The parts should all be numbered or otherwise marked to be sure they are put in the same place they were in in the factory. After getting the foundation of the table together, it must be leveled. Then the slate must be installed, also placed according to factory markings. This needs to then be leveled as well, as the screws and bolts are tightened. Then the seams need to be filled and the surface prepared. This is followed by light sanding and final levelling. Next, the felt is applied to the slate surface. Pulled taut, but not tight, and working from the center out. The rails can now be installed, if already felt covered. Each rail is marked and must be placed in the proper location. The pockets can then be added and the ball return and hardware, such as the rings for the bridge, etc.
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That answer is subjective. The best value is actually a used table. The cheapest that can be purchased often means poor installation - that results in low value although cheap. A good value 8 foot table is 1 inch slate and is put together by a pool table professional. Any pool table supplier, as opposed to Target, WalMart, Sears, etc. can provide an overall better value. The brand is not as important as the installation.
It was not a pool table if it only had 4 pockets if it was made since about 1800. A 4 pocket table is most likely a bumper pool table.
When you put the pool balls together in formation for the break shot it is led racking the lls.
John Quincy Adams had the first pool table commishioned for the white house. He bought it from a local shop owner
I do not own a pool table.
Check with the pool table companies. However my guess is that you would want at least several more feet beyond a cue stick's length from the table.
1869 by Mendeleev
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Put your hand down its pocket and tickle its balls.
Pool table in french is billard
a pool table has balls but billard table has balls to play i would reccommed the pool table