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My friend and I are keen players (nothing special, but 50 breaks on a good day). We're travelling to play in a decent club, although with the 'sports bar' atmosphere. We've longed for a space close by where we could put a great table.
We recently discovered an underused snooker room with three tables above a local club (only two in occasional use). Apologies for being coy about the location, but we're yet to approach the club with our ideas. One proposition would be to keep one of the tables for general club use, remove the other two, buy a good refurbished table and separate the two with a stud wall to create a great bookable option. Less ambitious would to simply pay to refurbish one of the tables and have preferential access.
The middle table pictured here is, according to the club, not in use at all and damaged. I fired some shots down the table and the cushions are enormously clunky. Although we play on the other two (which aren't awful, but with dead cushions and cloth), this table looks to be the best potential for any refurb.
If anyone could offer thoughts on any of these questions, I'd be so grateful -
> Are there any recommended table fitters in the South-East? Or are table fitters who are further away usually happy to travel? Most options I see are probably a full day of driving, there/back.
> Can anyone suggest a rough price-range for refurbishment of cushion rails, new rubbers and complete recover (all with the best rubber/cloth options)? I see that cushion refurbs are usually done back at the workshop, which might be costly if travelling far.
> Will fitters typically remove old tables and, perhaps, reduce the fee if it's serviceable/sellable?
> I imagine it's typical to discover that other things are needed (issues with slate? etc). I'm sure it's hard to make any judgments from a couple of photos in a dark room, but are there any opinions about these Enbild tables? I'm not knowledgable, but it seems like it might once have been quite good. It has the thick pocket covers which made me wonder, on first glance, if it might have been a Westbury!
> Finally, if we identify a good used table somewhere in the UK, is it typical for fitters to offer a collection and reassembly service and would anyone hazard a guess at rough costs?
There seem to be fewer Aristocrats or Westburys around, but we'd also be interested in any fitters who could supply one.
Apologies for a rambling post and 'how long is a piece of string?' questions. I'd love to hear any thoughts, suggestions, etc.
Many thanks
Ben
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My friend and I are keen players (nothing special, but 50 breaks on a good day). We're travelling to play in a decent club, although with the 'sports bar' atmosphere. We've longed for a space close by where we could put a great table.
We recently discovered an underused snooker room with three tables above a local club (only two in occasional use). Apologies for being coy about the location, but we're yet to approach the club with our ideas. One proposition would be to keep one of the tables for general club use, remove the other two, buy a good refurbished table and separate the two with a stud wall to create a great bookable option. Less ambitious would to simply pay to refurbish one of the tables and have preferential access.
The middle table pictured here is, according to the club, not in use at all and damaged. I fired some shots down the table and the cushions are enormously clunky. Although we play on the other two (which aren't awful, but with dead cushions and cloth), this table looks to be the best potential for any refurb.
If anyone could offer thoughts on any of these questions, I'd be so grateful -
> Are there any recommended table fitters in the South-East? Or are table fitters who are further away usually happy to travel? Most options I see are probably a full day of driving, there/back.
> Can anyone suggest a rough price-range for refurbishment of cushion rails, new rubbers and complete recover (all with the best rubber/cloth options)? I see that cushion refurbs are usually done back at the workshop, which might be costly if travelling far.
> Will fitters typically remove old tables and, perhaps, reduce the fee if it's serviceable/sellable?
> I imagine it's typical to discover that other things are needed (issues with slate? etc). I'm sure it's hard to make any judgments from a couple of photos in a dark room, but are there any opinions about these Enbild tables? I'm not knowledgable, but it seems like it might once have been quite good. It has the thick pocket covers which made me wonder, on first glance, if it might have been a Westbury!
> Finally, if we identify a good used table somewhere in the UK, is it typical for fitters to offer a collection and reassembly service and would anyone hazard a guess at rough costs?
There seem to be fewer Aristocrats or Westburys around, but we'd also be interested in any fitters who could supply one.
Apologies for a rambling post and 'how long is a piece of string?' questions. I'd love to hear any thoughts, suggestions, etc.
Many thanks
Ben
snooker-table - 2.jpeg
snooker-table - 1.jpeg
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