Tomorrow, Wednesday, I have to disassemble a full size snooker table, slate bed to move it to a new home. None of the removal snooker table companies can do it for me…….long story but what we need they can’t do…….so…….anyone any experience, tips and advise?
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You need to move a 5 slabs of slate total 1 ton, it's a situation the professionals won't touch......I wish you a great deal of luck you are going to need it. Perhaps try a machine mover but it doesn't sound like a DIY project unless you know 12 young men with arms like tractors. Never transport severed fingers to hospital on ice - just saying!
But seriously be careful
But seriously be careful
There are a number of videos on youtube that cover the process of assembly, they would give you a good understanding of how to disassemble. Don't ask me how I know.... The standard youtube rabbit hole of clicking the next video and ending up watching one once! The video I saw had two chaps carrying each section of the slate bed, but looking online it states each section should weigh c. 150kg which is a heavy lift for two folks I think!
Agree with Ozi, I have twice had to move one(back in the 1990's I used to work as a furniture removalist) and it is a LOT of work involved- done incorrectly it can indeed injure you... badly...
There are special lifters used, but they aren't cheap to buy, and unlikely to be available to rent...
Despite appearances, NOT a 'drywall sheet lifter'- they handle large but light loads, rather than 150-200kg ones...
Probably the best solution would be to approach a kitchen fitting company (probably a smaller firm would be more inclined to help, a large firm wouldn't be interested) who specialise in kitchen counter fitting in granite or other 'real rock' countertops, they will already have the required equipment for lifting large heavy slabs, plus tilting them to get through doors...
There are special lifters used, but they aren't cheap to buy, and unlikely to be available to rent...
Despite appearances, NOT a 'drywall sheet lifter'- they handle large but light loads, rather than 150-200kg ones...
Probably the best solution would be to approach a kitchen fitting company (probably a smaller firm would be more inclined to help, a large firm wouldn't be interested) who specialise in kitchen counter fitting in granite or other 'real rock' countertops, they will already have the required equipment for lifting large heavy slabs, plus tilting them to get through doors...
It’s not that removers won’t do it, they can’t do it when it needs to be moved.
Im going to take a scissor lift pallet truck to get the slates off and a trolley to wheel them through the doors.
Its going to be interesting for all the wrong reasons.
Im going to take a scissor lift pallet truck to get the slates off and a trolley to wheel them through the doors.
Its going to be interesting for all the wrong reasons.
Are you going to film it for YouTube?
Be very careful with scissor lift trucks. Some of them mark a safe working load BUT that's not at full height. I have seen them with a load prominently displayed that is there max capacity but which drops to 1/3 at full height and the load table showing that only visible on the side of the lifting jack that you cannot see with the lift lowered.
The things you see as a LOLER inspector and they won't let you shoot manufacturers or duty holders
The things you see as a LOLER inspector and they won't let you shoot manufacturers or duty holders
toolsntat
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To me this is less about brute force and more about applied techniques.
With enough time and materials for moving things a little at a time a lot can be established.
As an apprentice on my own I made the mistake of removing the sliding bed off of the tennoner onto a trolley. Luckily it didn't end up smashing on the floor but did flatten out all the tyres. Took some doing but I got it back on and everyone was non the wiser....
When I'm removing granite worktops often the hardest part is going from horizontal to vertical.
I'd love this sort of challenge.
One thing that springs to mind is using a wheeled gantry to lift the slates.
Cheers, Andy
With enough time and materials for moving things a little at a time a lot can be established.
As an apprentice on my own I made the mistake of removing the sliding bed off of the tennoner onto a trolley. Luckily it didn't end up smashing on the floor but did flatten out all the tyres. Took some doing but I got it back on and everyone was non the wiser....
When I'm removing granite worktops often the hardest part is going from horizontal to vertical.
I'd love this sort of challenge.
One thing that springs to mind is using a wheeled gantry to lift the slates.
Cheers, Andy
toolsntat
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How did it go chap?
Cheers, Andy
It didn’t, I was assigned to remove a stair lift instead…..they are heavy! the snooker table is still on the to do list. When I do take it apart I will write it up…..just so I know how to out it back together again!
toolsntat
Yep, I collect tools and tat
At least you have the perfect system to set up and track it out the door now....It didn’t, I was assigned to remove a stair lift instead…..they are heavy! the snooker table is still on the to do list. When I do take it apart I will write it up…..just so I know how to out it back together again!
