Rubber to wood cushions

[chas6868]

Can anyone tell me is there a alternative to contact adhesive for sticking the rubber to the cushions timber.
As a diy job I need a bit of time to let it set.
As it too easy to make a mess of it on a instant contact glue if your not a professional billiard table fitter.
Thanks

[philip in china]

I have never heard of anything else being used. Geoff will probably be able to answer.

[chas6868]

Cheers. I managed to get it on with the right contact adhesive. Got my dad to give me a hand to hold it away from the timber block
And managed to line it up just right.
How the fitters can do a full table in a day
I do not know, respect is due.

[philip in china]

Mazl Tov.

There is no substitute for experience!

[Geoff Large]

Cheers. I managed to get it on with the right contact adhesive. Got my dad to give me a hand to hold it away from the timber block
And managed to line it up just right.
How the fitters can do a full table in a day
I do not know, respect is due.

Some do it all in a day , if re-rubbering , I always suggest it is best to let the rubber contact adhesive to fully go off overnight before attempting to re-cloth the cushions as it could force the rubber off the blocks
unless you are useing low cost canvas backed Chinese rubber then that stuff sticks much better and i do re-cover over that on the same day .
Northern rubber has no canvas backing , so you should always clean old blocks off and scratch sand the back of the new Northern rubber to give a better key for the glue to adhere to .

http://gclbilliards.com/plenty-of-re...april-and-may/

[Kryten]

I used Bostick contact adhesive on mine; far from the best or most expensive out there, a single tube was enough for all 6 cushions and it stuck well. Although being cheaper stuff it needed help, so it was all clamped overnight until dry. Certainly strong enough to be able to cut, rasp & sand the ends to shape.