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   UncleDunc | Feb 19, 2004 12:49am | #1

   FWW had a pool table cover story a long time ago. You should be able to find it in the magazine index at the FWW web site.

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   MyTacoma | Feb 19, 2004 12:55am | #2

   Thanks, I'll take a look.

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   dirtstirrer | Feb 19, 2004 09:19am | #3

   Thought about it once, but never did it.  Here is an interesting link I came across:

   http://www.bestbilliard.com

   Steve
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   MyTacoma | Feb 19, 2004 09:44am | #4

   Thanks. The zig zag table is pretty cool. I wonder if the standard rules apply?

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   Kell | Feb 19, 2004 05:18pm | #5

   Try http://www.pooltableplans.com.  These guys claim they can help you make a pool table that plays as well as any on the market with sources for cushions and everything else you need.

   The article in FWW was about turning a pool cue.  And it was about 15 years ago.  I have the issue at home, I think.

   Kell

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   UncleDunc | Feb 19, 2004 05:39pm | #6

   I remember the article about pool cues, but there was also an article about building a table with a three piece slate bed. It had all the steps, making the frame, making or buying legs, finishing, bedding the slate, stretching the felt, building the bumpers, inlaying the markers, etc.

   Edited to add: FWW #75. Mar/Apr 1989

   Edited 2/19/2004 9:44:37 AM ET by Uncle Dunc

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   Kell | Feb 19, 2004 07:23pm | #7

   Thanks Unc!  I'll check and see if I have that issue too.  Appreciate the clarity!

   Kell

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   tomytinker | Feb 19, 2004 08:43pm | #8

   My buddy has been a bowling alley and pool table mechanic for 30 years. Drop me a line at: [email protected] and I will hook you up with him.

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   SEBDESN | Feb 20, 2004 01:06am | #9

   I have been fixing the things for 25 years or so...The old ones are pretty simple and would be easy to build. (not counting all the inlays)The major  exercise is finding a set of slates.

   I have a 5x10 carom  table in my basement and the slates (3)weigh about 500 lbs each. The old tables have the rails attached to the slates with captured nuts embedded in the slates. The new ones have "flat" rails that have a captured nut in the rail itself and a bolt goes thru the slate from the bottom. The rest of the table is just a stand (albiet decorative) for the slates to sit on. The rails take a "liner" so the rubber is aligned properly to the bed.The pockets and irons cost an arm and a leg if you get nice ones, and a good  cloth is about the same.Covering is not hard after you figure out how to do it. Having a bit of upholstery exp will help. Much easier would be to find an semi old table from the 50's and use the slates pockets etc and class it up with new legs etc.

   Bud