Snooker Table Steel Cushions

 Snooker Table Steel Cushions

Snooker Table Steel Cushion is only good as the frame that supports it it's what's inside of a Snooker table that counts let's take a closer look the standard of the industry is to have two cross beams support the slate now this may be sufficient if we're only using 45mm slate however if you're going to thinner or inch and a quarter slate more support is necessary this is quad beam construction in addition to the two cross beams what you have is two long beans it's essential when using one inch or inch and a quarter of slate giving you the perfect play field forever ninety percent of the weight of a Snooker table is from the cabinet to the top of the slate and through the normal use of a Snooker Tables such as leaning on it when you're shooting well let's say sitting on the edge puts a lot of undue stress on the leg.

 

Now the industry produces two different type of legs let's take a look at them this is a post leg I call it the perfect leg it's a solid piece of wood from the floor all the way up to the slate and a slate actually rests on the leg itself as opposed to the standard in the industry which is a two-piece leg in this case here there's a transition from the leg to the frame now that we understand the importance of the leg and the stability of the Snooker table.

let's talk cushions there are two different types of rails and cushions available in the market today one is synthetic material one is a natural gum material let's take a look at both of these when new a synthetic cushion has great playing characteristics however because they douse a clay filler it tends to dry out and loses its bounce it becomes what we known as a dead rail and an expensive replacement item on the other hand the natural gum rubber cushion is designed to keep it same great playing characteristics for as long as you own the Snooker table so what is there.

To know about billiard cloth first of all it should be between 30 and 32 ounces to give you the maximum life also it should be a combination 100% wool that nap that fuzziness to the table also the woolen gives it at super strength just in case there's a miscue one other thing you should insist on teflon coated cloth just to protect you against spills and stains now let's take a look at accessories when it comes to accessories you can get as basic or as elaborate as you like most Billiards tables come with the standard balls cues triangle and chalk.