Valley Bar Table Problem......

[Bigtruck]

I found a really nice Valley bar table with coin op. that I can buy really low. Problem........it has a plywood playing surface. Could it have come from valley like this? Can a slate be put back on it?

Thanks for your input!

Ray

 

[realkingcobra]

I found a really nice Valley bar table with coin op. that I can buy really low. Problem........it has a plywood playing surface. Could it have come from valley like this? Can a slate be put back on it?

Thanks for your input!

Ray

No Valley pool table has ever come out of the Valley plant with a plywood playing surface. I would guess that somewhere in the past the slate to that table got broke, and someone replaced it with plywood. It must be a 3 x 7 Valley, as that table comes with a 3/4" slate. Yes, you can put a slate in that table if you can find one, but beware the slate can cost as much as the table or more with shipping.

Glen

 

[Dead Crab]

You might want to check with this outfit:

http://www.lakesidebilliardsupply.com/pooltableslate.html

as they sell k-pattern slates, as well as a lot of Valley parts, and they may be able to advise you about replacement slate for your table. If a K-pattern fits, you might be able to find a distributor in your area, and save on shipping (you've already got a truck to pick it up with).

New slate, rubber, and cloth is going to run $750-800, so you would really have to getting the frame cheap to make it worth it.

 

[realkingcobra]

I'd check with a vendor in your area first, to see if there's any chance they have a junk Valley or Dynamo table that they'd sell for a few hundred buck, take the slate out of that table and put it in the one you're thinking about buying...before you purchase the table.

Glen