No Stretch Vinyl (1 Viewer)

[heisten]

I purchased a lizard no stretch vinyl for the rail on my poker table build. Will I need to have seams sewed in it to get it to wrap over?
I've used the 4 way stretch before and had no problems.

 

[MikesDad]

@T_Chan

 

[T_Chan]

No stretch vinyl is going to be way harder even for a small thin rail, so the bigger and thicker it is, the harder it will be. It also depends on your experience and technique.

 

[heisten]

Ended up taking to upholstery shop. Turned out nice. Building this one with intention of selling, so I got more invested than planned on.

 

[Xlcjw72]

Ended up taking to upholstery shop. Turned out nice. Building this one with intention of selling, so I got more invested than planned on.

How much did that run you? At the shop

 

[heisten]

How much did that run you? At the shop

$375 labor only. Got the vinyl for about $20 at local place going out of business and thought I got a big bargain but didn’t realize the no stretch was a big problem for my limited expertise.
The upholstery guy I used said he spent 8 hours on it.
Not sure I believe but it turned out good.
Picture attached of where I’m at so far.
Should finish this weekend.
Felt arrived couple days ago.

 

[Xlcjw72]

$375 labor only. Got the vinyl for about $20 at local place going out of business and thought I got a big bargain but didn’t realize the no stretch was a big problem for my limited expertise.
The upholstery guy I used said he spent 8 hours on it.
Not sure I believe but it turned out good.
Picture attached of where I’m at so far.
Should finish this weekend.
Felt arrived couple days ago.

Thanks. I guess here it goes to spending a weekend doing this i don't want to spend that type of coin

 

[upNdown]

This may be a stupid question or it may be the obvious question, but why would you buy something called “no stretch” when you know you need to stretch it?
I assume it’s the obvious question and you only bought it because it was such a good deal.
But I ask, I’m case “no stretch” is a term of art, and doesn’t mean what I think it means.

 

[heisten]

This may be a stupid question or it may be the obvious question, but why would you buy something called “no stretch” when you know you need to stretch it?
I assume it’s the obvious question and you only bought it because it was such a good deal.
But I ask, I’m case “no stretch” is a term of art, and doesn’t mean what I think it means.

My wife asked me something like that also...lol
When I bought the vinyl the guy selling it told me it would be a challenge but that I could take to upholstery shop down the street and they could put 4-6 sewn seams in it to form it. When I took the vinyl and rail to the upholstery shop he said he would just charge me for the sewing at his hourly rate. I go a call from him just a few minutes after leaving and he said if I would bring the foam in he could do the whole thing without the seams. This is the 3rd table I've built and doing the rail is always my least favorite part so I decided to let him do it. I made mistake of not getting him to give me a price before hand. Live and learn

 

[heisten]

Thanks. I guess here it goes to spending a weekend doing this i don't want to spend that type of coin

Not sure that what I paid was a fair price or not, If you get the 4 way stretch vinyl it's not to hard to do.

 

[CRAW]

Not sure that what I paid was a fair price or not, If you get the 4 way stretch vinyl it's not to hard to do.

I’m looking at redoing my rail... 4-way stretch vinyl? Please link me.

 

[heisten]

I’m looking at redoing my rail... 4-way stretch vinyl? Please link me.

I'm sure there are several places but this is where I've bought in past.
http://www.buildyourownpokertables.com/premium-whisper-poker-table-rail-vinyl

 

[Xlcjw72]

I’m looking at redoing my rail... 4-way stretch vinyl? Please link me.

Joanns fabric sells good stuff for cheap

 

[TeamNapoli]

Joanns fabric sells good stuff for cheap

Yes they do have great prices and a good place to look when they have their sales... I don't think they have speed cloth

Here is another possible choice for sourcing.....

https://www.yourautotrim.com/

 

[Xlcjw72]

Yes they do have great prices and a good place to look when they have their sales... I don't think they have speed cloth

Here is another possible choice for sourcing.....

https://www.yourautotrim.com/

HPFEB50 takes 50 percent of the Whisper vinyl. Brings it to 14 a yard