How to Dismantle a Pool Table

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Over the years I have compiled some information together to create a guide on how to dismantle or disassemble  a pool table, or how to breakdown a pool table. I'm going to post some brief information on the guide that I have written up so far. If you are intrigued enough by what is written and want more then please comment on this blog post and I'll arrange to get it to you.

Properly dismantling your pool table.

First, you will need to understand the two basic styles of pool tables. The most common type these days is the antique corner style. See Picture

The other most common style is the modern corner. See Picture

Both are relatively similar, but also different in their own ways. Nevertheless, you need to understand that all 3 piece slate pool tables need to be broken all the way down. NEVER EVER TRY AND TIP THE POOL TABLE ON ITS SIDE, TAKE THE LEGS OFF, OR HAVE YOUR BUDDIES HAUL IT OUT IN ONE PIECE. That is probably the worst thing you can do to the table. You risk breaking or cracking the legs, breaking or cracking the slate and frame, ripping rails off, breaking aprons, and the list goes on. Never do that.

We will start out describing the more common style of pool tables that are found more and more in residential homes. The antique corner style.

Here is the basic order of a break down:

1. Pockets

2. Rails

3. Bed Cloth

4. Slate

5. Frame

6. Legs

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Pool Table Slate Crates

Ever wonder what it looks like to have some pool table slate crates built? Below you will see some pictures of that. Slate crates aren't a very difficult thing to make. They do take time in all the measurements, time in cutting all the pieces and time actually assembling them. Keywords being time.
When we build pool table slate crates, we always start with the border. Making a square perimeter around the slate, we measure and then cut the border pieces. Pine is the most affordable material to use and typically a 3x1 will do. You will just need a ton of it. Do all your pre-measuring first though so you don't have much waste and you don't buy more than you need.
The next thing is the corner areas. There are a few ways to do this. Our preferred method is to attach the corner areas over the top of the border and then one side will be packed with shock material to give it spring and allow some flexible movement.
Lastly, all you need to do is cut pieces that will hold the slate in. Typically, you will do one side over the border then lay the slate into the half crate. After that, you will seal the other sides corners and fit that sides middle pieces. We do it in a way that both sides will have end and middle shock points filled with a secret ingredient.
There you go! Slate crates! Wouldn't it be easier to just have Big Break Billiards do it?

Setting Up A Used Olhausen Pool Table

  Normally, it is a pleasure setting up an Olhausen pool table. When they are past 10 years of age, we sometimes fret though. Not that it's a terrible table, ok maybe in a way it is because they are ALL made out of particle board and laminate frames, but we know that there have been numerous billiard technicians that have worked on this table and it is probably going to need some extra attention.
  This particular Olhausen pool table went together relatively well. Some of the legs were beginning to crack and also some of the slate screws needed filliing, but overall it wasn't in too bad a shape for the age. It was the cloth that had been destroyed and moved so many times it was nearly impossible to reuse it.
  The pool table recover was recommended to the customer, however, they elected to not have new pool table cloth put on. This presented a problem because the billiard technicians that previously installed the cloth, trimmed the pocket cuts so that the customer HAD to buy new cloth. But hey who are we to complain. You will see some pictures below of how it came out with what we had to work with. The customer was shown and was very happy that half of the pool table cloth wasn't even stapled on in places in the pockets. As long as they are happy though Big Break Billiards is happy too. Just remember when we recommend something like this to be replaced it isn't to make more money off you. It's to get your pool table back to a playing condition. Professional player or not, it's still a precision game.

Yet Another Happy Pool Table Customer

Ben and Derek,

I wanted to thank you both for the awesome work on the legacy table.  The new cloth plays great and the pockets are just right.

Thank you,

Aaron