Felting Rails - No Music! How to install Cloth on Pool Table Rails

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11 ай бұрын

Want to know how to felt rails for a pool table or billiard table? We teach you with this video. Our viewers frequently asked for a version with no music, so it was about time we obliged! Our Training Videos are made primarily for our employees so they can learn how to do their job, but we would like to share the knowledge with you! Leave in the comments what you think and another other tips and tricks you may know.
We use a Duo-Fast Stapler with 1/2 crown and 3/8 leg. Here is a link to the gun itself: www.nailgundepot.com/duofast-...

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@garsonprice3441 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the no music option. Much easier to focus.

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 9 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@piokul Ай бұрын

Very helpful, thank you!

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@grenavoi 4 ай бұрын

Really valuable presentation. I appreciate the thoroughness of each step - all the little tricks carefully explained and ar the right time. This fellow is a model for describing a process, beginning to end as thoroughly as needed.

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 3 ай бұрын

Wow thank you so much! I think you're a model viewer!

@JCbrewNweld 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the rail redo video! Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one that uses the "leg lock" method for holding tools while working!😂

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad to have some like-minded people out there haha

@JCbrewNweld 6 ай бұрын

@@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards Do you use glue or staples when you recloth pool table beds? If you use staples, there's a decent demand for more KZfaq tutorials on the topic.

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 5 ай бұрын

@@JCbrewNweld I love that comment, thank you! Hopefully I can get Dave to make a video and show him people want to see more! We use both, but prefer stapling. That's why modern tables always have wood backing so you can staple the cloth down. Older tables or tables with no backing have to get glued down.

@BigSmexyBoi 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. All the guys are usually out on jobs so im the only one back here. So usually they cant help me out with rails. But this video is a big help

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 8 ай бұрын

Glad we could help!

@cosullivan1357 7 ай бұрын

Learned a ton thank you. I’m a professional finish carpenter and your craftsmanship speaks volumes. Cheers. Also is that a “standard” wide crown stapler?

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the compliment! Boy, I wish I knew what the standard is, we use a Duo-Fast Stapler with 1/2 crown and 3/8 leg. Any stapler that gets you good compression that sends a staple roughly that size will do you just fine.

@tomburns890 Ай бұрын

Good video if the strip is a little lose (a few of them have sunken down exposing some wood rail that is like a sharp edge I can feel with my fingers or snags my pool cue some when hitting off the rail) how do you tighten the stripping up in some areas) how can I make them fit tighter I was thinking of adding a piece of paper? And regarding the pocket facings I have 1/8 or 3mm now and want to tighten my pockets can I added another 1/8” or 3 mm on both sides or take the 3mm off and glue a new 5mm (3/16”) on. I’d prefer to just double up the 3mm. Thanks

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards Ай бұрын

I've seen a few strategies employed to make a loose feather strip stay down. Wrapping it in electrical tape or masking tape to make it bigger is an option that we've seen work the best other than purchasing new feather strips. Your paper idea might work, just the tape will stick to the strip and make for easier handling. And on the pocket facings you can do either strategy. We recently installed someones table where they asked us to double up the rubber end facings and it worked out really nice.

@tomburns890 Ай бұрын

@@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards Great thx 4 getting back to me. I meant double up the facing not bounce. And masking tape sounds like a good idea.

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards Ай бұрын

@@tomburns890 Sounds good! Let us know how it works out

@xkred2413 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. Do you know any good pool table mechanics in the Los Angeles area?

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! We're in Utah, so I'm not too familiar with those in the industry out in California. If I were you I would contact those closest to you and go with your favorite choice out of those, because having a local dealer that can service you quickly is nice to have.

@WeirdAM7 5 ай бұрын

Do you guys restore tables? I've got a Brunswick York that Im interested in restoring or selling.

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 5 ай бұрын

We can service tables in the sense that we can install new bumpers and cloth, and in some cases we can even buy replacement parts but on old tables like that where you have to rely on trying to restore or repair the existing the existing wood components you might want to consult a furniture repair service. We can handle the other things like upholstery (installing cloth), leveling, and bumpers though.

@ralphfasano1686 4 ай бұрын

Great video.. I have an antique table c:1920 and the wool has been replaced many times so the wood has many staple holes. Can the wood rail itself be replaced too? Do you know anyone in the northeast that does this work. thanks

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 3 ай бұрын

You may want to contact a furniture restoration company and see what they can do with the wood. You may try to staple it anyways, but most billiard dealers don't have the capabilities to restore old tables like that unless they specifically say they have that capability. That's why I say to seek out a furniture restoration company, and then you can contact your local dealer for cloth installation unless you still want to handle that yourself, which is great if you want to do that!

@craiglopp7018 2 күн бұрын

Check out blatt billiards they restore antique tables

@nickvergin 7 ай бұрын

Stupid question here. But would i be ok if i used a air finish,staple gun?

@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards 6 ай бұрын

Hm I think it would work. You just need something that will staple a good sized staple down into wood without caving into the wood but being able to penetrate to flush as well. Just check your PSI but it should be fine?