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Cuda1447

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So I was given this pool table awhile back. I have the slate, rails, balls, sticks etc... I just don't have any of the nuts and bolts. Basically nothing as far as that goes. I've tried to contact the manufacturer to get the proper hardware to put it together, with no luck. I simply cannot find anywhere or anyone that can tell me where to get this stuff. So I'm left with one option. Go to Home Depot and just try to find the right stuff. This is a particularly challenging thing for me, as I'm not much of a carpenter type of guy. I simply never really developed those skills.


That said, does anyone have any suggestions? I don't want to just waste this pool table, I just don't have anyway of putting it together :(
 

Gibson486

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you are left with a big challenge. Not only do you have to match the size, but you also have to match the type (metric or not). Then, you may have to deal with the possibility that the screws are odd lengths. If they are odd length, you could just buy a version that is a little longer, but use washers to get the correct length.

So, go to Home Depot, buy a few sizes and try. if it does not fit, or gets stuck while screwing it in, stop and move onto another set. It will be lots of trial and error.
 

Jeffg010

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So I was given this pool table awhile back. I have the slate, rails, balls, sticks etc... I just don't have any of the nuts and bolts. Basically nothing as far as that goes. I've tried to contact the manufacturer to get the proper hardware to put it together, with no luck. I simply cannot find anywhere or anyone that can tell me where to get this stuff. So I'm left with one option. Go to Home Depot and just try to find the right stuff. This is a particularly challenging thing for me, as I'm not much of a carpenter type of guy. I simply never really developed those skills.


That said, does anyone have any suggestions? I don't want to just waste this pool table, I just don't have anyway of putting it together :(

Your best bet is find someone with the skills that can put this together. Any real handyman will have this stuff stocked piled. If you deiced to do this yourself I see a lot of swearing in your future.
 
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Do not do it yourself. I cannot stress this enough. For most carpentry projects, doing it yourself even if you lack the "proper" tools for the job can get you by. But a pool table is a precision piece of engineering; even 0.05 degrees off of level will cause table roll on moving balls, and you aren't going to get that precision without a machinist's level (which is a $100+ piece of equipment on its own). I would recommend going to the "Talk to a Mechanic" section of the AZBilliards forums and asking there. If you're lucky, you'll find someone reasonably close to you who will be able to do it for a reasonable price. We had to have someone come down from Seattle to do ours, and it cost $200 in parts and $200 in labor/distance. Granted, we went for the highest end cloth money can buy, so you should be able to save $120 or so bucks there...

The nice thing about working with someone who does this professionaly is that if you give them the details (1966 Brunswick Gold Crown II, for example), they're going to be able to find out what screws or parts go with that model. That, and they've got the proper tools and the experience so that something that would take you two days and still might not come out correctly should take them a few hours and be better than what you can produce. Also, depending on the age of the materials, you may need to replace the rails which is an additional hassle that they can take care of for you.

What size is the table? Also, where do you live? Certain areas of the country don't have much in the way of table mechanics (Portland, OR seems to have essentially zero, for example), but some areas have quite a few reputable people who work pretty cheap.
 
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Onita

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Do not do it yourself. I cannot stress this enough. For most carpentry projects, doing it yourself even if you lack the "proper" tools for the job can get you by. But a pool table is a precision piece of engineering; even 0.05 degrees off of level will cause table roll on moving balls, and you aren't going to get that precision without a machinist's level (which is a $100+ piece of equipment on its own). I would recommend going to the "Talk to a Mechanic" section of the AZBilliards forums and asking there. If you're lucky, you'll find someone reasonably close to you who will be able to do it for a reasonable price. We had to have someone come down from Seattle to do ours, and it cost $200 in parts and $200 in labor/distance. Granted, we went for the highest end cloth money can buy, so you should be able to save $120 or so bucks there...

The nice thing about working with someone who does this professionaly is that if you give them the details (1966 Brunswick Gold Crown II, for example), they're going to be able to find out what screws or parts go with that model. That, and they've got the proper tools and the experience so that something that would take you two days and still might not come out correctly should take them a few hours and be better than what you can produce. Also, depending on the age of the materials, you may need to replace the rails which is an additional hassle that they can take care of for you.

What size is the table? Also, where do you live? Certain areas of the country don't have much in the way of table mechanics (Portland, OR seems to have essentially zero, for example), but some areas have quite a few reputable people who work pretty cheap.

Why should he not attempt to put it together and save some $$? I bought an older Brunswick table (1960's) and took it apart myself. I was unable to put it back up for another year or so. I ended up emailing Brunswick, who sent me the user manual from back then. I put the table together myself, leveled it best I could and had someone install the felt. They leveled it then.
 

