Plastic ring hole

[Pingpong - Mike]

Hi I have just joined the site waiting for approval, but in the mean time I am after some help please.

I am restoring a Jelkes Bar Billiards table about 1940. I have almost finished but I have a problem fitting some new orange plastic ring holes I purchased with the new felt.

The holes on the table are 2 and half inches wide 64mm and that is the outer diameter of the rings not allowing for the felt, I have tried sanding the plastic rings down a little on the edge

but they are way too tight still. I can only get them in half way by banging them with no felt. Any help would be grateful. Thanks Mike

[bryans666]

Best person to talk to is Chris Saville who has had the right size pockets made

[Chris_Sav]

Hi Mike and welcome,

I've authorised tour account so I suggest you look in the members section on pocket rings. There are many variations.

The only ones on the market I have seen are crap and nothing like the originals and too big as you have found out.

I believe I have a set or two of some that are nearly as good as the originals but I won't be using them so you could have them for the postage. You'll have to be patient as I have not been out for six weeks and won't be until covid is over as my decrepitude and underlying health problems mean I am vulnerable.

If you are even more patient then take a look at the thread on 3D printed rings, but that seems to have come to a halt temporarily hopefully.

[pingpong]

Hi Chris

Many thanks for the warm welcome to the site, I am glad I found it. Yes I would love to get some pocket rings from you and pay you for them please.

I could get them picked up by FedEx if that is convenient with you.

Please let me know.

Thanks again Mike

[Chris_Sav]

 We have several sets of rings but I'm not prepared to let any original ones go before the 3D project in on stream.


As mentioned I have a set as in Taffy's post below;

barbilliards.proboards.com/thread/13385/replacement-billiard-table-pocket-rings?page=2

Mine are in brown and 63mm outside diameter.

If you want to organise pick-up then fine by me. They are a part of my league's stock and we have thousands in the bank so don't need anything for them. I would rather they were put to good use.

PM me if you want to take this further please.