HOW-TO: Recover Valley Pool Table Rails like Real King Cobra!

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
  • How to recover rails on a valley 7 ft table like The Real King Cobra!
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  • @SuperLewis05
    @SuperLewis05 Год назад +3

    Greetings from the UK!
    Happened to come across this video whilst researching for building a DIY Pool table. So glad i did . This guy makes a highly skilled job look effortless. Could watch him for hours. Quite mesmerising with the music 👍🏻

  • @mkacvinsky1
    @mkacvinsky1 6 месяцев назад

    You are the best on the internet. I did an amazing job, thanks to all of your guidance. I can't wait to do it again. I searched for months looking for direction and sir you are hands down my favorite

  • @scottlame6724
    @scottlame6724 Год назад +6

    Amazing work. The difference between your rails and ones from the previous "mechanic" was like night and day.

    • @richardtoth4926
      @richardtoth4926 11 месяцев назад

      Relax, this is terrible work 😂

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  10 месяцев назад +1

      Instead of just deleting your post, id rather hear from you, about what you think is wrong with my work.

    • @hightttech
      @hightttech Месяц назад

      ​@@therealkingcobra: I respect that you call that guy out, rather than remove comment. I do prefer to stretch the fabric a little more, and one staple was too close to edge of facing. Overall, LOOK NICE 👍.

  • @leenichols1972
    @leenichols1972 3 месяца назад

    Watching your great videos and for someone like me, I could understand it better if you made a video with a mirror image. Just like you see it I think it easier to do. Just my opinion. I love the glue on rail method lots better than all those staples. Thanks Cobra!

  • @TheeMcDonger
    @TheeMcDonger Год назад +4

    You can tell he is skilled because he makes this all look easy.

    • @richardtoth4926
      @richardtoth4926 11 месяцев назад

      Terrible work if you know how wrong he really is

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  10 месяцев назад

      Really, care to explain?

    • @TheeMcDonger
      @TheeMcDonger 10 месяцев назад

      @@therealkingcobra the easier someone makes something look, the more skilled they are

  • @cadenpeterson8687
    @cadenpeterson8687 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the video great work lots of great tips I'll be sure top use at work I've never seen the staples all the way down the side of the rail I've always done 4 or 6 to keep the cushion down on either side

  • @lonniebiz
    @lonniebiz Год назад +1

    Thank you for making these videos.

  • @gazman1001
    @gazman1001 Год назад +1

    Sweet,
    super clean.!!!!

  • @blakefrazier8917
    @blakefrazier8917 Год назад +2

    Very nice! Thank you so much for this info. Would you stretch the cloth more if it were something like Championship Tour Edition?

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  Год назад +2

      Yes, all cloths have different stretch indexes, based on the making of the cloth. So the first time you use a petiqular cloth, you need to perform a stetch index test so you'll k ow how much to stretch it when installing it.

  • @raymacall4985
    @raymacall4985 Год назад +3

    Pool table guys were referred to as mechanics in their trade. Glen is the absolute best in his craft.

    • @richardtoth4926
      @richardtoth4926 11 месяцев назад

      Absolutely not. Terrible work

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  10 месяцев назад

      You seem to be the only one with a complaint, care to explain yourself?

    • @harleywayne8649
      @harleywayne8649 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@therealkingcobraHe's the guy that recovered the rails incorrectly, and now he's angry with you for pointing out all of his mistakes! Haha! 😂🎉😅

  • @WechaiMoua-ww3jw
    @WechaiMoua-ww3jw 21 день назад

    Great job. I like to learn it from your teaching of how to replace new parts to it. So, I need to buy some slates to build a pool table for me. Because I like to build it to make my favor come through. But I don't know where to buy the slates. So, do you know who or where I can buy some from. Please tell me, I appreciated it. Thank You.

  • @philb9373
    @philb9373 6 месяцев назад

    Great job, I learned a better way than I had been doing it! Thanks

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you, glad I could help.

    • @hightttech
      @hightttech Месяц назад

      Yup. That's what I'm here for as well. Still trying to perfectly fold and de-bulk the Valley style rails. I like how this guy put a staple to lock the fold in place, then cover the staple with the flap.

    • @philb9373
      @philb9373 Месяц назад +1

      @@hightttech A trick of the trade, very good to know. 👍

  • @cager8163
    @cager8163 4 месяца назад

    Great work! What spray did you used?

  • @dennistirado4619
    @dennistirado4619 День назад

    Hello. A few of the pockets on my pool table have tears, I think I can order the six pockets from Amazon. Do you have any videos on how to change just the pockets? Thanks.

  • @dugy40
    @dugy40 Год назад

    Everyone say don’t fold pockets. But. It makes sense to fold

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  Год назад +4

      I don't like the no fold side pockets because of the effect it has on the pocket miter angle, and the stress it puts the cloth under on the points of the cushions. All featherstriped rails have folded side pockets, so why would anyone think Valley bar tables shouldn't? And think about this for a second, what tables have the worst reputation for playing so bad? Valley bar style pool tables, why? Because of the lack of professionalism when servicing them, because they're considered to be unimportant in this industry!!!!

