Does anyone know the life of a pool table with MDF vs Slate?

Question

I want to buy a pool table, but can not afford a nice $3,000 slate table. Wal-Mart has nice looking and affordable tables that are made with MDF instead of slate. I know the pool table may not last as long as Slate. But does anyone know how long the MDF one will last if well taken care of? This way I will know if I decide to go the cheap route it will last longer than say a year? lol

Answer 1

Kind of a waste of money Lilly they just dont hold up -Shop around for a good used table $1500-$2000

Answer 2

Well, it won't play like a slate table out of the box, so in the sense, as soon as you get it, it's trash. If you keep it in your basement, or happen to live in a humid climate, it will likely warp within a few months. A used quality slate table is much better, but even a cheap, crappy, used table with actual slate will be 100 times better than anything with MDF.

Answer 3

like mat said it will warp soon a young man down the street bought one about two mounts ago and it is already warped better to wait save your money up and be on the look out for a good used table christmas is comming up people will be looking for extra money keep a eye on the paper and the swapper mags I found a pretty good one that way for less than a 1000 good luck