what to assemble before a table mechanic shows up

Franky

Franky

woman I said NO!!!
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I have a Gold Crown disassembled in a truck outside my place. I'll have several guys here in the morning to move the pieces inside.

My question is what, if anything, should I assemble while I have the gorilla power in the house but no table mechanic?

If your answer is to assemble something, please tell me how if its not obvious or if there are any gotchas to be aware of in the process.
 
If its a gold crown with adjustable feet put the frame together and line it up in the room were you want it, which way you want to brake the balls.the frame should be marked which end is the head or foot if not look for screw holes for the ball return box this will be the foot rail were you rack the balls.

Center it in the room and put the center slate on the table in the center and let the mechanic go from there.

You might think about how high you want your table @ the top of the slate i make it right @30" for my self i like a tall table some like a low table like 28-29" to the top of the slate.

If your rails still have staples in them and your getting new cloth remove all the staples and this will speed up install time, leave the feather strips in they brake easy. clean off any staples on the backerboard of the slate also and clean the seams of the slate. Anothe one clean the slate with a wet towel several times to remove old chalk this will help the table to play true and faster.

All this prep work will help the installer out so they can stay focused on assembling your dream table the right way the first time.

Best of luck

Craig
 
Franky said:
I have a Gold Crown disassembled in a truck outside my place. I'll have several guys here in the morning to move the pieces inside.

My question is what, if anything, should I assemble while I have the gorilla power in the house but no table mechanic?

If your answer is to assemble something, please tell me how if its not obvious or if there are any gotchas to be aware of in the process.
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Nothing, that is what a table Mechanic is suppose to do, completely assemble the table. The following steps are used!!

1) Assemble the frame

2) Level the frame to existing floor

3) Place your center slate on the table, and level it to the frame

4) Next level either end piece of slate to the frame and the center piece of slate.

5) Next level the other end piece of slate to the other end of the center slate and check for overall levelness. If everything is good, fill the seams, I use Bee's wax, and cover and assemble the rest of the table.

Remember any step above including not assembling the frame correctly can cause additional work for the Mechanic.

Have great night!!!
 
I agree, while it is nice to have some of the work done. Most mechanics will want to know that everything is done to thier specs start to finish. They can also look for and correct any issues that a person that has never built a table may not see.
 
What to assemble

I have a GCIV and what I did was the basic stuff. I already had the light hung where it was supposed to be so I knew where the table had to be. I assembled the foot castings to the stands and installed the stretcher. Then I took the rails and corner castings and assembled them. Then I attached the aprons to the rails. (this part was pretty easy because this table came from a WPBA tour stop and the holes were there for me to follow). I attached the ball box to the rail/apron assembly and patiently waited for the mechanics to show up a few days later. What I did wasn't much but it made it alot easier for the guys when they got there. They put the frame on and leveled it, which was already together, put on the slate, leveled the slate and did the seams, put on the cloth, put on the rail/apron assembly, and installed the gulleys. This was four years ago and the table is still dead nuts.:)
 
I like to do everything myself. But I don't do alot of cleaning. I would suggest cleaning the webs out of the legs and frame stretcher, get the levelors how you want them. That sort of stuff.
 
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You might think about how high you want your table @ the top of the slate i make it right @30" for my self i like a tall table some like a low table like 28-29" to the top of the slate.
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Personally, I vote for 33-34", which may not be regulation, but makes the game a whole lot more comfortable.
 
As long as the frame, slate and the rest of the table is in the room it is going in, I am happy. If you really want some time to see exactly how you want your table in your room or to try and move furniture around so you don't have to decide in a 5 minute period when the mechanic gets there. You could assemble the frame, legs, and leg stretcher. It's pretty easy to do. The bolts will match up or they won't. With that being pretty much error proof connect the legs together with the leg stretcher. Then put the frame on top and bolt the frame to the legs. At that point two pepole can move the frame around and it will give you a good idea on how it will look in your room.

But I wouldn't suggest putting the slate on top.
 
My only .02 would be that if the table is going on top of carpet and pad, would be to set up the legs and frame, set the slate on top and let it settle into the carpet for a week or two. That way the settling will be done before the table is levelled and set up by the mechanic.

Russ...
 
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