Recommended slate thickness for a home pool table
12/30/2011 7:16:31 PM
Recommended slate thickness for a home pool table
I am wanting to buy a pool table for my home, but I am wondering about which would be the recommended thickness of the slate. Some have 1-inch slate, others have 7/8" thick, some 15/16", others 3/4".
Which would be the best thickness for a slate surface, and which would be second choice?
MrJB1103Recommended slate thickness for a home pool table
Replies & Comments
2ballrun on 12/31/2011 11:07:03 AM
The thicker the better. The thicker the heavier as well. You can feel the difference both in play-ability and your back will tell you as well when you have to carry it in! LOL. Even a 3 piece, 1" slate table is 3 heavy pieces. Ask me how I know?
Mitch Alsup on 1/1/2012 11:12:29 AM
1" is the minimum recommended thickness--and the thickness specified by most leagues and tournaments.
A 2" thick slate is much quiter than a 1" slate. The thinner the slate the more noise the balls rolling on the table will make.
Most bar boxes are 3/4" around here. They are OK I guess, but you can still get some bad rolls on them. If you can find an inch thick table you will feel the difference and see the difference as well.
Recommended slate thickness for a home pool table
- Title: Recommended slate thickness for a home pool table
- Author: MrJB1103 (Jay Boyle)
- Published: 12/30/2011 7:16:31 PM
