PLEASE PHONE MOBILE 07753466064 as OPEN REACH have still not connected me back up due to their Open Reach or BT ENGINEERS own fault of cutting the wires at the main box , as he thought we had been connected to fibre .
This is still frustrating for us as a business , and it is costing me bookings for work . having to rely on clients seeing my post on my web site , and then contacting me either through my mobile or email address below.
c.large@btinternet.com
We are getting compensation of just £6 a day while we are down and not connected . Something I am now looking into with a solicitor for breach of contract .
OPEN REACH The people that make the NET WORK is their motto on the side of their vans . well mines not working .
Due to a right Cock up by Openreach , they put us onto a Fibre tariff yet have not connected fibre to us as promised fibre connection this last Monday the 31st of March . They where supposed to dig a trench in our front lawn and connect us to Fibre Optics on that Day and take out or disconnect the old slow coper wire connection . they arranged this date and never showed up , we got around £30 compensation and £6 per day while it is not connected and for not showing up for their appointment , I took the day off waiting in for them to come . I even laid a tough hollow protection pipe with pull through wire for connection for them under our new resin path from house to the lawn where they will be digging the trench , so they did not have to dig that resin path and blockwork up too , to make the whole job much easier for them . I had the foresight to do this months ago when the new drive way and path was laid as I knew they would be coming round fitting fibre ….. I did the same for next doors who also had Resin driveway laid at the same time .
But , Then BT Openreach, disconnected our old cable connection at the main distribution exchange box on the corner of our estate about three streets away , as on their system we where supposed to be connected to Fibre . so their instructed engineer cut the old copper wire system off TODAY . The only way we can get connected back up to the old cable is to now cancel the fibre fitting , but if we do that it could be months before they come round again to connect fibre . So for the time being we have no Land Line connection . I expect this to go on for at least a week maybe more .
So any phone calls please use my Mobile on 07753466064 Please be patent for a reply as I may be working on a clients table , leave a text message or voice mail if I do not answer .
Local job for me today just 4 hours to strip and clean slates , re-cloth cushions and bed in Strachan 6811 tournament cloth 30 oz weight , plus change one middle net . plus check and adjust levels . Nice easy local day for me .
This week I had the pleasure of working on this very nice large bulbous fluted leg Burroughs & Watts Billiard / snooker Table circa around 1910 . My client was having problems with the rubber not bouncy enough , and the pockets where not all the same size . I stripped the table down to find the last re-rubber by Burroughs and Watts was in 1954 , my client had purchased the table from another firm who had claimed to have completely refurbished the table , this was not the case as the photo of the rubber proved having 54 code year on it . the other firm had made fantastic job of the re-polish though as the photos show , so full credit to them on that part of the refurb work .
Photo above of the actual rubber I took off the table , showing the 54 date code , most rubber made had a date code on them a practice still used on Northern rubber , which now has a boxed moulded in date code where the year is present then 12 boxes with dots in it showing the expired months , so if a rubber had 24 on it and then 5 boxes with a dot in them , the date of manufacture would be 2024 and the month of May . as can be seen below in this advert by Hainsworth who own the rights to Northern Rubber now .
The above date code on this advert example is 2018 and 7 dots in box section = July . you can see the next year is 2019 an boxes have dots in them , each dimple dot is drilled into the casting as each month ends forming a moulded raised dot , a simple method . The old method of dating rubber was just a stamp on top of the rubber which is easy to sand off , so that is why they switched to the moulded box dot method of dating rubber .
Above old method of dating rubber was a stamped on painted print , easy to remove . so that is why they switched to imprinting in moulding, of box month dating and year .
If you see this has been removed you know someone is trying to hide the year it was last done also look for the yellow dot in Northern Rubber , this to stop the Chinese copying it . The yellow dot insert is your guarantee it is Genuine Northern Rubber as used on Professional TV Tour tables , by World snooker .
