This is the INCORRECT way to move a pool table. The owners of this table were extremely lucky that no damage was done to the slate. The moving company they hired, flipped their Olhausen upside down to remove the legs, and never disassembled it. The moving company then realised their mistake and called us to fix it. 

While restoring a 1918 Brunswick, we found that some hacker who replaced the rubber on the rails,

must have given up waiting for the glue to hold and stapled the rubber instead! Bet this rail

had a bad bounce! 

  This is a rail from a Connelly table, we were asked to repair the table after a moving company hired someone with no experiance to set it up. Notice the nail in the feathering strip, this rail and one other had about 7 nails each holding the feathering strip in. The slate was mounted off center, and the slate screws actually popped through the cabinet.  

 This is the seam on an 1918 Brunswick, notice the last company used plaster for the seam,

which breaks apart and does not last.

To top it off, they also placed a line of scotch tape over the seam. For the record, seams should be done with Bees Wax! Although it is harder to use, the results are much better. If your table wasn't installed with bees waxed seams then the installer is not experienced enough to be installing and I am sure you will find more problems, like the level of the table.

Sorry about this picture being so dark, but you can still see the staples that someone used to hold up the pockets. This is a NO NO. Wood screws should have been used to prevent less damage to the leather and make for easier uninstalls and recovers.

 The installer of this table used plaster. When we uninstalled this table, 9 slate screws were destroyed from the plaster, and the plaster it self was broken down and just powder. Not filling in the seam at all. Also, the installer filled all the slate screw holes. The only slate screw holes that need to be filled in on an Olhasuen table are the middle slate screws. The slate screws on the edge of the slate, are not on the playing surface, therefore they do not need to be filled. Buyers beware, if your installer is going to use plaster, you should find another installer. Bee's wax is the way to go when installing a pool table.

This is an issue with lazy installation. When Brunswick tables are shipped from the manufacture, they need to be completely assembled, base frame and all. This installer did not want to bother pre-drilling holes for the corner blocks on the base frame, and as you can see, the screw came through. Also, the corner block is not in the correct location. This block should have been snugged up against the rest of the frame, giving it the extra support it needed.

This is an example of what can happen if a table is not moved correctly. When the moving company delivered the table to the customers new house, they placed the slate side against the wall, not the wood backing, and they must of let it fall to the wall, instead of gently setting it there. The slate snapped clear across and all the way through. This is a $400 dollar mistake, minimum. Unfortunately for the customer, they moved over 4 years ago, and never noticed. We where able to modify the slate enough to get this piece almost completely flat. The cloth the customer is using hides what we could not.  ALWAYS inspect your slate after a moving company has handled it.

This is an example of how the corners of the bed should NOT be done. This custom was given one of the worse installations we have seen. This was done on a brand new installation of an Olhausen Eclipse in Rhode Island. I will not name the company who handled the install, but I will say, by far on of the worse jobs we have seen. The customers table was not level, the shims used on the floor stuck out from the leg, and then of course there are the corner pockets....sad. Another good example of buyer beware!

Not the best quality picture, but you definately can see, the installer of this table used a razor blade as a shim. This is exposed underneither, and any of you with small children know, they go under the pool tables all the time, and try to pull out exposed shims. Scary to think they might be pulling out a razor blade.