One thing that will help eliminate call backs is to use playing cards (cut into 1”x3/4” pieces) rather than wood shims to level the slate. Shims will compress and will allow the slate to move. Good idea on the liquid dowels. (Thumbs up) I use the rock putty as suggested. It is easy to repair (if necessary, in the very unlikely event that it becomes damaged) As long as you clean the table before you cover it, it will work fine.

I'm glade that this video was made. It keeps me in business for releveling tables the correct way. 1st leveling the cabinet to the room that it is in, then leveling the slate from the highest point on the table by using flat wood shims (1\16'',1\32'',1\64'', and 1\128'' thicknesses) from 11 out of 12 slate screws or 15 out of 16 if it has center slate screws like an Olhausen. running your level from screw to screw, seam to seam, high side to low side. leveling is not rocket science.

Nice video! Thank you for posting this, I just bought a nice pool table and disassembled and reassembled it myself. The Durham's water putty was perfect. My slate is perfectly flat! Unfortunately I had to use a razor blade to run across the seems, Home Depot did not have or does not carry straight edges. They actually didn't know what I was talking about.

Derek Vick...thank u!!!

Stringline works better then using a straight edge. 3 strings across the length tied tight. 7 pieces of shimstock of equal thickness.. Place one shim stock under end of each stingline so you have 6 shim stock under string line..use 7th shim stock as a guage..

Can you level the table from right underneath the slate/table top, instead of inserting things underneath the legs?

Very cool

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Great video. I was hoping to do a DIY on my own table but it appears it will cost me more to buy the tools than to hire someone who does this for a living.

is it hard to get the durham's out of the screw holes if you need to take table apart

Also if you do it properly all you need is the sterrett level. The straight edge is not needed.

If it happens to get a chip, the chip can be easily crushed with a pool ball and vacuumed through the felt. If wax under the felt gets damaged you are screwed. Coming from the former plant manager of the Peter Vitalie billiard company.

Water putty often breaks up and falls through the crack then you have pool balls hopping when they roll over the flawed seam until the next time the table is recovered. Beeswax is the material to use.

dont forget about mentioning otlvise for moving a pool table thanks

what do you suggest instead of playing cards and plaster? wax and shims or is there another alternative? also if you are moving a table and need to put the old felt back on is it the same process as putting new felt on, just with less slack to work with or is there another way.

How long do you have to wait after a pool table is installed until you can use it? Is there a cure time or can you use right away? Thanks!

You could save yourself a lot of back ache and time if you 1st leveled the base frame, set your slate, leveling each piece, and used bees wax instead! Bees ax does not damage the slate. Its good that you used the super glue to help with the seems popping because you used wedges instead of flat shims, which everyone know, wedges vibrate out over time which would then cause your slate to move. Correct items to use - bees wax, flat shims NO SUPER GLUE NO BONDO both damage the slate.

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Will a 4 pound container of the Durham's rock hard putty be sufficient to assemble my pool table?

I just bought a used table. Question, the slate is textured (how to explain this? It's like grooved), not smooth, is that normal?

Can you please type what the leveler is called? 12 inch stairs machine? lol

A lot of great ideas here that some people do not think of or use, I will say the paper idea is absolute bs, if a 200# rock is going to move, its going to move, super glue will not help it, it does not hurt but it does not help either, I am a professional installer who puts a lifetime warranty on all labor, I never go back for slate seams. A little surprised this guy uses putty, he seems on top of it but putty is a hack method. There is absolutely 100% no possible way to make putty flat and a true play surface. It also can chip and break over time and cause small pieces of debris under your cloth, as well as get into the pores of the slate and cause it to crack when you try to take it apart, I have seen slate breakage due to putty dozens of times. Using it on screw holes is a great way to strip screws at disassembly. Bees wax, when applied properly will never fail you. Overall I would say if you are going to follow anyone on youtubes instruction this would be the guy.

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Ok, you said what not to use but did not mention what to use?

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Why do they put the super glue and paper between the slate? Can someone please explain

You guys are the reason it's sucks to get the screws out when they need to move it for relocation. You use this ridiculous putty. Bees wax is the best way to go always!!!! Always. You guys don't care cuz you think they will never move! But when I have to disassemble these tables. I got to pound away just to get at the screws. Fuck!! I knew it. Bees wax guys!!! Bees wax!!!!!!!!!! Cheap and easy!!! And dries faster than that shit.

Used car Bondo no need for the glue between the Slate and you also want to use a machinist level some wood shims

Its obvious you know what youre doing and didn't get into crowned slate or with a valley but think you are showing a good thing with that straight edge Check out how easy it is to move slate with OTLVISE the Worlds Greatest tool

He didn’t even level each slate individually. I’d say most of what he did was ok, at the end of the day I bet the balls don’t roll strait on this table. Watch some of my videos! I agree with liquid dowel/business card but not necessarily needed. Durhams or beeswax, different stroke different folks. Down here in Texas wax melts so durhams all day.

Nice video, and lot's of good "standard" procedures, but missed a lot of key points...as for the durhams rock putty! DO NOT USE...rock putty flakes, and chips...and leaves residue under the cloth, and those of us who have pulled cloth, know...the slightest little dust particle is amplified. It's like a mountain under the cloth (felt). Say someone jumps a ball, and it hit's the seam, 'BAM' cracks the seam. 20 years experience here....

Was this video narrated by Tommy Lee Jones?

Am I the only person who watched this and thought "why the hell is some guy that sounds a bit like Ron White narrating a video about something he isn't very good at?"

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Buy an olhausen and you don't have to worry about slate seams popping. They have center slate screws. And I have seen that super glue trick break slate... Stop telling people to do that.

haha funny accent.... good video though.

I have been installing tables for over 10 years full time every day. First off wrong seam filler, didn't level each piece of slate so you know it half pipeing to the middle like every table will. And worst of all he used pound in shims and put them on the cheater blocks. Why put this online for people to see?

This how you do everything the WRONG way when setting up a pool table.

why you talking like that ?

You did everything wrong

There's clearly a dozen ways to kill a cat here. It's my personal experience to never use Rock hard putty again. It's ok, just not great. It inevitably chips out and leaves speed bumps in the playing surface. Beeswax is best as long as there's not deep chips or holes. Old tables have worn edges at the seams. I'll use rock hard sparingly in deep chips and top off with beeswax. Never used the super glue trick. Not sure if it helps but doubt it hurts anything. Leveling is a bitch, just be patient, go slow and you'll be fine. I do like playing cards as shims.

Oh Lord... Lol.. First things first, guys.. Get rid of the carpenters level and get a machinist level.. You need to be using a machinist level to assemble a pool table..

People, do yourself a favor.... DON'T TRY TO INSTALL A TABLE YOURSELF! There's a reason why we get paid to do this. If you screw it up (and you probably will) you'll end up paying a LOT more to have a tech fix what you screwed up. When you decide that having an actual installer do the job, use the "how to choose an installer" article written at: www.billiardsofneworleans.com.

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