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legi

legi

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I am looking to buy a used pool table for my man cave and was wondering if anyone has some general advice/experience in what to look for. Moving, setting up, any red flags to look for when checking out the table...

Dimensions for the space where it will be are 12x18. Thanks.
 
Our room is about the same size as yours...we have to open the sliding door to the back "yard" to get a good break (problematic in the winter). Unless you're an expert at chipping, you'll want a shorty stick on hand.
 
I had Muellers (sp) on West Hickman Road in Des Moines move our table when we moved to a newer home. They charged a chunk, but they were very professional. They completely dismantled and then rebuilt it on site.---quite a process. I don't know if they sell used tables.
 
legi said:
I am looking to buy a used pool table for my man cave and was wondering if anyone has some general advice/experience in what to look for. Moving, setting up, any red flags to look for when checking out the table...

Dimensions for the space where it will be are 12x18. Thanks.
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Unless you're talking meters, with a room that size get a 7 foot pool table (bar table). Also, don't plan on using that room for anything else.
 
We bought new...from a place in West Des Moines. I strongly recommend you have a pro install it. We watched them put it in. It was interesting the amount of measuring, leveling, adjusting they had to do. Net result tho is that there is zero slope or warp anywhere on the table even though the floor is slightly uneven beneath it...('70's home built on slab...on a mild slope with an immediate drop-off about five feet from the back door). They were also able to get the felt on the table & rails much tighter than we could have done.
 
NorthCyd said:
Unless you're talking meters, with a room that size get a 7 foot pool table (bar table). Also, don't plan on using that room for anything else.
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We bought a full size...but yeah, the only thing we can do in that room is shoot pool (or play ping-pong...we got a package with the pool table).
 
ImJustKCClone said:
Our room is about the same size as yours...we have to open the sliding door to the back "yard" to get a good break (problematic in the winter). Unless you're an expert at chipping, you'll want a shorty stick on hand.
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Lucky for me but my room "opens up" to another room so I should be able to have a good break with regular stick. Thanks for the heads up.
 
68clone said:
I had Muellers (sp) on West Hickman Road in Des Moines move our table when we moved to a newer home. They charged a chunk, but they were very professional. They completely dismantled and then rebuilt it on site.---quite a process. I don't know if they sell used tables.
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I live in Twin Cities so Muellers is out of question :) but I agree on having a professional do the move and set up.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
We bought new...from a place in West Des Moines. I strongly recommend you have a pro install it. We watched them put it in. It was interesting the amount of measuring, leveling, adjusting they had to do. Net result tho is that there is zero slope or warp anywhere on the table even though the floor is slightly uneven beneath it...('70's home built on slab...on a mild slope with an immediate drop-off about five feet from the back door). They were also able to get the felt on the table & rails much tighter than we could have done.
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Sounds like it will pay off to pay the professional to pick up, deliver, and set up. I am sure that will be few hundred $ but worth it.
 
legi said:
Lucky for me but my room "opens up" to another room so I should be able to have a good break with regular stick. Thanks for the heads up.
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We open the door to break, with a regular stick. The shorty is for the side shots - if the cue ball is close to the side you're shooting from, you either have to get a high angle on the back of the regular length stick, or use the shorty. Also, when you're in a tight space, keep in mind that some people break so violently that balls can (and do) jump off the table on occasion. That's why we break from the sliding (glass) door end, instead of using the interior doorway at the other end of the room. ;)
 
ImJustKCClone said:
We open the door to break, with a regular stick. The shorty is for the side shots - if the cue ball is close to the side you're shooting from, you either have to get a high angle on the back of the regular length stick, or use the shorty. Also, when you're in a tight space, keep in mind that some people break so violently that balls can (and do) jump off the table on occasion. That's why we break from the sliding (glass) door end, instead of using the interior doorway at the other end of the room. ;)
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That sounds like the voice of experience...
 
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