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Refelting a Coin-op (Bar) Pool Table
Did you know that refelting in a coin operated pool table costs less than refelting a “regular” table. Part of the reason is because it is smaller, but the big reason is that it doesn’t have feather strips that hold in the cloth on the top rail. So if you’ve got a bar table in your garage and have been putting off that refelt think again!
As always, be sure to measure your pool table and look for a brand name before calling to schedule an appointment. Take a drive and visit us in our showroom to see all the different colors of cloth we stock. There is so much more than green!
Adam O says:
Question. I am currently refelting my 7′ valley coin op table.
1. I see no way to remove the edge pieces that the rails mount to, thus gaining access to the under side of the slate to secure the felt to while streaching?
2. The felt is glued to the underside of the slate not stapled. Do you use spray adhesive to secure the felt to the top side of the slate while streching on coin op tables?
3. As stated in question 1 the sides do not come off therefore there is no way to wrap the felt underneath the slate. Should I just get 3 of my friends and lift the slate out of the table, refelt it, then drop it back in?
Any insight would be greatly apprecied.
December 29, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Rory says:
Refelting a coin-op table does cost less money than a “regular” pool table, but unfortunately that doesn’t mean it is easy. Taking the slate out of the table is a step in the right direction. Answering any more of your questions would reveal trade secrets. We strive to as helpful as possible, but giving you too much (free) information wouldn’t be very good business practice on our part.
December 30, 2009 at 5:54 am
mike anderson says:
hello Rory…I am in the moving busness just picked up a old 7′ table
I don’t want to put a lot of money into this beast
my lease is up in 2 years and I will not move it again (1 piece slate)
what would it cost to re bumper and felt it and put on 6 pockets
could i save some money if i brought the side rails to you for the repair ?
could you e-mail me back please , thanks Mike
March 15, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Rory says:
Refelting, recushioning a 7′ is going to run you about $560 for an antique style pool table (wood with leather pockets). New pockets depend on the type of pocket. Does the table have leather baskets, drop pockets or does it have ball return?
March 17, 2010 at 11:12 am
Sam says:
Hi there Mike,
Not sure if this is too late… I just bought a 7′ table with 3 piece slate & disassembled, moved, assembled, leveled, joined the slate, replaced the cushions and refelted. Was not that difficult at all. Just take your time doing everything. All in, I’d say all of that took about 12 hours over 2 days. I’ve never done this before and the results were still fantastic. Perfect level, roll and play. Rubber cushions were $30 and a local pool table repair guy sold me good cloth for 70 bucks. Add 5 bucks for some beeswax and 10 bucks for 3m 77 for the pockets and you’re good to go. There’s plenty of information on the web.
November 24, 2010 at 3:37 am
Rory says:
Great job Sam, you sound like a very resourceful guy. If you have more time than money, doing it yourself can be fun! If you’re in O.C. and you need rubber shims for leveling your table we have them in different thicknesses. As for the 3M, we recommend 74. Cushion rubber can be a bit scary, as long as it’s not pink (except Bruns. K-55 Superspeed) you probably will get at least seven years out of them. Keep up the good work! dk
November 24, 2010 at 5:41 am