looking to buy a table

jobonar

hey,
been playing for a while now and i finally will have the room to buy a table during the summer! havent decided whether i want a 10x5 or full size yet cos i'm not sure how much thy cost! so just wondering how much it could cost me to buy a 10x5 table or a full size??? altho i have the space i dont see me having the cash for a full size

thanks
J.

gerire

You would be surprised how cheap they are new, and when you do buy them new they come with all the accessories you need up to and including the light shades. I would only reccomend a 10ft or Full size table if you take snooker serious and are looking for some quality home proctice, If its for the fun/messing around with kids or friends Id consider an 8 or 9ft but only you know what you need it for.

I used to work on Snooker table and equipment sales but think you'll be looking at 3500-4k delivered and installed, dont know the current prices though so you may get a better deal.

http://www.ejriley.ie/ are the guys I used to work for. Give them a call (Darren or John) and mention Ger from Boards and they will see you right. If you want to ask anything else post away or PM me.
Ger

jynx

Hi there

did u get sorted with your snooker table, my name is Bernadette and i work for a guy who sells snooker tables, his tables r top quality and he is in the game 25 years if you are interested you can drop into our show room he will deffo sort u out u will get a nice table for the right price.:)
14-18 Main Street
Rathfarnham Village
Rathfarnham
D 14
Ph: 01-4904909
e-mail: ger@gerdunphysnookerandpool.com
www.gerdunphysnookerandpool.com

JohnnySideburns

Hi,

I bought a second hand full size table with all accesories two years ago for €900 (bargain, I think). Just a word of advice, snooker tables are very heavy objects. 4 of us struggled to move a 1/5 unit of the surface a few metres on level ground.

You don't mention where you have space to put one, but if it's upstairs, beware of it's huge weight. You would need some sort of crane to lift it upstairs (5 or 6 of you lifting an individual slap unit up a stairway wouldn't have a hope). Also, you would need some sort of structural engineer to verify that the building is capable of supporting the table. I would guess the average house would carry a risk of not being able to support one upstairs. (Not an engineer but I do appreciate how heavy a table is).

If you're installing it on ground level, you would need at least 4 or 5 people, some sort of large van and the ability to park within metres of where you have to dismantle/install it.

Hope this is of use.

jobonar

still looking into it at the moment havent made my decision just yet!

i have looked into every aspect of getting the table in and set up...

space is not a problem nor is getting it in! i have a space that would comfortably hold 2 full size tables on ground level with a 20 foot long 6 foot high window that is being taken out and bricked up and the table would be going in there(it's a one room granny flat at the back of our house that isnt used anymore)!

movement is not a problem can get an opened back truck with a crane arm thing on the back(could come in useful i'm sure).

thanks for the feedback! where did you pick up your table from? did it need to be recovered when ya got it?

J.

JohnnySideburns

I bought mine second hand from someone else's garage around 20 miles away from my home in Wexford. My friend has a large van and 4 of us just about managed to move it.

After we installed it in my garage, we found that there was a significant roll on the table, even though we had checked the ground of the garage with spirit levels beforehand. It's advisable to check for this before you return any instalation equipment you're using.

gerire

It has nothing to do with the ground. Installing a fullsize table is a very skillful profession one which it is definately essential to do an apprenticeship in to be any use. I know it can be a touch expensive but getting a pro in to install a full size table is the only way you will get it accurate.

There are 28 levelling points on a table when it is being installed, and a table fitters spirit level is uber accurate, so much so that putting a single piece of paper under one part of the level will show a mojor throw off.
So even when you put it in on your perfectly level concrete floor the fact that you are dealing with 1 1/4 Tonne of wood and slate, Im assuming the average amateur is just happy to get the slate on the frame, let alone then to try and worry about levelling it properly.

I admire anybody who has the guts to attempt to do this, but having been involved in a good few installs, I reckon that a pool table with a single piece slate is all somebody should attempt

JohnnySideburns

Thank you for that gerire. It's most interesting.

As I only play snooker for relaxation purposes, I'm not too worried about the roll on the table. We only play an attacking game in trying to pot as many balls as possible without worrying too much about where the white ends up or safety play. The balls only begin to roll off course as they slow down, so it's doesn't effect your ability to pot a ball at an average or fast pace. It does however effect your ability to snooker someone, as these shots usually involve slow pace. (but as I said, we don't play a snookering kind of game, we're not professionals).

I would say if someone is serious about playing proper snooker (like professionals) then get the table installed proffessionally. If you just want to play relaxed snooker with friends and are just concerned about improving your potting success, then maybe install it yourself.