I bought a used GC II about 28 months ago. I have lived with its problems but now I'm getting sick ofi t.
1. As I metioned in another thread, the ballbox on my GC II was missing the metal trim piece and the wood had worn down so much that balls can spin out of the box and bounce on my concrete floor.
2. I ordered the trim piece. It arrived tonight and I put it on. When I took the ballbox off, I realized that it's got a layer of cork (?) in it. Is that normal?
As you can see, the cork has worn out substantially.
3. By adding the trim piece, there's now a gap between the wood and the metal and I here a "nice" (not nice) 'clank' every time a ball hits the box.
So after worrying about how bouncing on concrete can wreck my balls, I get to be paranoid about how aluminum affects the balls. (I can't imagine it would hurt it too much.
3. I also saw that at one end of the box, the wood is splitting.
4. Balls can also spin out the track when you pocket them in one of the side pockets. I assume this is because the pocket is missing a screw. When I put a new screw in, I discovered that this holds the pocket firmly in place and balls coming down the track get stuck right there.
5. In addition to this, the people who set up my table put the rail with the counters at one end of the table and the ball return at the other.
So.
I was thinking of converting to a drop-pocket table and I'm still leaning that way.
However, if I decide to keep the ball-return...
Does having the rail with the counters at the opposite end as the ball-return cause problems? Such as with poorly-fitting pockets? Is it possible for me to move the sides/ball return/holder stuff to the other end or is it a more advanced manuever?
Thanks for you suggestions.
-matthew
1. As I metioned in another thread, the ballbox on my GC II was missing the metal trim piece and the wood had worn down so much that balls can spin out of the box and bounce on my concrete floor.
2. I ordered the trim piece. It arrived tonight and I put it on. When I took the ballbox off, I realized that it's got a layer of cork (?) in it. Is that normal?
As you can see, the cork has worn out substantially.
3. By adding the trim piece, there's now a gap between the wood and the metal and I here a "nice" (not nice) 'clank' every time a ball hits the box.
So after worrying about how bouncing on concrete can wreck my balls, I get to be paranoid about how aluminum affects the balls. (I can't imagine it would hurt it too much.
3. I also saw that at one end of the box, the wood is splitting.
4. Balls can also spin out the track when you pocket them in one of the side pockets. I assume this is because the pocket is missing a screw. When I put a new screw in, I discovered that this holds the pocket firmly in place and balls coming down the track get stuck right there.
5. In addition to this, the people who set up my table put the rail with the counters at one end of the table and the ball return at the other.
So.
I was thinking of converting to a drop-pocket table and I'm still leaning that way.
However, if I decide to keep the ball-return...
Does having the rail with the counters at the opposite end as the ball-return cause problems? Such as with poorly-fitting pockets? Is it possible for me to move the sides/ball return/holder stuff to the other end or is it a more advanced manuever?
Thanks for you suggestions.
-matthew