How to replace pool table cushions (20 years experience) 

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Thanks for putting these videos together. I have a GC1 I restored and ended up keeping the original rails. A guy at my local pool shop said they made better rubber back in the 50's and 60's and so it's possible the original rubber rails are fine on these old GCs. I just cleaned the originals up a bit. There was a little bit of a crusty layer, but with a little water and elbow grease, they cleaned up nice. They may not be super springy, but it seems to be good enough. Like one of your other comments below, I was also concerned about messing up the rail height if I replaced the original rubber.

Replacing mine for the first time, rubber was welded on so bad but I used a dremel vibrating flat scraper and finished with 80 then 120grit belt sanding. Refinished the wood while waiting for the new cushions and felt and replaced the table markers for spent 45 case heads :) Thanks for the vid, tables are no fun if the rails are dead.

Nice video. I saw in a comment that you do a lot of lessons on the table, so you did not want to tighten the pockets. Still a little surprised you didn't extend the rails a little to make the pockets more modern. It would be nice to see how you would have done that.

Thanks for the video!

Good job bub!

Thanks for the video. Were the subrails already calibrated to accept the SuperSpeeds? Gold Crown I and II used the old Monarch cushions that were slightly different size. If the bevel is not adjusted on the subrail to accept modern K55 profile cushions, the table will be 1/8" shorter on all rails and it's possible the rail height could be off. If you were tightening the pockets, any reason why you didn't add wood to the subrail and recut the pockets to the desired size?

Nice video!

Thanks for sharing.

thanks for the great video. How do I know what cushion to order of amazon? I have an probably a 60 year old Fischer A25744 table, one thread told me U23 profile cushion should work. How do I know for sure?

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great video dan, I have a pool table dimensioned table but the cushions appear to be the L77 style snooker... can I switch these over to a more pointed typical 8ball style? as they come in to the pockets the chushions are shaved making the radius quite wide at the pockets, they're basically shaved almost to nothing as they come around the radius of the side into the pocket. Don't know how to explain these corners any better than its not like a straight facing angle on the pockets, they're a really wide rounded corner on either side of the pocket, and the ball tends to rattle a lot in the corners especially

I have 2 old matching Brunswick coin op tables with oversized cueball. Over the years the rubber has been replaced and it looks like there is 3/4 wide rubber on one and 1inch wide rubber on the other table . Is there anyway to find out what profile was on it originally? I messaged Brunswick they said they didnt sell parts anymore . Its a model d.j. 8ft

Thanks for the video. What cushion replacement would you recommend for 9' Brunswick Medalist? Thanks.

Can you please tell me which contact cement you used for replacing the bumpers. Thank you

I'm trying to replace the rails on my Cooper coin operated 7' table. It has 4 different rails. The 2 I can identify are HD15 and HL19. I'm guessing HD15 was the original. I have a set of K66, will they work? From what I can tell they will but I can't find anything definite

Do you know whether K66 cushions work for a Gold Crown 4 from early 2000 ? We'd like to replace them and nowadays the most widely used pool tables in Europe are the Dynamic 3 with k66 which play quite differently compared to K55 (or at least 20 years old K55 😅😅) Thanks!

Hey bud, whats the correct cushion for the Mizerak Donovan II 8’ Billiard Table rails please?

Hi, could I please get your opinion/help? I have a Gold Crown 3 that is way slow. I replaced the rails 2 and a half yrs ago with Artemis Int Cont 66 (K55) and Simonis 760 cloth. Any suggestions on how I can speed up the table some…perhaps a different cushion or cloth? Humidity here is off the charts, so I suppose that does affect the speed of the table.

My table uses u23 rubber. Can these be interchangeable without modding. Or do I have to use u23? It’s a 1975 valley.

I have a gold crown brunswick 3 and not sure what kind of rail cushion to get. Any help please

My side pockets are really tough to make the ball in I have 10’ snooker table o was thinking to change the side rails/cession idk if that’s going to help I can send some photo if you can help with some advise thanks

If wanting to shim to 4" pocket, what would you do different?

I bought a GC1 a few months ago and redid everything like you someone replaced the cushions before I got it I love everything about it except the cushions they are too high 11/2 inches high is there any way to replace them to get the height down without a major operation?

what type of cushion i can use on my murrey pro series 9ft?

Does the Goldcrown 1 not have superspeed cussions?

What rubber would you use for a 9’ diamond?

I have an 1898 Brunswick Saratoga 9' table. What cushions do I need?

Thanks for the video and tips! I am buying an 18 year old Steepleton which is in mint condition other than the rails have dried up. My question is, what type of rubber should be used? Any brands you recommend? I'm looking for the best 'bang for the buck' type. Thanks!

Do you know what type of rubber cushions I would need for a cannon pool table. Great video.

My Atlas 8-footer has corner pockets that are unforgiving. Even at pocket speed, they reject shots that aren't virtually perfect. Is there any way to loosen up the pockets so I don't tear my hair out, missing shots that would've gone on most tables?

I have a gold crown III 9 ft, what cushions should I get and what facing size and brand?

Do you have any info on the brunswick pioneer tables made in 1993-1996? Im about to buy one but finding info on them is impossible. Thanks!

One question, do the pool tables have heating or only the carom tables?

What rails do I need for a valley bar table?

Does anyone know what's the feather strip size.. for a Brunswick gold crown 3

My Brunswick Medalist plays odd as well with balls rimming out like this. Should the angle be changed on those tables as well?

could u tell me the cover of the video is it “inches” unit ？

How do you shim up the pocket from 5" to 4 1/4"?

Do you know proper cushions for a marc lehmacher 9’ table

If your bumpers are K66 don't have cloth on top how do you know bumper top from bumper bottom

I have an 8ft standard Brunswick about 22 years old. 3 piece slate Idk if I need k55 or k66. I can send you pics if need be.

What is the grit of the sandpaper?

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Hi Sir. I installed a pool table by myself today. And I found a problem, after hitting a ball into a rail, a ball came back hopping. With your experience may I know what is the problem is? Thank you so much. Hope you see my comment.

I see you're using DAP WELDWOOD Contact Cement for the rubber rails. My questions are... 1. How Long Did You Have To Wait For The Gluing Process To Dry or Get Sticky Before You Actually Applied The Rubber Rails To The Wood Rail Frame? and... 2. How Long Did You Actually Wait For The Rubber Rails To Stick To The Wood Before Wrapping The Cloth Around The Rubber Rail?

I have a murrey coin operated table. Rail type?

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Is it fine to just replace the cushion without doing the table cloth ?

I have a 9’ gold crown that plays terrible. I was told it’s a gold crown ll, but how can I tell between a l or ll. l really need a good table mechanic!

You sound just like Chris Pratt!

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wear can found bump rubber for billiar table 9ft long set of 4 k55

Couldn't watch it with the camera bouncing around. Was gettin' carsick, sorry. It looked omteresting and valuable.