Pool Table Assembly  
Here were bringing in the frame.
Legs are installed .
Frame is being leveled by placing shims under the legs. This is to give the frame general level before installing the slates.
Here are the shims that are placed under the leg. Where using a hard rubber shim that separates the wood from the hard flooring and also prevents sliding.
Slates are leveled to precision with machinist levels. Most mechanics use carpenters levels or a ball rolling technique. Both methods are inferior to the machinist levels.
Wedges are used to make the slate adjustments. Are methods are designed to keep the slates as close to the frame as possible.
Slates are matched and glued.
Either wax or bondo is used to fill the gap in the seams.
Once the wax or bondo is removed the seam is flat and ready for cloth..
The cloth installation is a 24 step process. Here is a view of the side pocket before trimming.
Corner pocket before trimming.
Rails are being set on the table. We have covered them already back at the shop.
Rails are centered on the slate, aligned with each other and bolted down.
Pockets are tacked.
Finally, the table is ready to play. Although, we started in daylight and finished at night. This job was schedule for the evening and only took 2 hours.