The reason for choosing SD Billiards is anyone can sell or deliver a pool table, BUT few people can install a pool table that will play to professional standards. Here at SD Billiards the “Play” of a pool table is very important. It starts with the level, an accurately leveled table comes from precision equipment; a Starrett Improved Machinist Level will get the table near perfect.

Next, the bed-cloth must be pulled evenly; the trick is stretching the bed-cloth to leave enough cloth for the pockets without thinning the cloth on top. The thinning is caused by excessive stretching. I use an 18-step process to achieve a consistently pulled bed-cloth on a staple bed type tables. The process is time consuming and tedious, I will staple one portion and rotate to another side to pull and staple, I will end up rotating to 18 spots on the table. The theory is similar to that of tightening lug nuts on an automobile.

Covering the rails: it is important to make the featherstrip the correct size. A featherstrip too large can cause damage to the cloth a sometimes to the rail and a featherstrip too small won’t hold the cloth in the rail. Also, It is important when covering the rails that the cloth isn’t pulled too tight, this will cause stress on the rubber cushion and will make the play inconsistent.

It is important to have a good middleman when purchasing a table. Check with your retailer to check the credentials of their mechanics. A lot of retailers will use sub-contractors for their installations, the job usually goes to the lowest bidder. These sub-contractors must do multiple deliveries per day to make money. This puts them on a strict schedule and may sacrifice the play of the table if the table doesn’t get the attention it needs.

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