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Post by milhouse on Aug 31, 2010 15:48:38 GMT
Does anyone know anyone who can recover a table and put on new cushions ? I know Sav can do this, but obviously a bit far for him to come! Or do you offer good rates ? I am not interested in that person who done the Headington CC and Glads tables recently.
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Post by Colemanator on Aug 31, 2010 16:26:05 GMT
I reckon it would be sensible to get in touch with BB ltd and ask them. I have seen tables recovered recently and they leave a lot to be desired, most notably with pockets sticking up proud of the playing surface, so the ball approaches the hole and stops. ::)
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Post by barbelman on Aug 31, 2010 17:27:37 GMT
Does anyone know anyone who can recover a table and put on new cushions ? I know Sav can do this, but obviously a bit far for him to come! Or do you offer good rates ? I am not interested in that person who done the Headington CC and Glads tables recently. Mark It may be worth ringing this chap as although he says he only covers Kent, he also says he may have contacts in others areas. He quotes £240. www.bar-billiards.com/product.cfm#reclothcheers Tony
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Post by Chris_Sav on Aug 31, 2010 18:05:43 GMT
That's a guy that subbies from what used to be Bar Billiards Kent, Ivor Champion taught him and me all we know ;D . I cannot vouch for the quality of his workmanship, but Ivor certainly knows what he's doing.
Most important thing with whoever does it for you is using the right good quality cloth. I use Hainsworth Match now which is better than the Strachan 6811 I used to use. It must be pulled as tight as a drum.
It's not rocket science and the instructions are still on site I believe. Do the cushions just need recovering or re-rubbering as well?
The way forward reallistically is for the league to have a spare slate and recover at leisure and not under the pressure of doing it on-site. Cushion recover is easy.
Chris
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Post by barbelman on Sept 1, 2010 10:45:59 GMT
That's a guy that subbies from what used to be Bar Billiards Kent, Ivor Champion taught him and me all we know ;D . I cannot vouch for the quality of his workmanship, but Ivor certainly knows what he's doing. Most important thing with whoever does it for you is using the right good quality cloth. I use Hainsworth Match now which is better than the Strachan 6811 I used to use. It must be pulled as tight as a drum. It's not rocket science and the instructions are still on site I believe. Do the cushions just need recovering or re-rubbering as well? The way forward reallistically is for the league to have a spare slate and recover at leisure and not under the pressure of doing it on-site. Cushion recover is easy. Chris Chris Thinking of your spare top idea, what is your opinion of Trespa tops? Is it certainly very strong, rigid and more workable than slate but I wonder if it affects the 'feel' of the table. We use it as work surfaces in the labs now and it seems to be stable to everything and we even put (very) microbalances on it without problem whereas we used to have to have 3 inches of granite as a base for stability! cheers Tony
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Post by Chris_Sav on Sept 1, 2010 19:46:59 GMT
Tony,
I've never yet seen an artificial top that was any where near evenly flat. Having said that things do move on and I have not come across one for a couple of years.
The problem you would hit is that the laminate would likely be thicker than slate. You would then have to drop all the support rails inside the table to accommodate this so that the cushions remain flush with the top of the table.
Sav.
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Post by barbelman on Sept 2, 2010 6:40:00 GMT
Tony, I've never yet seen an artificial top that was any where near evenly flat. Having said that things do move on and I have not come across one for a couple of years. The problem you would hit is that the laminate would likely be thicker than slate. You would then have to drop all the support rails inside the table to accommodate this so that the cushions remain flush with the top of the table. Sav. How thick are the slates on average? Tony
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Post by Chris_Sav on Sept 2, 2010 8:53:44 GMT
Jelkes and Sams are only about five eighths thick, B & W a little thicker.
Sav.
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Post by BFG on Sept 2, 2010 21:14:57 GMT
Jelkes and Sams are only about five eighths thick, B & W a little thicker. Sav. Just moved our sams alike think that must be twice as thick! :'(
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