Moving a 3 Piece Slate Pool Table

[jamiel...@yahoo.com]

I am moving a long distance and will be transporting my 8 foot 3 piece
1 inch slate table in an 18 wheeler. Disasembling the table shouldn't
be a problem. My concern is with packing and protecting the slate. A
friend with some knowledge of moving tables suggest I build a frame out
of 2x6s and stack the slate flat 1 on top of the other within the
frame. The trailer is standard (it is not a air-ride moving truck). Is
this a good idea? Please help with any suggestions. Thank you.

[Ron Shepard]

In article <1132122805.6...@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
jamiel...@yahoo.com wrote:

I can't answer your question about how to build a frame, but I can
tell you that in addition to worrying about the slate cracking down
the middle from lack of support, you should also try to protect the
edges. If you stand the slate on its edge, and lean it over just a
little bit, then the weight will cause little chips of slate to
flake off on the edge that is supporting the weight. Then when you
put the slates back on the table, it is difficult to get a straight
smooth joint and you will need to fill in those little chips with
wax or plaster.

$.02 -Ron Shepard

[Billy]

The last time I had a major move and everything was shipped by an 18
wheeler and then placed into storage for 6 months, the pool company
that I contacted had a guy come out that not only disassembled the
table, but brought pre-built crates for the slate with him and then
wrapped each piece individually with those fairly thick quilted covers
so that each piece was totally and thoroughly protected. You MUST use
a crate and also get them wrapped. Make sure that when you nail the
crate together that it's tight so there's no movement and sliding.

...........................Billy

[jamiel...@yahoo.com]

Thanks for tip. I don't want any chips.

[jamiel...@yahoo.com]

Thanks for the reply. So he had seperate crates for each piece? Can you
describe the crates? Was the slate shipped lying flat or standing on
one end?

[Billy]

Yes, he had separate crates for each piece and they were all wrapped
individually. However, you could probably also just build one and wrap
them. It's going to be really heavy as hell though. They were just
boards nailed onto a frame that you could see through like a picket
fence. There was a bottom and a top lid that was nailed shut after the
slate was placed in. I honestly don't know how they were shipped and
stacked by the moving company, I wasn't present for that.

.........................Billy

[Jim Eales]

Is there any place near that sells quality pool tables? If so, you might
ask them to sell you the crates that they receive the slates in. They would
probably also tell you which way to orient the slates when you move them.

Jim Eales
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[Mark0]

Make 3 "crates" for the set (1 for each piece) and transport it on edge
(like glass). HTH

Mark0

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[Mark0]

My experience is that dealers get the slate in 1 crate (because they usually
have the material handling equipment to cope with a 6-800 lb package).

Mark0 <--handled "material" with a hand truck and a prybar too many times

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[jamiel...@yahoo.com]

Yea, they told me the crates come with 10 pieces of slate in a crate.

[jamiel...@yahoo.com]

I spoke to a moving company that moves them all the time. They told me
to make a single crate and stack all 3 slates together and lay it flat.

[Mark0]

The best advice has been given already (and it wasn't yours).

Mark0 <--what do I care, it's not MY slate

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