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? for those that have re-felted a slate pooltable.
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Ok, my dad gave me his 30year old Chief Pool Table. We disassembled it and moved it to my place this past Saturday. Still looks like new. Dang that 7/8" thick slate is heavy.

Anyway, as you know if you've worked with 3-piece slate tables, you sometimes have a very small seam where the slate pieces go together. It sounds like the best method for filling them is to use beeswax and heat with a torch. Once soft enough you press the wax into the crack. After it hardens, you can take a putty knife and scrape flat the excess.

I don't have a torch or beeswax, so was wondering if something else could be used. The cracks are very very small, so most likely you would not know the difference. I just want to do it right before I attach the felt.


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I don't think torches or beeswax are that expensive, are they?


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Randy I believe you can find a BerzOmatic torch kit just about anywhere for less than 30 or so bucks.




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For an application like that I'd be looking at a heat gun rather than a torch. I picked up a cheap one on Ebay for about $10. Aslo good for heat shrink tubing. I use mine more than I use my torch.


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Now now, Beavis.

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You could pick up a ring of toilet wax ring and forego the torch. That stuff is easy to work with at room temperature and comes with a 10-year no drying or cracking guarantee.

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A buddy of mine just bought a pool table and when the installers installed it, he told me they used Fix-all for the joints. If you haven’t used it, it’s very simple. Just mix what you can use quickly (as it sets up quick), and spread with a putty knife. Sand smooth in about an hour and you’re done.

Re: ? for those that have re-felted a slate pooltable.
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Thanks for all the responses guys. I had the pool shop check the bumpers and re-felt the side rails for me. I'll ask them what they recommend, can't be to difficult.


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I've heard of two different products used (one of the arcade guys I talked to in the Build Your Own Arcade Controls forums was an arcade employee)... he said for a quick and dirty setup where they didn't care about future quality, they used all-purpose drywall joint compound. For a stronger, more permanent and better joint, they used subfloor patch like this. My brief stint with a flooring contractor we used a product called Plan-It Patch and I can see the benefit of it.

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