Billiard table with your own hands

Billiards is an addicting game,which people of different professions love. Billiard halls are not everywhere. But nothing prevents to put a big table with a green cloth at home or at the dacha and collect lovers of this game at home. How to make a billiard table with your own hands, what materials and tools are needed? We'll talk about all this now.

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To start - about the game

If you decide to organize a small billiard club, first decide which game you will play. From this - and more precisely, from the size of the balls, - the size of the table also depends.

The balls are of the following sizes:

• English pool - 51 mm;
• snooker - 52,5 mm;
• American pool - 57 mm;
• carom - 61.5 mm;Russian billiards are
• - 68 mm.

Billiard table, of course, it should fit well into the interior, but still aesthetics - the quality in this situation is secondary. But the following qualities are just necessary: ​​the

• ball must roll well;The
• board must easily receive and return the ball;
• cloth must be very high quality;
• pockets - perhaps the most important detail, their production should be paid the closest attention;
• play should be convenient.

What else do you need to play?

Please note that you will have to buy a few more things for billiards, and at the same time find a place for them. Buy accessories are best in a specialized store. You will need:

• triangle for collecting balls;
• stands for cues and balls;
• chalk for cue;Brushes and bridge
• ;
• cue size 1,5-1,6 m.

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Billiard table with your own hands - drawings, dimensions

To make a billiard table yourself, you will need a drawing. Some people stop it - making a drawing seems unthinkable. Do not be in a hurry to get upset. On the Internet you will find many options, and tables are offered in various sizes. The task is to choose the right one.

Room dimensions

The choice of option depends very much on the size of the room. In the billiard room there will be not only a table under a green cloth. Still need to take into account such factors:

• We need to find a place for the Kiev woman.
• In addition, players must move freely.

Important! The minimum dimensions of the hall, so that on each side there is a passage, the width of which is equal to the length of the cue. But, of course, billiards will feel more comfortable in a more spacious room, where there is a place for several chairs or a small sofa.

Length, width, height

The optimal length of amateur billiards is 3.5 m. However, in a city apartment it is not so easy to find a room where you could put furniture of this size. Therefore:

• The minimum length is 2.9 m.
• Fans of this game, not pretending to participate in major competitions, make tables even smaller - 2 m and even 1.8 m.

The width can be from 0,9 mup to 1.2 m. The height is usually about 80 cm( the minimum is 0.79 m, the maximum is 0.85 m).

Important! The width of the game should be in any case exactly half its length.

If there is no room for a full-sized pool

I really want to play, but is there no suitable room?- Nothing wrong.

You can always find a way out:

• entertaining billiards;
• table with folding legs;
• transformer;
• simulator.

What is the difference:

• For the entertainment table will need balls of small diameter. The table itself can be very short - from 1.2 m to 1.8 m.
• If there is a suitable room, but the table can not stand there all the time, well - make a pool with folding legs. You can store it anywhere you want, and put it into an improvised game room for the duration of the game.
• Transformer even do completely not necessary. It is enough to build a countertop with pockets, and as a frame suitable part of a large dining table.
• Finally, the simulator is a small table with several pockets. It serves to work out blows. But you can not play on this. It's just a countertop that can be put on any flat surface.

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What does the pool table consist of?

Having decided to make a table for billiards with your own hands, look at what it consists of. It has:

• framework;
• the basis of the playing field;
• cloth;
• pockets.

Frame

The frame is the most important part. It should be strong, stable and reliable, because it keeps everything else. It can have a different number of supports - 4, 6, 8, it depends on the size of the table.

Materials

The classic material for the countertop is marble. This stone is easy to grind, the surface is perfectly even. It is lighter than granite and much stronger than the hardest tree. In addition, in due course on a wooden plate grooves are formed. On the marble surface, they appear much less often, and removing them is much easier. But the manufacture of such a table will fly into a pretty penny.

Important! If you still decided on this, the slab can be ordered at the enterprise where monuments are made.

For high-end models use ardese, but it is difficult to get it, but this shale mineral is much more expensive than marble.

The table top made of wood will be much cheaper. True, the wooden plate has its drawbacks:

• it can lead from dampness;
• it is very difficult to find a solid board of the appropriate width, and to connect several boards so that the seams do not interfere with the game is quite difficult.

Important! Having decided to make a table top made of wood, choose solid rocks:

• oak;
• beech;
• hornbeam;
• larch.

Pine is cheaper than others, it's easier to get it. It is best if the legs and the table top are made of the same material.