Cuda1447

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Do not do it yourself. I cannot stress this enough. For most carpentry projects, doing it yourself even if you lack the "proper" tools for the job can get you by. But a pool table is a precision piece of engineering; even 0.05 degrees off of level will cause table roll on moving balls, and you aren't going to get that precision without a machinist's level (which is a $100+ piece of equipment on its own). I would recommend going to the "Talk to a Mechanic" section of the AZBilliards forums and asking there. If you're lucky, you'll find someone reasonably close to you who will be able to do it for a reasonable price. We had to have someone come down from Seattle to do ours, and it cost $200 in parts and $200 in labor/distance. Granted, we went for the highest end cloth money can buy, so you should be able to save $120 or so bucks there...

The nice thing about working with someone who does this professionaly is that if you give them the details (1966 Brunswick Gold Crown II, for example), they're going to be able to find out what screws or parts go with that model. That, and they've got the proper tools and the experience so that something that would take you two days and still might not come out correctly should take them a few hours and be better than what you can produce. Also, depending on the age of the materials, you may need to replace the rails which is an additional hassle that they can take care of for you.

What size is the table? Also, where do you live? Certain areas of the country don't have much in the way of table mechanics (Portland, OR seems to have essentially zero, for example), but some areas have quite a few reputable people who work pretty cheap.


Good suggestion, thanks. I live in North Tampa. Table is a full size table, 8 feet I think?
 

SphinxnihpS

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Why should he not attempt to put it together and save some $$?

Because he will fuck it up!

Yours was not missing actual hardware, and even in the best of cases this is a difficult task due to the precision required. Also guessing he doesn't have the tools. Plus AP already recommended the correct web forum for direction and help.
 

Cuda1447

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Ok, so I tried to register on AZBilliard Forum... but omfg they have the hardest registration process ever. I keep getting their random question wrong. The greatest player of all time is Willie? Mays I tried... not right. What Pearls last name is? The pearl who?!? Hooks last name is? According to wiki it's not given. WTF, where is the standard captcha? Fucking bullshit lol
 
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Cuda, lol. Those are pool related questions. The Pearl is Earl "The Pearl" Strickland, the best 9-Ball player ever. Greatest player of all time is Willie Mosconi. Captain Hook is, I believe, Mike Sigel. The Black Widow is Jeanette Lee (that's another one that I've seen there). Ummm... I don't know what else they might ask, but here's a couple more nicknames:

Mika "Iceman" Immonen
Shane "The South Dakota Kid" van Boening
Shannon "The Cannon" Daulton
Efren "The Magician" Reyes (also known as "Bata")
Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer
Buddy "The Rifleman" Hall

That should be enough of a list that you can refresh through and get one. I can also start a thread for you there if you'd like (if you PM me the details you know about the table), but it's probably better if you sign up yourself so you can have direct contact with whoever you might end up hiring.
 

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I'd look for my local billiards company and give them a call and see what they can do for me. Might cost you a couple hundred but thats well worth it for a pool table potentially costing a few thousand.
 

Cuda1447

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Cuda, lol. Those are pool related questions. The Pearl is Earl "The Pearl" Strickland, the best 9-Ball player ever. Greatest player of all time is Willie Mosconi. Captain Hook is, I believe, Mike Sigel. The Black Widow is Jeanette Lee (that's another one that I've seen there). Ummm... I don't know what else they might ask, but here's a couple more nicknames:

Mika "Iceman" Immonen
Shane "The South Dakota Kid" van Boening
Shannon "The Cannon" Daulton
Efren "The Magician" Reyes (also known as "Bata")
Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer
Buddy "The Rifleman" Hall

That should be enough of a list that you can refresh through and get one. I can also start a thread for you there if you'd like (if you PM me the details you know about the table), but it's probably better if you sign up yourself so you can have direct contact with whoever you might end up hiring.



Haha! Ok much better. Obviously I don't know shit about pool and it showed. I was looking up stuff about baseball, Peterpan and Pirates of the Caribbean!
 

Onita

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Because he will fuck it up!

Yours was not missing actual hardware, and even in the best of cases this is a difficult task due to the precision required. Also guessing he doesn't have the tools. Plus AP already recommended the correct web forum for direction and help.

Shrug. I can only go by what I did, but putting it together isn't that hard. But you're right, I did have the hardware which obviously makes life much easier.

Good luck anyways OP. Its not cheap!
 
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