Here are the finished photos of my clients table , as you can see my Client has a very nice bottom of the garden games Room , the table has heated slates , and I have changed the rubber to Northern Rubber , cloth used was Hainsworth Match cloth on the bed , and Hainsworth thicker smart cloth on the cushions , as these take a lot of wear , more so than the bed cloth . The ball rails where also changed for more modern chromed type with 4 rail bars in them and the two spot end rails where extra long to collect more red balls at that end . I would also like to point out that the cushions mahogany is extremely heavy , these would play the same as steel block cushions , they where made from Cuban Mahogany , a very hard and heavy wood just like lignum vitae as used on crown bowl balls , and it is extremely rare to find these on a table , and as a Billiards fitter of 48 years now , I can only say I have only come across a dozen tables on my rounds in the past , out of thousands of tables I have worked on to have these fitted . So if you are lucky enough to have one of these sets of cushions on your table , you are very lucky . In 1910 a table like this would have been the same price of a terraced or semi detached house , so this table would have been in a very rich household , and from the labels on it from the previous firm that moved it , from the Bath area of UK when it was first installed .
Private sale direct from Owner * We advise to view before buying
May be a George Wright manufacture . as he used this leg design often of reeded bulbous legs . The table has very large circumference legs , which are carved reeded type as used by George wright . there are scrolls at each side of each leg , and you also have scrolls and a Scallop shell carved design in the frame work too . Ignore the Arthur Perry & Son plaque this is a later re-rubber plaque put on by Perry when they carried out a refurb of cushion rubber ,and it is advertising A Reliance cushion rubber . A very nice looking table with buttons on the cushions rather than a slide in panel . I would say circa 1920s My client is looking for £750 for the table with accessories as shown . The price is for the table as is on site , and any removal costs will be the buyers responsibility . I am sure the table requires a re-cloth , looking at the photos too . But is priced correct at just £750 .as any buyer will need to factor in removal costs and a re-cloth . this table done up by a billiards firm would be in excess of £5k to £6.5k .
All inquiries to Geoff or Carol at GCL billiards .
Private sale direct from owner * We advise any buyer to try the table out before buying .
We have a selling client who wishes to sell direct to buyer , a nice modern 8 turned leg model 10ft size snooker Table , as you can see from the photos , it is in very good condition . Buyer to arrange pick up ,…JUST REDUCED £750 for the table with accessories . please study the photo’s , and you are buying direct from the owner , as is on site .
10ft tables are the next best solution to a full size , if you are struggling for room , not as many 10fts for sale as 12fts , and not many for sale with 8 legs as most are 6 leg . Being a modern made 10ft with modern pocket plates , you will not have the problems of older billiard pocket design , and balls should be more easier to pocket .
A Private sale direct from the seller , They do not make them like this anymore in this size table . We have a client who wishes to sell on their very sturdy and built proper 3 section slate 7ft bed Snooker table , you do not come across these often as they are built to the same spec of a full size table . inferior 7fts are thin one piece slate bed on a sub frame that have wood screw n cushions , this table has a very thick sectional slate bed , and the cushions bolt into the slate directly , giving a much better bounce . Priced to sell at just £1500 OVNO , buyer arranges collection . Comes with a range of accessories as shown in photos below .
Accessories included as seen in photo above .
As you can see from this underside photo the slate is in three sections and is very thick and has the cushion insert threaded nuts inside the slate for cushions to bolt to . spider and X rest and hooks also included . Built just like a full size table would be .
As you can see the bolt head is substantial size bolt , this clamps the cushion up tight to the edge of the slate giving a far superior bounce than inferior thin slate wood screw on cushions . 3 bolts in each cushion . Location of table is Southport , just above Liverpool . Price is for the table and accessories only , and buyer arranges delivery through any billiard firm they wish to choose from in the UK . We could quote to dismantle load deliver and erect ….. contact Geoff at GCL billiards for more information at c,large@btinternet.com .
We have a selling client who wishes to sell their very nice 7ft supreme free play winner pool . These are around £1750 new , A Green badge model and my selling client says just 2 to 3 years old . so this table will have the upgraded solid cast chrome corners and not chrome plastic , it will have alloy cushion beading too and not plastic cushion beading . as can be seen in the photos . Never had rough commercial use , always played at home from new and not much use as the cloth looks ok in the photos , just in need of a good brush and iron . comes with cues and balls For sale at just £800 buyer arranges collection , I will find out where it is located a adjust the advert later on . You are buying direct from the seller , not from GCL billiards . I may be able to quote for a pick up and delivery if this is in my area and is ground floor to ground floor , if not I could recommend other firms that do this . Please note that delivery and set up is not in with the sale price .
