SpaceMonkey
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Back in 2010 a friend of mine helped me convert my 8 player octagon into a round cushioned rail table. I figured I'd re-post the info and pictures here in case it would be of interest to anyone.
Here's the original table I purchased back in 1994 (or 1995?) from a family based company in the midwest that I can't recall the name of unfortunately. It has a nice double sided dining top as well. It's 60" wide on center, and 64" wide corner to corner.
Late August 2009 I ordered new felt, padding, vinyl and rail foam for my friend and I to take on the new project. This after my friend kept complaining about the lack of rail for 2 years. Mind you, this table is in my dining room so any rail created would have to be removable, portable and still also secure when attached.
Here's a pic of the table after I changed the felt Fall of 2009. A couple things of note regarding the original felt and padding: the felt was standard billiard felt and pilled quite a bit over the years. When I removed it, the "padding" was nothing more than a transparent sheet of that foam/papery stuff that receivers and other electronics are typically wrapped with! Velora and suited speed cloth was obviously a huge improvement. And while I was at it I had JUST enough to pad and re-felt the insert trays as well.
The new final result became a 66" round table with a huge 9" rail.
Here's the original table I purchased back in 1994 (or 1995?) from a family based company in the midwest that I can't recall the name of unfortunately. It has a nice double sided dining top as well. It's 60" wide on center, and 64" wide corner to corner.
Late August 2009 I ordered new felt, padding, vinyl and rail foam for my friend and I to take on the new project. This after my friend kept complaining about the lack of rail for 2 years. Mind you, this table is in my dining room so any rail created would have to be removable, portable and still also secure when attached.
Here's a pic of the table after I changed the felt Fall of 2009. A couple things of note regarding the original felt and padding: the felt was standard billiard felt and pilled quite a bit over the years. When I removed it, the "padding" was nothing more than a transparent sheet of that foam/papery stuff that receivers and other electronics are typically wrapped with! Velora and suited speed cloth was obviously a huge improvement. And while I was at it I had JUST enough to pad and re-felt the insert trays as well.
The new final result became a 66" round table with a huge 9" rail.