Steel Block Cushions - Pro and Con

[maryfield]

CGQ. There is nothing to stop you selling their used tables and they can`t stop you showing pictures. So long as you don`t use their pictures which may be copyrighted. I too have had there heavy handed threats, but I told them to get lost. I suppose they have to protect their ever diminishing market share. More fool them for overcharging in the first
instance.

[philip in china]

So sapele panelling would be OK as panelling to match a mahogany table? A good polisher would manage to match them?

[CGQ]

yeah your right maryfield, to be honest i dont know about the copyright. for all the tournament tables that are being sold anyway either star or riley i wouldnt worry about it, ill stick to quality and sell refurb antique tables.you are right STAR TABLES and all chinese tables are made out of crap timber and the slates not even machine floated let alone hand floated

[hsn]

How come that the star tables are used at the world's top snooker events if they are so bad???

yeah your right maryfield, to be honest i dont know about the copyright. for all the tournament tables that are being sold anyway either star or riley i wouldnt worry about it, ill stick to quality and sell refurb antique tables.you are right STAR TABLES and all chinese tables are made out of crap timber and the slates not even machine floated let alone hand floated

[jrc750]

How come that the star tables are used at the world's top snooker events if they are so bad???

Because they paid the most money !!

[CGQ]

i didnt say the playing surface was bad i said the timber was crap

[philip in china]

I suppose if you are running a tournament you are maybe looking for different qualities in a table. Quick and easy assembly and disassembly. Sponsorship - of course and as good a playing surface as possible. If buying one for home or a club then it is going to be in situ for a very long period so speed of knock down just isn't a consideration but quality appearance and classic lines and materials are.

[CGQ]

they wouldnt be useing them in tournaments if they didnt finish the playing surface in bristol . if you buy 1 direct from the factory in china you couldnt play on it

[CGQ]

they wouldnt be useing them in tournaments if they didnt finish the playing surface in bristol . If you buy 1 direct from the factory in china you couldnt play on it

if you pay peanuts you get monkeys

[philip in china]

Yes. So many people, though, think they are going to pay a small price and get a big bun! It just can't be done. The TV auction sites and many places on the internet rely on people's stupidity, gullibility and greed as do almost all confidence tricksters.

[hsn]

I don't mind if a table is made of laminated plywood, aluminum or even uPVC as far as it is rigid and stable enough. The thing that matters the most is the playing surface.

Gone are the days when things were made to last for ages. Welcome to the Plastic age !!!

[maryfield]

Yes Philip. Sapele veneered MDF is perfect for panelling. Our polisher does it al the time and can match to any table finish. We have a company which manufactures bespoke panels. If you were buying tables to ship, we could supply matching panels to ship with tables.

[s.h442]

Burroughs and watts imho where the best tables ever made. If they where still going now it would be a crime not to use them as official supplier instead of star.

[philip in china]

A UPVC table. Now there's an idea......

I don't mind if a table is made of laminated plywood, aluminum or even uPVC as far as it is rigid and stable enough. The thing that matters the most is the playing surface.

Gone are the days when things were made to last for ages. Welcome to the Plastic age !!!

[CGQ]

going are the days of good craftsmen !