Disassembling is the foremost part of changing the felt.
How to refelt pool table rails.
Disassembling of the table.
Next find the bolts on the underside of the table keeping the railings in place and remove them.
Wrap the felt around the cushion.
Place new felt on the upside of rails carefully look for the sticker side and it should be facing down.
Inch margin fit the feather strip over it.
Make sure to remove all the felt on the table top.
The featherstrip holds the felt on the top of the rail.
Note here which part of the cloth is being cut which is the excess closest to the rubber part of the rail.
Remove the pocket liners from each pocket first if any are present.
Removal of the rails is a very vital part.
Set the rails carefully on the floor adjacent to its position in the pool table so that you will not make a mistake of attaching the rail on the wrong side later.
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Move the railing carefully to a safe storage space where it won t get scuffed or damaged or interfere with your movement around the pool table.
Begin disassembling the pool table.
Using a screwdriver remove the feather strip carefully.
Remove the feather strip or the timber block.
Identify the type of rails you have.
They can be seen under the pool table.
Step 3 remove the old felt remove the felt by pulling out the staples on the edge of the felt using a staple remover.
Once pressed into the channel it should be flush with the top of the rail.
Both most common are.
If it doesnt come out right pull the featherstrip and start over.
The main steps to refelt pool table rails can be summarized as follow.
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Using a soft hammer hammer the feather strip so that it is fully seated in the rails.
Be very careful at this point.
Carefully remove the pocket liners and the bolts which keep the rails in their position.