Value of a Brunswick Anniversary Snooker Table

[pt109]

Glen....how about converting to a Chinese 8-ball table?

Not good fire wood

A few Russian billiard tables in my area are 6x12 snooker tables.....
...snooker isn’t all that saleable now.

I think that 9-foot snooker table is more saleable as a Chinese 8-ball table....
...in our area....we got one in our room that gets play.

So, it seems like the slate cut might suit that game.

 

[book collector]

A 4.5 inch grinder should work perfect.

 

[KissedOut]

Yes, snooker corner pocket shelves are real deep. As far as the cost to turn it into a real pool table, yes, to be done RIGHT, it's going to cost more than if it was already a pool table.

Would it be cheaper to convert to a carom table?. The rails are replaced with billiard rails of the correct height and fast cloth gets put on. This seems like a more straightforward conversion than to pool.

 

[logical]

Unless you are in the restoration/conversation business, I'd just walk away. There's no real money in restoring it and it will be more expensive to make it into something it isn't than starting with one that is what you want.

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[realkingcobra]

Would it be cheaper to convert to a carom table?. The rails are replaced with billiard rails of the correct height and fast cloth gets put on. This seems like a more straightforward conversion than to pool.

The rails are not the same height, and you'd not only have to find pocket castings to support pool, but pockets as well, then the rails would have to be cut to fit the castings too. Then, if it's a billiards slate, the pocket shelves are going to have to be cut in as well.

 

[logical]

The rails are not the same height, and you'd not only have to find pocket castings to support pool, but pockets as well, then the rails would have to be cut to fit the castings too. Then, if it's a billiards slate, the pocket shelves are going to have to be cut in as well.

Slate: nope, castings: nope, rails:nope, pockets..what pockets? And isn't a snooker table a few inches higher than a pool table?

Hey, the legs can be salvaged if cut down. Of course they are missing the metal bands so basically you are building a pool table from scratch.

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[KissedOut]

The rails are not the same height, and you'd not only have to find pocket castings to support pool, but pockets as well, then the rails would have to be cut to fit the castings too. Then, if it's a billiards slate, the pocket shelves are going to have to be cut in as well.

I don't think you understood the question. They would, of course, have to be new rails of the proper height, but no pockets or pocket shelves would be involved, since we're talking about a carom table.

I only ask because our senior center had one of those dual use tables that Brunswick used to make that had both carom rails and snooker rails. It was set up as a snooker table but fortunately we had the carom rails available and it was a pretty straightforward deal for the mechanic to take off the snooker rails and put the carom rails (with new rubber) on with everything recovered with Royal Pro cloth (since we were not retrofitting a heater).

So it seemed to me that if new carom rails were made (which, of course, would be made to the proper height) the table could be easily converted without having to cut or grind the slate.

 

[pt109]

I don't think you understood the question. They would, of course, have to be new rails of the proper height, but no pockets or pocket shelves would be involved, since we're talking about a carom table.

I only ask because our senior center had one of those dual use tables that Brunswick used to make that had both carom rails and snooker rails. It was set up as a snooker table but fortunately we had the carom rails available and it was a pretty straightforward deal for the mechanic to take off the snooker rails and put the carom rails (with new rubber) on with everything recovered with Royal Pro cloth (since we were not retrofitting a heater).

So it seemed to me that if new carom rails were made (which, of course, would be made to the proper height) the table could be easily converted without having to cut or grind the slate.

Yeah, but then you’ll have a 9-foot carom table...akin to a par three golf course.
...and Brunswick had carom rails for 10-foot Anniversaries and Gold Crowns...
...never heard of them doing a 9-foot....Glen might know different.

 

[realkingcobra]

Would it be cheaper to convert to a carom table?. The rails are replaced with billiard rails of the correct height and fast cloth gets put on. This seems like a more straightforward conversion than to pool.

Where are you getting the rails and castings for billiards?

 

[realkingcobra]

I don't think you understood the question. They would, of course, have to be new rails of the proper height, but no pockets or pocket shelves would be involved, since we're talking about a carom table.

I only ask because our senior center had one of those dual use tables that Brunswick used to make that had both carom rails and snooker rails. It was set up as a snooker table but fortunately we had the carom rails available and it was a pretty straightforward deal for the mechanic to take off the snooker rails and put the carom rails (with new rubber) on with everything recovered with Royal Pro cloth (since we were not retrofitting a heater).

So it seemed to me that if new carom rails were made (which, of course, would be made to the proper height) the table could be easily converted without having to cut or grind the slate.

Easy to convert? Do you know where the Carom corner casting are? Who's going to build the Carom rails? This table don't have the 10' optional snooker/billiards rails with it, and....its a 9ft, not a 10'.

 

[realkingcobra]

Yeah, but then you’ll have a 9-foot carom table...akin to a par three golf course.
...and Brunswick had carom rails for 10-foot Anniversaries and Gold Crowns...
...never heard of them doing a 9-foot....Glen might know different.

Yes, they made a 9' carom table.

 

[pt109]

Yes, they made a 9' carom table.

Thanx....I had an Anniversary 5x10 with no rails....
...just missed a set of GC carom rails in Utica years ago...was told they would fit.
....eventually let it go for parts...:embarrassed2:

 

[ChrisSjoblom]

Thanks for the input, guys. I'm still not sure what I am going to do with it, but I really would like to see it survive rather than go for parts. I'll probably put it up in the For Sale section for something in the neighborhood of $500 and see if there is any interest.