For the manufacture of cheap billiard tables, now a laminated chipboard is used. Advantages:

• it is possible to make the playing field from one piece;
• when there are grooves or a table top will lead - it can simply be replaced.

Important! For the countertop, a panel of 18 mm or more is needed.

Where can I get the rest of the materials?- Useful tips

• Suitable for a substage is relatively soft wood, like pine.
• As for the sides, the same hard rocks are needed as for the wooden countertop.
• If you are going to make only noble wood beads - the expense will turn out not so much, about 0.3 cubic meters. Of course, the material must be well dried.
• Nuts and nets can be bought. Branded will look much more spectacular than self-made, but they are not particularly expensive. For pockets, you can also use 4 identical angles.
• A billiard cord is a special rubber. Rubber for the sides of the billiard table with your own hands is a thankless task. You can get it in two ways - buy in a specialized store or pick up a cord of the same rigidity and similar cross-section.
• Cloth can be bought in a specialized store for billiards, and in a tissue store.

Important! The second option for a homemade, besides, a relatively inexpensive table will do more. But keep in mind, you should choose only a suit cloth of green color. Do not forget to buy also lining fabric.

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Tools

You will need the most common set of joiner tools and fasteners to make a table. Check if you have:

• medium-grained sandpaper;
• waterproof impregnation;
• nitrolac;
• epoxy putty;
• self-tapping screws( approximately 200 pieces);
• furniture bolts( about 40 pieces);
• confirmations( 15-20 pieces);
• glue for wood;
• rubber glue or "Moment 88";
• staples for fabric hanging.

As for the tools, you will be very useful:

• roulette;
• metal square;
• clamps;
• pencil simple;
• marker;
• level;
• drill;
• drills( including the Faustner drill);
• saw;
• Bulgarian;
• electric jigsaw;
• screwdriver or screwdriver;
• wrenches;
• pliers,
• hammer;
• milling cutter;
• plane;
• brushes;
• spatula;
• furniture stapler.

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Starting from the

countertop You can laminate the slab yourself. The main thing is to cut it correctly.

Important! This can be done directly in the building store, in which you buy it.

But in any case you will have to bring it yourself to the required state:

1. Fasten the metal square on the plate as a guide.
2. Leaning against the square, align the electric jigsaw edge.
3. Do the same on the other sides.

The surface leveling is done as follows:

1. Apply putty or nitrocellulose, filling all pores and irregularities.
2. Wait until it dries.
3. Sand the surface with sandpaper, aligning it as much as possible.
4. Repeat the procedure a few more times until the surface is completely flat.
5. You can already pull fabric on such a surface.

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Substrate preparation

For a standard table size of 290 cm cut out of a pine board or chipboard on two slats of the following sizes:

• 295x310 mm;
• 935x310 mm;
• 1793x180 mm;
• 2413x180 mm.

Important! If the table is more or less - the parameters will have to be calculated independently.

Next:

1. Planks of the same size, glue in pairs using wood glue. Suitable and PVA.
2. For surfaces to stick together faster and more reliably, you can attach them with screws.

Important! The substrate is not suitable for swollen or deformed wood.

1. You have 4 parts. Glue them together to make a rectangle, and fasten the joints with screws.
2. Design places for pockets - it's best to do this, of course, according to the billiard table design. The most suitable tool for such work is a jigsaw.
3. Now the substrate must be attached to the frame. To do this, you need to drill holes with a diameter of 4 mm. For mounting the bead, holes of 22 mm in diameter are required. For nuts and bolts it is necessary to make stepped holes.

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Templates for the sides

For the sides you need templates. Make them better out of cardboard. They represent the contours of the sides with sections.

Total templates will need 3:

• for the short side;
• for the long side from the angular to the median pocket, and vice versa.

Important! Templates must be tried on the playing field - the holes marked on them must match exactly what is on the plate. Do not forget to measure the holes for the pockets. For straight lines, these dimensions are 70/72, for angular - 76/78.

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Manufacturing of sides and legs

Wood for boards must be free of defects:

1. Each board is cut strictly according to the drawing.
2. Drill the Fosterner drill 3 holes.
3. With a milling cutter, also according to the drawing, cut 2 grooves. One of them is needed for fixing a decorative strip, covering the joint of the outer part of the board and the playing field.
4. Cut the slats by cross-section 9.5x9.5 mm in size. Their task is to hold cloth and lining.

