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Billiard Table Reclothing:

I offer a Pool table,Billiard table and Snooker table reclothing or refelting service to Brisbane (Queensland) and surrounding suburbs.

A billiard table is an item to be used therefore, at some stage it will need to be reclothed. Through 30 Years of experience in manufacturing and servicing of pool tables, billiard tables and snooker tables I can offer a reclothing experience to meet every need. Most home billiard tables have a cloth life of around 10 – 15 years, obviously depending on playing frequency. Fitting of new cloth takes place ‘on site’ at your home or club.

I use and recommend Strachan West of England range of fine billiards and snooker cloths, their products are of the highest quality. Providing players with the ultimate high performance playing surface, characterized by a crisp, highly engineered nap with a lustrous finish, consistent colour, and high durability. Available in a variety of colours providing a wide choice to meet the decor requirements of all table owners.

Fitting new cloth to your billiard table includes:

Removing the present cloth from the bed and cushions of the table. Cleaning the surface of the slate bed and checking for and repairing minor damage as required, checking the cusion rubber, table pocket nets and pocket leathers and advising the customer of any problems. Fitting new cloth to the bed of the table, covering the cusions in the new cloth, brushing and marking the new cloth Re-assembling the table and checking and adjusting the level as required.

Fitting New Cushions:
Usually you do not need to have new cushions fitted to your table for many years after purchase (approximately 10-20 years), but replacement is a sizeable expense. This job is carried out partly on site and partly at my workshop.

The work includes:
Removing the cushion rails of the table from your home or club to my workshop At the workshop, removing the existing cushions from the cushion rails, preparing the cushion rail surfaces, fitting new cushion rubber (100% Gum Rubber) to the cushion blocks and cutting and shaping the ends of the cushion rubber. Covering the completed cushions in new cloth and returning to the table site and fitting the cushion rails to the table.

Replacing the Pockets:
At times, some or all of the pocket nets on your table need to be replaced. I offer advice and carry out this work in accordance with the customer’s instructions.

Pricing:

Cost to re-cover pool table or billiard table…… 7′ x 3’6″ $700, 8′ x 4′ $800, 9′ x 4’6″ $900, 12′ x 6′ $1400, The cost of replacing and shaping of cusion rubbers per set of Six $300,

I can be contacted on 0490129238 Russell..

What are the markings for Snooker:

The markings for snooker can be worked out quite easily.

The Brown, Blue, Pink and Black spots are all on the central line of the table between the centres of the top and bottom cushions. The baulk-line should be drawn at a distance of 1/5 of the playing length (ie: inside the cushions) away from the baulk cushion.

The ‘D’ is a semi-circle with a diameter of 1/3 of the width of the playing area (so a radius of 1/6). The Yellow and Green Spots are placed at each end of the ‘D’, the Brown spot is placed at the centre of the ‘D’ on the baulk line.

The blue spot of course is exactly halfway between the two middle pockets. The pink spot is at the exact centre of the top half of the table. The black spot is at a distance equal to 1/11 of the playing length away from the top cushion.

How to mark out for Pool:

The official rule is:

The cloth will be marked with a “spot” at the position where a straight line, drawn diagonally from the centre of a side pocket to the centre of a corner pocket, would intersect with a straight line drawn from the centre of the opposite side pocket to the centre of the other corner pocket (The black spot).

The cloth will be marked with a “baulk line” being a straight line drawn from cushion to cushion, parallel to, and one fifth of the length of the table from the face of the cushion that lies the greatest distance from the spot. Basically this means that you measure down from the top of the table (opposite end to the black spot) a distance equal to one fifth of the length of the table and draw the line across the table.

No need for a semi circle or spot on the baulk line, as there is no significance within the rules of the modern game. However, if required see diagram for dimensions.

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