Ironing a pool table?

Question

Ok when your through laughing what is the right temp for the iron

Answer 1

When I used to play snooker there was a special iron for just that purpose. IT was about 30cm in length and 12.5 wide and square. It had its own temperature cut off point and what that was I couldn't tell you. Put it this way it wasn't smoking hot and so I think it must have been a medium temperature. I don't know as if an ordinary household iron is the right thing to use as the one I described was quite heavy.

Answer 2

Towards the bottom of the page

http://www.snookerbilliardspool.co.uk/Se...

or here

http://www.anthonyandpykett.co.uk/faq.ht...

Just so hot as to not burn/scorch/brown newspaper. And don't use any steam.

If you watch snooker tournaments you will see a few dark lines appear on the cloth here and there where a player has dragged their hand and pulled the nap slightly, brushing and ironing puts the cloth back in correct order.

Answer 3

WAIT! .........I'm still laughing...........

                    

I just had a flashback of my old neighbor using their pool table as an ironing board when we were kids ---true story! A pool table should never be used as an ironing board!

I have seen countless Snooker tables in the USA, and NO irons used on them (24 hour pool halls --- I've seen tables recovered, repaired, cleaned, you name it --- never a snooker table ironed) ......interesting.

Part II

NOT laughing! (anything but!) .........

Thanks for enlightening me to something I've never seen nor heard of, until you posed this question.

I looked at all the threads provided and learned a valuable lesson and some interesting facts at the same time. I'll do my COMPLETE homework from now on!

Thanks again for setting me straight on Snooker Table Irons and some interesting tips.

LAG

Answer 4

Okay stop! Ain't funny anymore. A pool table was meant to play pool on period. If the iron was just a bit to hot it could wrinkle the material. My mom used to call a pool repairer to come and recover the whole table. Please I beg you don't moleste the pool table. Booo for you and a party foul. If you know how to use english left or right ,high or low just a little wrinkle or kink will mess it up for good.

Answer 5

I really dont know, but maybe if you put like a towel or something down on top and iron over that and see if that works.

Answer 6

lmao, if i go into a laundry section, you're not gonna be asking how to starch your chaps are you johnny?

Answer 7

dont no

Answer 8

I think i could figure out the ironing thing, I'm just wondering how ya get it in and out of the washing machine?

Answer 9

I had asked a question on another forum about making the table play faster. Ironing was a recommendation, but I didn't get all of the details as are being brought up here. You can check the thread out for yourself below.