Does look like good value.
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Good Day,
If you are going to dowse your table for the first time, think about the manner the slate are puttied together, did they use mortar of parris, bondo or wax.? If its wax you better hope its a high temperature resistant wax, lol might do allot more damage than you ever imagined. If you dont know dont go.
Cheers,I try hard, play hard and dont always succeed, at first.!!!!:snooker:
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philip:
There should be a temperature control on the iron. With my BCE I set the control up near maximum.
They say a good test is to hold a piece of newspaper against the iron for a minute or two and if it turns brown and almost lights up then the iron is set too high. It should just discolour the paper a bit.
Of course, the iron is always moving so you won't burn the cloth unless it's REALLY too hot and remember to slant the iron slightly to prevent the 'railroad tracks' down the baize.
TerryTerry Davidson
IBSF Master Coach & Examiner
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When using my ordinary domestic iron here I test it first on a bit of offcut cloth. I will do the same with the new one. I shall have t be careful with the table in Bulgaria because the cloth is 5% synthetic. I think it is a case of being careful.
BTW Terry, I just read your write up in your local paper. Much more accurate than UK reporting!
http://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/...il&itmno=13293
Originally Posted by Terry Davidson View Postphilip:
There should be a temperature control on the iron. With my BCE I set the control up near maximum.
They say a good test is to hold a piece of newspaper against the iron for a minute or two and if it turns brown and almost lights up then the iron is set too high. It should just discolour the paper a bit.
Of course, the iron is always moving so you won't burn the cloth unless it's REALLY too hot and remember to slant the iron slightly to prevent the 'railroad tracks' down the baize.
Terry王可
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philip:
I think you'll find that most cloths have some nylon in them. Even when they say 'pure wool'. I have a new Hainsworth cloth here which is only 20oz weight and they say is 30% nylon so when I get it installed I will do a report on here on what I find.
They say it's super fast and doesn't need heating or ironing. In the old days in Canada we used to get a wool/nylon blend and our tables played a lot different from the British tables. This is why it took Thorburn 3 years to adjust to British conditions when he first came over (according to his autobiography anyway).
TerryTerry Davidson
IBSF Master Coach & Examiner
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This is the link to the Chinese one I have found. If it works well I might get a second one so I have an iron for each table. At 56 pounds it seems a bargain but one never knows!
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=...id=14320631158王可
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I hope it is not a mistake to use this thread for asking my own question about ironing. I have a new west of england cloth on my table and a new Dowsings "Billiard table iron". Should I iron the cloth right away or wait a while because it is new?
Playing is ok for me, the cloth is not too slow nor too fast.
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I am sure the cloth was ironed immediately after it was fitted, was it not? Have you played on it since?
It will not hurt to iron the cloth again, to ensure the cloth fibres are all lying the right direction (baulk to black, parallel to the long side of the table).
How often should you iron a table, dpends on many factors; how often is is played on and for how long, temp/humity, etc.
Always brush the table (same direction as above) before ironing, this gets any dust marks off the cloth before the heat is applied.
I am sure a table fitter may come on here with even better advise. cheers
do a search for brushing, ironing, maintenance of a table and I am sure you will find good advice.Up the TSF! :snooker:
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