Do the legs

Next stage - supports:

1. Take 2 boards with a section of 100x40x750 mm.
2. Glue the core into a set of 80x80 mm thick.
3. On the core, glue boards 50 mm thick.
4. You should get a support with the size of 170x170x270 mm.
5. Allow the fragrance to dry.
6. Round out all corners and grind the supports.
7. Fit an adjustable foot to each leg.
8. You can cover the support with a decorative cover.

Adjustable support consists of:

• flange with nut;
• screw;
• thrust bearing.

Important! The legs can be bought ready-made or ordered in a carpentry workshop.

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We are fastening the

construction. You are almost at the finish line, if you have not given up the idea to make a pool table yourself. Next:

1. The whole construction is fastened by the rods - connecting planks, which can be smooth or carved.
2. The kings are connected to the legs with dowels - special furniture bolts with a diameter of 16 mm. You can also use screws - it will be even more convenient and reliable.
3. For greater rigidity, there is also a jumper, which is made from a single piece of wood. The bridge is rigidly fixed to the king, therefore it is not regulated.
4. You can attach decorative brackets to the rods.

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Control assembly

After preparing all the details, try assembling the table.

1. Glue on the jumper bars, equal in length to the slats of the jumper itself.
2. Fixing screws to the support with furniture screws( furniture corners are also suitable).
3. Place confirmations on the sides - Euro screws for the key wrench.
4. Apply the substrate.
5. Install the game plate.
6. If all the details are perfect - tighten the bolts.

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We bring the table to the condition

After all the details are connected and the screws are tightened, it's time to paste the rubber for the billiard table onto the sides. Rubber adhesive or "Moment" is applied to both the board and rubber, it is allowed to dry a little( about 30 minutes), applied again, and then firmly, but gently press the rubber against the board.

Important! The edges of the rubber and the bead must coincide, while the rubber should be slightly stretched.

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We process the parts

Wooden fragments should be treated with impregnation, several times. Otherwise, your billiard table with your own hands will soon lose its reliability and beauty.

To perform this work:

1. Apply impregnation to the entire surface.
2. Allow it to dry completely.
3. Apply a second coat.
4. Repeat the procedure 1-2 times.
5. Coat the table in 2-3 layers.

Important! To give the wooden parts the desired shade, a dye can be added to the varnish.

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Final assembly

For final installation, it is necessary to install long arms on the supports, and then short screeds with screeds. Then the process goes like this:

1. Place the substrate.
2. Screw in the nuts.
3. Place the game board.
4. Level it with a level.
5. Tighten the plate with a lining cloth and cloth.
6. Fasten the felt to the backing using a furniture stapler.
7. Cover the sides with a cloth.
8. Install them on the countertop.
9. Set the pockets.

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Installing the pockets

The pockets are still better to buy ready. If you decide to make them yourself, the most suitable material is a metal corner. The upper part must be cut "sun".

Important! The pockets have a semicircular shape, and a more effective tool for this purpose than the hammer may not be at hand.

The grid can be taken anyway, if only it was strong enough. For example, the usual mosquito is almost perfect.

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Billiard table necking with your own hands

The billiard table is a solid thing. However, the cover has to be changed at times. For example, on the green cloth there were spots, or one of the guests dropped ash on it. You will need:

• glue, which you can glue the fabric and chipboard( or other material from which the table top is made);
• itself cloth;
• lining fabric;
• level;
• hammer;Wallpaper nails.

Repair of billiard tables with their own hands begins with the dismantling. You need to dismantle the pockets, remove the nets, sides.

Important! If there is damage to the plate - they must be eliminated( seal with mastic and sanded).The table should be dried.

Then proceed as follows.

1. Apply adhesive to the surface of the table top.
2. Apply a lining cloth.
3. Fix it so that there are no wrinkles and wrinkles.
4. Align the air bubbles with a spatula if they have appeared.
5. Allow the lining cloth to dry completely.
6. Trim the edges.

The most crucial moment is the tightening of the billiard table with your own hands.

Important! The piece must be solid, and in size so that to hang from each side at least 20 cm.

How to proceed to repair the pool table with your own hands was qualitative:

1. Lay the cloth on the countertop.
2. Align it so that the same widths are hung from each side.
3. Fix the fabric with nylon nails on one of the short sides.
4. Begin stretching and leveling the fabric so that the fibers go strictly parallel.
5. Simultaneously fix the cloth over the other edges.

Important! You can not use a metal spatula to warp the cloth.

From this article you learned step by step how to make a pool table yourself. We hope that you have correctly assessed the scope of the forthcoming works, your strengths, and came to the conclusion that you will cope with this task. So - soon you will have time for an exciting game!