Now you don't break up a set and have given them an option they have not had before perhaps. Therefor if you can save your customer money I think they will appreciate it.Ĭustomer may only want the foot pockets tightened(onepocket). Question is? could a player tell the difference with the cloth on. Where possible I think I have created a road that allows the mechanic to elevate his skill level while still servicing the customer. Shims, my extensions (carry one stic with SS and one stick with what you think you will use the most.)and the complete overhual. There are basically 3 grades of doing this operation. I don't even attempt shortcuts, it will bite you in the every time. Remember, the customers paying for rail extensions to reduce the size of the pockets and make the table play tougher, as a rule is a better player and a more demanding customer to satisfy. I'll look at them in person at your shop, and maybe have a different opinionīut for now I see them as an interim step at best. There is a place where your extensions would be a quick and simple fix, but for that matter double shimming with facing is a cheap and economical way to make a pocket opening smaller. As an example, the cushions have new rubber from end to end, The opening angles and down angles are corrected and uniform, and the age and condition of all the materials is the same.NEW. Even within a specific model (GC 3 being the worst) they vary from year to year in liner profile, throat angle, down angle, poorly re applied cushions and all the past sins of BAD machanics.:angry: These problems are resolved when rail extensions are put on in the traditional way. The third thing is the pockets - and this bridges the gap between maintenance and restoration.In my experience with Gold Crowns there is a large amount of variation from model to model, GC 1 to GC 5. Finding an experienced mechanic is important. Changing the cushions (especially on an old table) requires another level of expertise since the EXACT height of the cushion nose and the angle and width of the pocket openings are critical. If the ball goes “THUNK” and dies a short distance off the rail, the game isn’t much fun. The second most obvious thing to pay attention to is the rubber cushions.
The cloth is the most obvious – everyone knows when the cloth is ripped or bald from wear, it’s time for a new one – and there are billiard mechanics most everywhere that you can call on to change the cloth and tune up your leveling. The three main wear items that you need to pay attention to in order to keep your old pool table functional are the cloth, the cushions, and the pockets.
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