Building a poker table

mortymorty
in General Poker Chat
I've been collecting info online about building a poker table. The hardest materials to find seem to be the speed-cloth for the table top.

I found a supplier in N.S. (actually a table builder that sells materials as well) here: http://www.crummerpokersupplies.com/product/poker_cloth

The prices seem reasonable (compared to other quotes I've seen). Anybody dealt with these people before? Good or bad?

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  • IM-ON-TILTIM-ON-TILT
    Just in case you haven't seen this site, if not, hope it helps.

    http://www.homepokertourney.com/tables_build.htm
  • moosemoose
    I find the speed cloth to not have a great 'feel' to it. They are charging you $24 US/yard which is outrageous.

    Try Len's Mill store in Cambridge. I am pretty sure you can get the same fabric there for much less.

    I much prefer pool table felt. However it is not cheap either. Len's Mill has it downstairs at the back.

    Go visit the store and feel up the fabrics. Pull some cloth out and deal some cards on it. Be dammned if people look at you weird. Find what you like best.
  • moosemoose
    Another option is to try and find remnants. I got lucky and got almost 3 yards of pool table felt remnant at Fabricland for about $8, because it was too short to cover a pool table.
  • mortymorty
    moose wrote: »
    I find the speed cloth to not have a great 'feel' to it. They are charging you $24 US/yard which is outrageous.

    Thanks for the tip on Len's. $24 US/yard isn't outrageous for the suited speed cloth, or at least it's comparable to other suppliers. Don't know why it's so expensive. Apparently it never wears out (> 1,000,000 "rubs" without "pilling", whatever that means).

    My impression of pool felt is that it'll wear pretty quickly. It's good for pool tables obv., but you want some friction there for the balls to roll properly.

    This is just what I've read.
  • moosemoose
    Regular felt wears after a few games. Think about how many thousands of pool games are played on a piece of felt. It doesn't pill or wear. Well it does wear, but slowly.

    Pilling is what you get on a fleece jacket - the little balls.

    Most casinos use felt. I played on that speed cloth in St. Louis and just didn't like it.

    Anyways, the nice thing about a fabric store is you can go and feel up the fabric.

    Also try ebay. You should be able to do about $8/yard.
  • crummerpokercrummerpoker
    Hey guys,

    Thanks for taking a look at my new site! I just launched the site in early april so things have just started to get going....

    Although the feel of the suited cloth is not as soft as faux suede or other velvet material, it is by far the best looking, has the best playability and wear of any fabric. Cards glide over this cloth effortlessly.

    The price of the cloth is in Canadian dollars and I have tried to get them as low as possible because I understand how expensive it can be. Most casinos use a polyester cloth for their tables but there is now a trend moving towards the suited cloth because of the pattern and look of this cloth.

    If you have any other questions please let me know and I will answer them as soon as possible. If you are looking for advice on how to build a table visit www.homepokertourny.com or www.scottkeen.com. These two sites are two of the best places in the world for everything poker related.

    Cheers,

    Bob
  • SteveKerrSteveKerr
    I have bought the speed cloth from crummer.

    and I am extremely impressed with it.

    I have an 8 foot long table and with other cloth it was hard to deal from one end to the other, with this cloth from crummer, you can deal end to end without any problems.

    Customer service with Crummer was exceptional and they offer a variety of shipping options.

    Crummer does not delay one bit on shipping their orders.

    The price forthe speed cloth is definately fair.
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