Pool table on wheels

[Eli Charne]

Has anyone had experience with putting wheels on a pool table, so
it can be moved from the center of the room to the side when not
in use?

I called a couple of local billiards/pool table supply houses. One
thought it was a bad idea, and that it would cause problems with
having the table level (but I would mark the spot on the floor that
the table was leveled for before moving it away). The other said
some company had tried this before but ran into liability problems.

Has anyone tried this and succeeded (or failed)? Being able to move
the pool table to the side is the only way I could get one where I'm
living.

Thanks,
-Eli

[mike vaughn]

Eli, for what's it's worth. I have some large power tools on dollys that I
roll around. After locking the wheels, they are as steady as a rock. With a
pool table, as heavy as they are, this should work pretty well. Go to a
large tool dealer and look at what he's got. Then you can build one with
minimal cost out of hard wood. I think it would be no trouble to add
leveling screws and you could put it where you want. Let us know if you do
it and how it works out, ok?

[David Geesaman]

Replacing the table to the same spot may introduce some other problems
that are worth considering:
1) The wheels may flatten out in spots (not be perfectly round), and
therefore not leave the table level, even if the table is at the same
spot. I would think it would be hard to work it so that the wheels end
up in the exact same position every time.
2) I don't believe most tables are designed to be rolled, structurally
speaking. I'd make sure somehow that the table can withstand the forces
that occur when the table is pushed about since this is much different
than just standing still. Since you would need very stiff wheels (to be
playable when the table in is place), then it would roll very stiffly.
Therefore, any small bumps or unevenness in the floor could bend the
tabletop a bit. This might cause the wax seal between 3-piece slates to
break loose, which leaves ridges in the table.
3) Leveling this table would be much more difficult since there is more
to 'settle' than just the flooring. Wheels would require very precise
bearings, and the swivel bearings (like caster wheels) would also be
very inconsistent.

Just thinking like an engineer here, so if these factors are
'negligible' or can be avoided, then go for it. I further welcome any
practical experiences on these issues, since that determines whether any
of this is worth worrying about.
If you don't demand the highest quality playing surface, you will have
more leeway with these issues. I would check it all out first.

Dave

[rhncue]

I was talking with a older gentleman a few months ago and he told me that he
had bought John Brunswicks house here in Cincinnati in 1943 and that the billiard
room e was designed with a alcove on each side where they used to move the two
tables out of the way when they were having a ball or such thing.
Dick

[Jimbo Ct]

I think your house just might not be big enough for a table, live with it.

JIM <---thinks you should add on.

[gide...@my-dejanews.com]

In article <369BEED1...@acm.org>,

Eli Charne <ech...@acm.org> wrote:
>
> Has anyone had experience with putting wheels on a pool table, so
> it can be moved from the center of the room to the side when not
> in use?
>
> I called a couple of local billiards/pool table supply houses. One
> thought it was a bad idea, and that it would cause problems with
> having the table level (but I would mark the spot on the floor that
> the table was leveled for before moving it away). The other said
> some company had tried this before but ran into liability problems.
>

> Has anyone tried this and succeeded (or failed)? Being able to move
> the pool table to the side is the only way I could get one where I'm
> living.
>
> Thanks,
> -Eli
>

There is a restaurant/pub near me that has 4 bar tables that they wheel away
during lunch and wheel back afterwards. Since they are probably one-piece
slate, they wouldn't have the problem of breaking seams mentioned by someone
else. They don't play particularly well, and I have doubts that they EVER end
up level. However, it may be better than no table at all.

Gideon

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[Ed Mercier]

Yes I have experimented with this, but I'm afraid you're thinking too
small Eli. I have wheels on my 9 foot gold crown. This took extensive
modification of the legs to ensure that the height of the table remained
at regulation height, but it sure was worth it. I regularly take my
table along with me when I'm traveling. I have installed a trailer
hitch, and it is not uncommon to see my wife and I driving around the
more rural areas of southeast Wisconsin with my personal pool table
comfortably in tow. Picnics, visits to the park, and family reunions
are made that much more enjoyable when you have the opportunity to
hustle your friends, family, and even strangers out of a few bucks of
nineball.

Just a few pointers from someone who has been there. Always use a heavy
duty table cover, secured on the table when traveling. Carry the balls,
cues, chalk and bridge in the trunk of your car. There's nothing worse
than being miles from civilization and not being able to play because
the balls bounced out of the table hours ago. Believe me, I've seen it
all.

[SSCS]

Classic Ed.....

SSCS

[njkha...@gmail.com]

How about reinforcing the base of the table so a heavy duty pallet dolly could be used to move it?

I've had this idea for awhile because I also need a movable pool table. Just wondering if anyone has done this before?

[Bill]

njkha...@gmail.com wrote:
> How about reinforcing the base of the table so a heavy duty pallet dolly could be used to move it?
>
> I've had this idea for awhile because I also need a movable pool table. Just wondering if anyone has done this before?

If a pool table on wheels was satisfactory, you would see more of them
(I've never seen one). Think of what happens when you bump the table...

[dave y.]

On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 19:59:42 -0700 (PDT), njkha...@gmail.com wrote:

>How about reinforcing the base of the table so a heavy duty pallet dolly could be used to move it?
>
>I've had this idea for awhile because I also need a movable pool table. Just wondering if anyone has done this before?

I've seen dollys under pool tables in bars, where they have to move
them frequently. We're talking Valleys of course. I doubt if a three
piece slate would enjoy the journey.

dave y.

[derfa...@gmail.com]

[Bill]

How about a pool table on a piece of material which slides (like carpet)
on a tile floor? I think that would be more satisfactory, if you only
wish to slide it a few feet. If the table rested on only 4 wheels I
think that would be quite unsatisfactory. However, there are various
ways to make wheels essentially "removable". But the carpet idea above
may be much simpler.