![]() Most home and furniture style tables are "three piece slate" pool tables, with anywhere from 3/4" thick to over 2" slate. They cannot, however, be precision leveled because the slate sits in a sill like a coffee table top and is not totally flat. These tables are meant to be durable, easy to move, and cheap to fix. One piece slate tables are typically found in bars and clubs and in most cases are coin operated and the balls all roll down to one end. Q: "What is the difference beween one piece slate tables and three piece slate tables?"Ī: There are two general types of slate tables. Here is about the nicest Non-Slate table you can get. If you don't care if the balls roll straight, then save yourself some money and buy a "toy" table (non-slate). Q: "Do I really need a Slate Pool Table or Should I get a "slatron" or Non-Slate Table?"Ī: That depends, do you care if the balls roll straight when you hit them with the pool cue? Slate is the only play surface material that can be precision leveled to 1/10,000 of an inch so that the pool balls roll in a straight line on every shot. Here are some Frequently Asked Questions to get you started: There are over 1,200 manufacturers of Slate Pool Tables in the world today, and hundreds of other companies that make pool tables with fake slate beds. Buying a Pool Table, especially a real "slate pool table" is not a simple as you might think.
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