Pool tables are elegant designs for indoor sports rooms or patios. Most people play pool to as a way of spending leisure time with family or friends. When the tables are made from durable materials, they are able to last for over 20 years with very minimal maintenance. The felt is the most vulnerable part of the structure. When considering pool table refelting Denver residents have various things to consider.
The felt is the fabric which is attached to the surface of the table. When re-felting, the first step is to determine the size of the pool table using a measure tape. The felt is then replaced at a sports shop or home improvement depot. The material should be purchased such that there is an extra 12 inches to the width and length. Because there are many colors, it will be important to decide if the same color as the one being replaced will be used or a different one.
The next step is to remove the rails. The tool used for this exercise is the crescent wrench. You should also remove the bolts that attach the rails. Normally, the rails are also covered by felt material and thus will have to be re-felted as well. The rails are then set on the floor carefully next to its position on the table. This is so done as to avoid making any errors when attaching them back. They may be attached on the wrong side.
The felt that needs to be replaced gets removed using a staple remover. It is used for pulling out the staples at the felt edge. Caution should be taken to ensure there is removal of all felt from the surface of the table. The old felt should be placed on a thrash bag and disposed of later.
The new felt needs to be carefully placed while taking care to inspect that no damaged are done and that there are no stains. A sharp scissor should then be used to cut it, using the border of the table to guide you. Some felt is left over to be used to re-felt the rails.
After making the cut, a stapler is used to attach the felt to the top of the table. Stapling begins at the mid points of one end of the felt then proceeds to the left and right edges. When this is done, you proceed to the other end to pull the felt tightly. It then gets stapled like was done in the previous case.
The edges then get stapled. It is important to ensure that the staples are placed at an equal distance from each other and that they are lined correctly. When it comes to the pockets, there should be cutting of 3 slits on each of them before wrapping and stapling of the felt on the pocket edges. It is then pulled tightly before being stapled.
Lastly, the structure is reassembled. A crescent wrench is used to attach the rails into position. The table is ready to be used after inserting the pocket lines.
The felt is the fabric which is attached to the surface of the table. When re-felting, the first step is to determine the size of the pool table using a measure tape. The felt is then replaced at a sports shop or home improvement depot. The material should be purchased such that there is an extra 12 inches to the width and length. Because there are many colors, it will be important to decide if the same color as the one being replaced will be used or a different one.
The next step is to remove the rails. The tool used for this exercise is the crescent wrench. You should also remove the bolts that attach the rails. Normally, the rails are also covered by felt material and thus will have to be re-felted as well. The rails are then set on the floor carefully next to its position on the table. This is so done as to avoid making any errors when attaching them back. They may be attached on the wrong side.
The felt that needs to be replaced gets removed using a staple remover. It is used for pulling out the staples at the felt edge. Caution should be taken to ensure there is removal of all felt from the surface of the table. The old felt should be placed on a thrash bag and disposed of later.
The new felt needs to be carefully placed while taking care to inspect that no damaged are done and that there are no stains. A sharp scissor should then be used to cut it, using the border of the table to guide you. Some felt is left over to be used to re-felt the rails.
After making the cut, a stapler is used to attach the felt to the top of the table. Stapling begins at the mid points of one end of the felt then proceeds to the left and right edges. When this is done, you proceed to the other end to pull the felt tightly. It then gets stapled like was done in the previous case.
The edges then get stapled. It is important to ensure that the staples are placed at an equal distance from each other and that they are lined correctly. When it comes to the pockets, there should be cutting of 3 slits on each of them before wrapping and stapling of the felt on the pocket edges. It is then pulled tightly before being stapled.
Lastly, the structure is reassembled. A crescent wrench is used to attach the rails into position. The table is ready to be used after inserting the pocket lines.
