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kgb Member	posted 12-08-2003 07:34 AM I want to build a table to sit 8 players and was wonderig if you guys might have some sights or information as to what dimensions I should make it? Thanks IP: Logged
malachi_crunch Member	posted 12-10-2003 08:54 PM OK Oreo Man, I wish you were in Ohio because it sounds like you are going through the same issues we went through. I replied to about 3 of your posts now and every one is what we went through when we set a home league. The cheapest best table we came up with is as follows. 1. Home Depot 4x8x1/2 underlament floor board, it's smooth. 2. Cut in half so you have two 4x4 pieces. 3. Cut the corners off at a 45 degree angle 19 7/8 long. 4. Buy 9' of heavy black felt at Wal-Mart (Use billard felt if you want to spend the extra money. It doesn't shed). 5. Home Depot - 30' feet of 1/2" angle molding for around the edges. 6. Stain the molding and stretch the felt. 7. Staple the felt to the underside of the board. 8. Cut and trim nail the molding to the outside of the table. You cut each piece at 22.5 degree angle. This is not as difficult as it sounds. This makes a nice felt table for about $35 per table and you end up with TWO!!!. You can not beat that anywhere, period. We had a mitre saw and a Brad nailer which made this a snap. We just set the table top on top of a standard card table and you instantly have an 8 person table. Good luck. [This message has been edited by malachi_crunch (edited 12-10-2003).] [This message has been edited by malachi_crunch (edited 12-11-2003).] IP: Logged
kgb Member	posted 12-11-2003 06:35 AM It took me a while to get "Oreo Man" hahaha Your plans are soooo much better than mine. I designed a table in autocad and printed the plans out. It ends up being a nice table but I am no Bob Villa so it would either get finished poorly or not at all. Thanks again for all of your help! IP: Logged
onehandfold Member	posted 12-12-2003 12:21 PM if you were able to throw a light padding under the felt...oh how nice that would be... IP: Logged
kgb Member	posted 12-14-2003 01:01 PM I went to this game room furiture place the other night and made lots of notes from their tables. I think I can make a really nice one with a router. I have never used a router before but I am going to learn. This is my winter project. :d I am also going to make one like how you said too...incase the other one never gets finished. I will post up pictures if I ever get it done. Thanks for the help! IP: Logged
acesfull@ameritech.net Member	posted 12-19-2003 06:28 PM KGB, If you are talking about traditional casino poker tables, the dimensions would be 44" x 84" for a 7 card stud table, 44" x 96" for a 10 person hold 'em table, and 44" x 102" for a casino standard hold 'em table ( note: these tables are oval in shape ). I had an old wood oval table, that I made an 'table leaf' for, bringing it to 42" x 80", then I went to JoAnn Fabrics and purchased 1/2" closed cell foam padding ( casino standard ). For the 'felt' I didn't use felt at all ( I had used craft grade felt for the first table and the felt balled up and caught the cards, always flipping them over ). Look for a green cotton/polyester blend fabric ( the stuff I found is identical to the casino speedcloth used on greektown's poker tables, without the 4 suits etched on it of course ). It cost me $25 for the wood for the table leaf, and $50 for the padding and cloth. But, the results were amazing. It is comfortable, and the cards seem to 'glide' across the table. Word of advice, if you don't plan on having a stationary dealer, then the octagon or round table would be better. On the tables over 7 foot, it becomes an athletic event trying to toss the cards from one end to the other on an oval table. acesfull@ameritech.net IP: Logged

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