What is the Best Felt to use???

[hatta76]

Hi Folks

i brought a cheap 3 piece slate 8' table (as my first one) and had to put it together myself. I think i did an awesome job as the table is balanced beautifully. However, the middle piece of slate is about 2mm thinner than the end pieces. I used the sealer that was provided and got it pretty good. so in the middle of the table there is a slight rise of about 1.2mm going from side to side. it has not effected the roll of the balls or the play as of yet, but the cheap felt that came with it is starting to wear thin on that spot.

i was thinking that using thicker better felt will eliminate any effect that the slate may have??? i have heard that you can buy quarter inch thick felt???

But what is the best felt to use, thickness wise, and how will thicker felt effect the way the game is played??? also, is 100% wool better that mixed felts???

Any advise would be much appreciated.

[Muley]

Hi Hatta,
Have you tried shimming the middle slate? If you can find the right thickness of shim you can get your table almost perfect. Plastic playing cards work good for tiny adjustments. Just put them in between the frame and slate until the top of your table is even and try to shim it evenly across the slate along the frame or it may teeter and may cause the slate to crack at the edges or dowels if to much weight is applied from above.
As far as the felt goes I guess its a matter cost and quality. And I'm looking for a little advice on that subject as well.
Goodluck,
Muley