Had a nice 15 minute phone chat with RKC earlier tonight.
Anybody else ever have the pleasure of talking with him?
r/DCP
Anybody else ever have the pleasure of talking with him?
r/DCP
Talked With RealKingCobra
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I talked to him on the phone once or twice about 10 years ago. Super helpful. I give him sh!t on the forum occasionally, but he's a good guy who wants the sport to grow and the tables (and mechanics) to all be top quality.
@realkingcobra what was the conversation about, are you OK?
Wild guess, the gold crown.
Yes. Talked to him a few times. He enjoys sharing. He calls like it is.
He's approachable. If a mechanic really wanted to be a master installer they should employ Glen to teach them.
How did it go? Was he helpful?
Went fine.
Yes, very helpful.
I've dropped Diamond an email.
He even allowed me to mention his name.
You're in good hands...good luck with whatever.....
*makes post saying he had a 15 minute convo with RKC*
*doesn't elaborate further*
*exits chat*
*doesn't elaborate further*
*exits chat*
What's wrong with the table? My impression from the other thread is you are happy with it. You broke and ran 4 in one day, which is better than you were doing on the GC.
Nothing is wrong with the table. Me and RKC just had a nice little chat about it.
And it was three in one day. And then another one today.
But I am afraid the bad spreads still might be a problem for me.
That's all I can say for now.
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jax_joe
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This certainly will need a follow up thread.
The problem is that he has a totally unrealistic idea of what his BNR % should be.
Not to mention an apparent absence of routine skill maintenance.
Oops mentiond it...
Wow.....many years ago now...may have been 20 year now......He was training a local at the time how to replace the rail wood..... He set up a EX Golden 8-ball GC I picked up and had stripped and refinished the aprins and base and had the rail trim ball return trim and pocket castings powder coated black.. He replaced the wood on the rails.....and put on cloth and cushions that he brought....can't remember if it was Simonis 860 or 760 (blue) cloth and superspeed cushions...artemis or something like that...hell I can't remember ........Can't remember all the specifics of everything he went over but he used a different improved wood that is not supposed to react as much to humidity changes and "diomized" the cut of the pockets....tighter than stock but not ridiculous.....dead on a standard 1.0 TDF......He fixed stuff that you never see fixed on a GC1 or GC2.....I had the standard corner pocket casting/rail gap here and there.....He fixed all of that like a car body shop guy fixes fender/1/4 panel, hood gaps on a car....
They guy is super meticulous about his work....Everything had to be perfect....Anyone that has played on it has said the same thing...It plays exactly like a table should.....perfect speed....not slug slow and not ice rink fast......1, ,2, 3 rail banks dead on......accepts balls at it should but will reject a mishit ball
I was highly impressed with his workmanship and the amount of effort he puts in.....I think the price may have been a little low....Perhaps because he needed a local set up to use to show how and train someone on....or perhaps he just like me cause I am a nice guy.....IDK.
That all being said.....I don't get out and play much anymore.....but even if I did......I would have no interest in a Diamond or any of the newer tables.....I don't mind playing on any table...just no interest...I am very happy with my Real King Cobra GC Conversion.
They guy is super meticulous about his work....Everything had to be perfect....Anyone that has played on it has said the same thing...It plays exactly like a table should.....perfect speed....not slug slow and not ice rink fast......1, ,2, 3 rail banks dead on......accepts balls at it should but will reject a mishit ball
I was highly impressed with his workmanship and the amount of effort he puts in.....I think the price may have been a little low....Perhaps because he needed a local set up to use to show how and train someone on....or perhaps he just like me cause I am a nice guy.....IDK.
That all being said.....I don't get out and play much anymore.....but even if I did......I would have no interest in a Diamond or any of the newer tables.....I don't mind playing on any table...just no interest...I am very happy with my Real King Cobra GC Conversion.
Bro has created more threads than layouts that give a runnable rack.
Forget spin-to-speed ratio, his thread:breaking ratio is off the charts.
Forget spin-to-speed ratio, his thread:breaking ratio is off the charts.