Are full size snooker table slates reversible?

[islotey]

Hi I'm based in Ontario Canada. Just bought a full size used table. One if the slates has a dent in it (about 2" x 1"). When installing the slates on the frame, can I just flip the slates over so that the dent is underneath? The slates appear very smooth on both sides.
The table is made by Dufferin.

Many thanks

[DeanH]

I believe that the slates are NOT reversible, only one side is fully finished to the high tolerance required and matches the slates next to it, but I hope one of the TSF table fitters to come on here with their extensive knowledge
Maybe this dent could be filled by the fitter like they do with the joints?

[Geoff Large]

Fill it with soft sand car body filler , and sand flat with surface .

Slates are not reversible , they are only semi finished on reverse , and also your bolt holes may be at a differnat depth for the cushions , say they are at 3/4 of an inch down the slate is 2 inch thick , if reversed the bolt holes would be 1.1/4 inch depth , and you also have holes where the bolt is inserted , these may be lead filled if an old table , and if so they will not be flush with under side they will have holes in them in the playing area .
also if the pocket falls are sloping they will be inverted slope if turned over with a sharp edge to underside now on top .

as you can see so many things point to the slate not being reversible , but the main one is that only one side is honed flat or hand floated .

have a look at these slates I found on a table in Cornwall , it has more filler in it than slate ....lol

link here

http://gclbilliards.com/three-days-i...oding-to-room/


Geoff

[islotey]

Awesome thanks for the great advice

[sharkster63]

Indi, if you need help setting up your table let me know, I have one at home that I have been working on for years, takes allot patience and time. Looking forward to meeting you. Cheers, Rolly C. sends

[philip in china]

So, Geoff, somebody had been using that slate as a chopping block! I could understand that if the table were scrapped, but it looks to be a nice table. Are those slates original to that table?

Always a pleasure to visit your site.

[Geoff Large]

Four of them are the one on the end nearest the camera is off another table but has been blended in

not 100% level but it plays ok for this client

I have worked on it twice , once to set up and re-cover , and a then 10 years later because the room flooded from a farmer blocking a natural path for a stream up , and it ran straight through my clients garden and snooker room .

it is a Burroughs and watts billiard top plate table pre 1895 , so with two inch slate one of the first tables to have this thicker slate as around 1885 it was thinner .

it was not until later on and we got to steam and trucks that the slate was made thicker .

before that it was horse and cart deliveries .

Not that I go back that far , but was told you may have had to have a man with a red flag walk in front of the truck ....lol