Cheers, Andy
Jobs simply don’t seem to go away despite how long you ignore them! Moving the snooker table is just one of the those. I’ve tried hiding, closing my eyes, and even pretending it’s not there, but no, the boss (think wifey) said I had to get it shifted. So, with brother in law we rolled up our sleeves, took a deep breath and got stuck in. I have to admit, I was actually secretly looking forward to ‘having a go’.
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This was my late father in laws pride and joy, and after my mother in law also passed, and we have hopefullly now sold the house following the horrendously tedious and length processing of the death tax…..often called proberty, or raping and pillaging those who have passed away whilst putting their relatives through a gruelling and expensive exercise. As an aside, if you haven’t been through this you have to get everything independently valued, which included this table for the death duty to be worked out. Funny how valuations bare no relationship to reality. This was valued about a year ago, and now, it’s simply worthless, or put it this way, eBay, Market Place, Gumtree, dealers and even trying to give it to local charities all failed. So, having paid tax on the blinking thing, we are left with a large green elephant in the room that the prospective new owner does not want. It’s going into storage, as there might be a possibility I will have somewhere to put it……I don’t play but by boys do.
After watching anything I could find on uTube and reading anything relating to it, I established it weighs about 1 tonne. The beige will Hopefully be reusable especially as about 17 years ago the cushions and beige were all renewed. So armed with a tool bag of tools, we made the 140 mile journey to where it’s located to meet up with by BIL to meet the challenge.
First things first, all of the accessory hooks are removed. These are all nice solid brass I believe, and very heavy.
First things first, all of the accessory hooks are removed. These are all nice solid brass I believe, and very heavy.
Next, the cushions have a wooden cover over the ‘proper’ fixings. (Sorry forgot to photo the covers) These are held on by about 6 cupped small short brass screws. Once these are removed the big bolts are reviewed. On this table there where five per cushion, big 17mm heads in them.
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The pockets are held on in three ways. Firstly, the net ball catches have a couple of wire guides that are screwed to the cushions. The ball retainer rails underneath (I’m making up the description of the parts, I’m sure there is a proper name!) have a suspension leather strap that is also held by a single screw to the cushions. Finally the leather clad hoop is pushed into the ends of the cushions.
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With all the cushions off, it’s time to tackle getting the beige off.
The beige is put on by firstly holding the centres along each edge by a couple of tacks after stretching the beige. Tacks are then placed either side of these tacks until you get to the ends, stretching and keeping the beige wrinkle free with even tension…..or so I’ve read. The centre tacks were fully hammered home, two of in each place. The rest of the tacks hadn’t been hammered fully home, making them easy to remove. I said a big thank you to whom ever had put the cloth on.
The beige is put on by firstly holding the centres along each edge by a couple of tacks after stretching the beige. Tacks are then placed either side of these tacks until you get to the ends, stretching and keeping the beige wrinkle free with even tension…..or so I’ve read. The centre tacks were fully hammered home, two of in each place. The rest of the tacks hadn’t been hammered fully home, making them easy to remove. I said a big thank you to whom ever had put the cloth on.
I found it interesting to see how they had stretched and nailed the pockets. The treatment of the end and middle pockets is different.
First off, a corner pocket, this is what it looked like befire the tacks were removed.
Taking out the tack holding the flap it looks like this.
Two tacks hold the beige in the pocket, a single tack either side to keep it taught up to the pocket and one either side to hold it at the edge.
The centre pockets look like this
After the flap tacks are removed it looks like this
The two centre tacks are hammered home as they were used to initially stretch the beige. The same tack pattern as the end pockets is used again.
First off, a corner pocket, this is what it looked like befire the tacks were removed.
Taking out the tack holding the flap it looks like this.
Two tacks hold the beige in the pocket, a single tack either side to keep it taught up to the pocket and one either side to hold it at the edge.
The centre pockets look like this
After the flap tacks are removed it looks like this
The two centre tacks are hammered home as they were used to initially stretch the beige. The same tack pattern as the end pockets is used again.
Time to check all the tacks are out and to remove the beige. The beige needs to be rolled to prevent any creases which would make it useless. A bit of plastic down pipe acted as a centre to roll it up.