  • @timothyjackson9373
    @timothyjackson9373 Год назад

    Dam clean rails

  • @addy19216811
    @addy19216811 Год назад +2

    Guys in pool leagues would tear me(and the cusions) apart if I used that fold over method on the coner pocket ends of the rails. It looks nice and neat but it adds 2 layers(3 total) of cloth on that side which will effect the balls differently than on the other ends of the rails. You have to work the cloth with folds and often times pleats. Staple as you go to hold it. There is a balance between too tight and not tight enough to help prevent early wear on the "points" that he shows but if you take your time and do it right, the better players will appreciate it.

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  Год назад +1

      Yet they don't complain about the folds in the side pockets on a featherstriped set of rails, like on a 9ft😅🤣

    • @gosnellktn
      @gosnellktn 11 месяцев назад +2

      valley doesn't sell tables with folded side pockets, ever wonder why? my take is if you are going to do a fold over, make it look good. great tutorial. diamond tables do folded side pockets. your league players sound like mine. they always blame the table for their missed shots.

    • @richardtoth4926
      @richardtoth4926 11 месяцев назад

      Oh thank you so much. This guy is a joke 🤣🤣🤣

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  11 месяцев назад +1

      Do the work however you want, but I don't like how the no fold rounds the side pockets, and the facings wear through the points because of the no fold method, so hack away buddy😅🤣

    • @addy19216811
      @addy19216811 11 месяцев назад

      @@therealkingcobra I wasn't looking to make a thing of this, Buddy, but when I do rails I do them with out needing that dumb fold and this "wear" that you are trying to sell simply does not happen with the way I do them. Maybe just try a little instead of taking the easy way out.

  • @dugheckenkamp4047
    @dugheckenkamp4047 6 месяцев назад

    What glue do you use for the rails and table felt?

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  6 месяцев назад

      I use the 3M77 for the rails and my RKC250/Slocum V4117 for the bed cloth, cushions, and facings.

  • @robsnotes4u
    @robsnotes4u Год назад +1

    Nice shirt! We met at Brothers when John Schmidt was in Billings, staying with me. Question for you. My 7ft Diamond rails make noise when I hit hard. SVB hit balls and said I needed new rails. The table is only 7 years old,is it possible they need replaced? Is there a way to tighten? Maybe I can send you a video and you can see what I am talking about

  • @jmmcguinness
    @jmmcguinness Год назад

    Great video. What cloth are you using?

  • @tmangan327
    @tmangan327 10 месяцев назад

    What do you prefer better Ridge backgrounds or the penguin rails and also what brand the cloth did you install
    And I also have seen a lot of videos with guys stapling the rails do you preferred gluing over stapling

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  10 месяцев назад +2

      Well, first of all, I'm the one that actually designed the Ridgeback rails in the first place, then taught Kerry how to build them, creating the Ridgeback rails business. Penguin rails have come a long way since they first started building replacement rails, so I don't have any issues with them today either. The problem with either rails, is neither will play right if the cloth isn't installed right, and the slate depth isn't set right, so the rails CAN play right. I've been spray glueing rails for 40+ years, and fail to see a downside to that method if installing the rail cloth, but I've seen plenty of problems with using staples to install the rail cloth. My method of instalation of the rail cloth would be hard for anyone to do a better job, and the finished look shows that.

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  10 месяцев назад +1

      The cloth I installed was the Strachan Superweave green. This is absolutely, hands down, the best bar table cloth on the market today. I just replaced the cloth on 3 Diamond 8ft bar tables after 14 months of play, and the cloth still didn't show any cue ball break lines to the rack, and now ball racking wear.

    • @tmangan327
      @tmangan327 10 месяцев назад

      @therealkingcobra
      Do you have an email I can contact you through I'm actually in the middle of refurbishing a ZD7 93 model Valley pool table and have a few questions

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  9 месяцев назад

      Realkingcobra@aol.com

  • @jamesseabury4394
    @jamesseabury4394 Год назад

    Glen, It looks like your spraying the Super 77 on both the cloth and the rail and then letting it set up almost like a contact cement is that what your doing or does it just seem like your waiting a long time to adhere them to each other on tv? thanks

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  Год назад

      Spraying both, the cloth and rail. You'll see in these next instructional videos.

    • @jamesseabury4394
      @jamesseabury4394 Год назад

      @@therealkingcobra looking forward to them Glen.

  • @tmangan327
    @tmangan327 9 месяцев назад

    What size staple do you use for the rails

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  9 месяцев назад +1

      1/4" × 1/2" crown, unless the wood is pretty stapled out, then I step up to either 5/16" or 3/8" if needed, but the next recovery is with new replacement rails at that time, or get someone else to recover the table!!

  • @resellpanda88
    @resellpanda88 Год назад

    When are you planning to come to NY? I need my table done by you. 🙏

  • @billpii6314
    @billpii6314 Год назад

    First of all can a King Cobra even recover a table?

    • @therealkingcobra
      @therealkingcobra  Год назад +1

      It can if it stands 5' 11" tall and weighs 295lbs😅🤣