Outdoor Pool Table Repair and Recover PART 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- Outdoor pool table repair. This table is an absolute NIGHTMARE of a table. This table is a great example of why I don't particularly care to work on outdoor pool tables to begin with.
What's wrong with it??? A better question would be, "what isn't wrong with it?"
Follow along in this multi-part video series to see how I address the numerous flaws this table has. Everything from manufacturer's defects to environmental factors that make this outdoor table a ROYAL pain to work on! But, WE GET IT DONE!!!!!
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Awesome, learning alot from your videos
Yes i have been waiting for this follow up video
I’ve been waiting for this video too.
Hey Doug love the video.glad to see your up for the task on redoing this table.can’t wait for part three.
Glad you're back! When I commented last I mentioned that I was looking forward to seeing the view of what's under the slate. I'm such a coin-op guy that I assumed that outdoor tables would have ball returns (which would also direct water)! So, now I'm guessing that outdoor tables are usually drop-pockets to keep them simple in defending from the elements. Does water ever seep horizontally under the slate?
On this Part 2 table, do you think the designer was planning on the plywood being just as unbending as the slate because of the slate's weight? That would explain putting wedges under the wood.
I have no idea what the designer of this table was thinking. I'm sure, though, one of his thoughts was, "Some sucker is going to buy these things and I'll make a fortune selling them."
Typically, water-resistant materials are used when making an outdoor table. So, yeah, water does get trapped horizontally sometimes. But, it doesn't cause an immediate problem. But, when they use wood, it's a long-term problem. Personally, if I were manufacturing an outdoor table, I would use UHMW (basically cutting board material) in place of wood on the whole table. The concrete is an issue too. Concrete continues to get harder and harder (and more and more brittle) as the years pass. Not to mention, the continuous expansion and contraction from the heat of day to the cold of night, expansion and contraction from season to season, and the hydraulic pressures from constantly getting wet and baking in the sun, all add up to LOTS of cracks in the concrete. PISS POOR DESIGN overall!
I've seen MANY manufacturers use plywood between the slate and the frame. When it's narrow pieces that only extend past the frame an inch or two, it isn't a problem. But, some of the cheaper manufacturers want to save money on the shipping costs of slate. So, they opt for unframed (which weighs roughly the same as framed but takes up half the space on a ship or train) and use wide pieces of plywood. It's a VERY cheap way of making ANY table, it ALWAYS causes issues, and, I've had this exact same problem with every one I've run across (indoor and outdoor tables). Leisure Bay and Beringer are both guilty of this!