Tables - Unrelated Questions

[Scaramouche]

My condominium has a billiard room that set up by a interior designer, not by a pool player. The tables are positioned without adequate clearance from the walls. The room has space to position the tables with the minimum footprint for unobstrucked stroke. The two requirements for fixing the situation is moving the table lights and the tables. Before I start lobbying for changes in the room, I need to know what would be involved with repositioning the tables.

Question: Can tables be repositioned without disassembling?


Gold Crowns seem to be the Brunswick model of choice on this board. I haven't seen these tables used in televised competition. The Brunswick model for such tournaments seems to be the Metro.

Question: What are the relative merits of the Gold Crown and Metro models?

 

[rikdee]

table repositioning..........

In a word, yes. Depending on the overall levelness of the floor, you might have to shim the legs when repositioned to maintain level play of the table (assuming it was level to begin with).
Method of shimming can depend on table leg / feet design and / or the presence of floor covering. On hard floors, I have had success using playing cards or other small, thin, and unyielding items to re-level (short of any frame, slatebed re-adjustments). Carpet, etc. might induce a settling factor requiring a second round of shimming.
Although very familiar with GC designs, I have not seen the underside of a Metro and cannot offer comparative comments.

 

[smittie1984]

If your moving in the same room you can have someone put them on Dollys and move it over for you. Unless it is on Tile flooring or Hardwood Flooring.

You shouldn't need a second leveling if it is done correct. 1,000lbs will have anything settle pretty fast.

 

[shinyballs]

Gold Crowns seem to be the Brunswick model of choice on this board. I haven't seen these tables used in televised competition. The Brunswick model for such tournaments seems to be the Metro.

Question: What are the relative merits of the Gold Crown and Metro models?

Actually, recently Brunswick has been showing off the Metro on some of the Televised matches, but they actually play the rest of the tournament on Gold Crowns.

When I purchased my Gold Crown that was used in the WPBA U.S. Open, I also had a chance to look at the Metro table that was used in the TV rounds. The Gold Crown is definitely a much better table in my opinion. The construction of the GC is much more solid. The used Metro was selling for at least $2000 less than the GCs.

As far as the metro, the main downfall for me is the varying width of the rail tops (wider toward the middle of the table. I also prefer a rounded top to the rails, not a flat one. It's easier for me to rail bridge on a rounded top.

-Shiner