modern tables being 3 piece slate. I also would like a 9' table and suspect that adds to the difficulty. Maybe a GC?

Ideas? Ever see anyone do this? Someone must have.

You ideas and sugestions would be appreciated.
 
NaturalEnglish said:
Is it possible to somehow put wheels under table to move its location from a storage area to a playing area?

The move would be across a concrete garage floor...ie smooth rolling surface. Putting wheels under a table will make the playing surface too high...so have to somehow remove or lower the legs to the concrete floor when playing, then jack it up again and roll back to storage location. If always to the same location on the floor...then should stay level..right?

My guess is some tables might me better for this type of moving if its even possible. One piece slate for sure would probably be better...but less likely to find one with most modern tables being 3 piece slate. I also would like a 9' table and suspect that adds to the difficulty. Maybe a GC?

Ideas? Ever see anyone do this? Someone must have.

You ideas and sugestions would be appreciated.
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The only 9ft table you're going to be even close to doing that with is a Diamond 9ft ProAm, and yes if you mark out the foot pattern and return the table to the same spot, it'll go right back to level.

Glen
 
A friend in my town frabricates special rollers/casters like you want and they are used in professional Brunswick tournaments. They just jack up the table half an inch and slide the casters under, then roll the tables wherever they want. With the floating caster plates on a GC IV + V it's easy to level the table also. In the case where you want to do this I would suggest gluing the slate.
 
I would suspect it is because of the one piece slate design of the table. No seams.
 
That would help for sure but when the slate is glued together it won't seperate when lifting up this small amount. The frame design on a GC V and IV are as good or better as any. GC IV's are not that hard to find. Buying a one piece 9 foot slate table will be difficult to sell later as it doesn't fit well in many locations and will be more costly to move.
 
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Those special rollers sound like whats needed. Any pictures or additional info on inet? Cost? email etc?

Can you explain what "floating caster plates" are?

Does a GC have a jack point?

Might it be possible to leave the rollers under the table all the time and block the table to keep it from moving while playing? If the rollers only raised the table 1/2" then the legs could be lowered 1/2" to compensate for the height and keep the playing surface at the correct heigth.
 
NaturalEnglish said:
Those special rollers sound like whats needed. Any pictures or additional info on inet? Cost? email etc?

Can you explain what "floating caster plates" are?

Does a GC have a jack point?

Might it be possible to leave the rollers under the table all the time and block the table to keep it from moving while playing? If the rollers only raised the table 1/2" then the legs could be lowered 1/2" to compensate for the height and keep the playing surface at the correct heigth.
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Look, unlike a GC or any other 3 piece slate table, the Diamond 9ft ProAm don't have any seams that need to be glued together, so no seams to break apart. Second, the ProAm has a frame so strong, to move it all you have to do is put a pallet jack up under the body, put a crate on the pallet jack...lift up the table and move it. Because the leg adjusters can't turn by themselves, setting the table back in the same spot means it goes right back to the way it was before you moved it, no adjusting needed, but you have to make sure you outline the foot prints of the the way the table sits BEFORE you start moving it around. This method is used in many bars that move the Diamond smart tables around often for dancing on weekends.

Glen
 
realkingcobra said:
Look, unlike a GC or any other 3 piece slate table, the Diamond 9ft ProAm don't have any seams that need to be glued together, so no seams to break apart. Second, the ProAm has a frame so strong, to move it all you have to do is put a pallet jack up under the body, put a crate on the pallet jack...lift up the table and move it. Because the leg adjusters can't turn by themselves, setting the table back in the same spot means it goes right back to the way it was before you moved it, no adjusting needed, but you have to make sure you outline the foot prints of the the way the table sits BEFORE you start moving it around. This method is used in many bars that move the Diamond smart tables around often for dancing on weekends.

Glen
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Whats nice about moving a GC IV or V is all you need are the casters and no pallet jack. The slate subframe on a GC IV or V is better than a Diamond IMO. You can jack them up on either end of the frame easily and they do this in tournaments all the time.
 
OTLB said:
Name the tournaments you're talking about;) in which they move GC4's & 5's around in...after they're already assembled.
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What part of this question did you not understand?

Glen
 
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First of all, in conversations with Al Conte he told me he use to do this all the time at Brunswick events. Second, I have another personal friend who has done it for Brunswick at tournaments and thats why he had them made up. I don't know what all the tournament names were but you could always ask Brunswick. In fact my GC V came from one of the tournaments that my friend setup and used them at.
 
OTLB said:
The slate subframe on a GC IV or V is better than a Diamond IMO. You can jack them up on either end of the frame easily and they do this in tournaments all the time.
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You shouldn't talk or give reference to something you have NO personal knowledge of, which is WHY I asked YOU to name ANY tournament that you personally have seen the Brunswick's moved around in...after they've been set up. I PERSONALLY have seen tournaments in which Brunswick tables have been set up...and not ONE of the tables were moved...until they were taken down because they were not needed any more for the finals.

Glen
 
Sliding a table around to reposition it for a finals is not the same thing as jacking it up and "moving" it around;)

Glen
 
OTLB said:
you didn't ask me which ones I had personally seen
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OTLB said:
Name the tournaments you're talking about;) in which they move GC4's & 5's around in...after they're already assembled.
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What part of this question did you not understand?

Glen
 
you didn't say "name the tournaments that you have personally seen etc" if you said that I would have said none. When Al Conte told me he did this I saw no need to ask him and since my friend actually had these made up and told me he uses them I saw no need to verify with him either. And after this post has sit here a while I will bet you that there are many guys who have moved tables using many methods. Just for you to say that the only table you can do this with is a Diamond is NOT correct.
 
OTLB said:
you didn't say "name the tournaments that you have personally seen etc" if you said that I would have said none. When Al Conte told me he did this I saw no need to ask him and since my friend actually had these made up and told me he uses them I saw no need to verify with him either. And after this post has sit here a while I will bet you that there are many guys who have moved tables using many methods. Just for you to say that the only table you can do this with is a Diamond is NOT correct.
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I never said you couldn't move any other tables, I said the Diamond ProAm is the best for this kind of moving around. Just as a personal note...have YOU ever moved a Diamond ProAm, as you DID say a Brunswick is better at this than even a Diamond...or did you NOT say that as well?

Glen
 
OTLB said:
The slate subframe on a GC IV or V is better than a Diamond IMO.
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Try jacking up a Brunswick with a floor jack, and spin it around 180 degrees and set it back down in place. NO 9ft table can be turned around that easy, when compared to the Diamond ProAm 9ft. Have you even seen the inside frame and structure of a Diamond 9ft ProAm...in order to have your "IMO"?

Glen
 
"The only 9ft table you're going to be even close to doing that with is a Diamond 9ft ProAm, and yes if you mark out the foot pattern and return the table to the same spot, it'll go right back to level.

Glen"

When you say "only" what do you mean????????


What I said was IMO the frame that the slate sits on is better built than on a Diamond.
 
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