OC Pool Table Rollin’ To The Rockies

Posted by Pool Table King on September 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Yesterday we were on a pool table job in Laguna Niguel, CA. The owners of this nine foot pool table were moving to Colorado and needed the pool table experts to help with getting this massive pool table disassembled and loaded into their rented moving truck. No problem for us, that’s what we do on a daily basis.

We started by detaching the leather pockets and then un-bolted the rails. We carefully slid the two “U” shaped sections of rails off the table and laid them upside down on the floor. We then removed the bolts that fastened the leather pockets to each rail section. While this was going on my assistant was carefully removing the felt that covered the slates. This particular model of pool table had the felt glued onto the slate. So he had to be really careful not to rip it while it was being detached from the perimeter of the slate. Once this tricky task was done, we move on to removing the slate screws. After removing the last screw and before moving the slate pieces out I always mark the slates with a “head” for the end that was the breaking end of the table. Then I’ll draw an arc across the three pieces and I’ll number the pieces 1,2,3. After we’ve moved the last piece of slate off of the cabinet, I’ll mark “head” on the wood where the head piece of slate was resting.

Now we un-bolted the four legs and bored four holes into two sturdy cross-members, then bolted the legs to the inside of cabinet. We carefully folded and wrapped the felt and packed it in a box with the six pockets, pool balls and any other small pool table related items. I inter-locked two rails and laid out a moving pad on the floor and wrapped the rails sort of like making a big burrito, making sure I rolled them a few times then folded the ends inside then rolled again and taped the ends shut.

This pool table was now ready to be trucked up to Colorado safely.

Park Your Pool Table In The Garage

Posted by Rory on August 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Don’t forget, even if you don’t have space in your home for a pool table, there might be another spot. In this case it was a parking spot in the garage that turned into a gameroom. We delivered and set-up this used 8′ oak pool table to a nice family in Orange, CA. Mom and Dad were willing to park outside, in order to gain a gameroom for their son and his friends. The parents told us that they felt more comfortable knowing where their son was spending time with his friends.

Dutchess Pool Table Delivery

Posted by Pool Table King on August 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

We delivered this 8′ Fischer “Dutchess” pool table to a nice family in Orange, CA. The “Dutchess” is our most popular model, it’s available in Cinnamon, Warm Chestnut, Traditional Mahogany and Honey Maple finishes. Priced at only $1999, we include the local delivery, setup and a full premium accessory kit. All “Dutchess” pool tables feature solid wood double interlocking beams, solid wood carved legs, rails and blind aprons. Three piece one inch slate is standard on all Fischer pool tables. Visit our show room in Orange County to see the “Dutchess” and many other beautiful pool tables.

Going Green After 3 Years

Posted by Pool Table King on August 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

That’s right, UCI’s Vista del Campo in Irvine, CA  is going “Green”. New green felt that is. As you can see in the pics, we are replacing the three year old Championship “champrint” cloth with “Aramith’s” 24oz. “worsted” tournament cloth. I’m sure some of the better pool players at VDC will really appreciate the upgrade in cloth. The Championship printed cloth was cool looking because it had the VDC logo on it, but it was a “woolen” cloth. “Woolen” cloth tends to play quite a bit slower than “worsted” cloth, because a woolen cloth like championship’s has what’s called “nap” on the playing surface. This “nap” tends to slow the ball’s momentum when rolling. Some of you may be familiar with a type of billiard cloth called “Simonis”. Simonis is a worsted cloth, meaning it has no “nap” on the playing surface. “Aramith Tournament” cloth is also a worsted cloth, AT has very similar characteristics to Simonis 860. AT cloth is newcomer to the Billiard Industry. The manufacturer however, is not new to the Industry. Belgium’s Saluc S.A. has been producing the world’s finest billiard balls for over half of a century. The benefits of using AT cloth over a conventional woolen cloth are great. You can enjoy tournament quality play on your own pool table, while saving some “green” too. On average, the cost of AT cloth over Simonis cloth is approximately $20-25 dollars per yard less. I have personally installed AT cloth on dozens of  pool tables in commercial environments such as sportsbars. The AT cloth will stand the test of time and when it’s “broken in”, has that same shiny look to it that Simonis does. For the “designer type” folks, AT cloth is available in 12 popular colors. Please visit our show room to see it in person.