So earlier this week I picked up a harvard foosball table from the side of the road. There’s only one problem…. There was a large hole on the playing surface. So I decided to try my hand at making my own playing field for a fun winter break project. After watching some intense tourneys on YouTube I decided I didn’t want just any surface, but one that I could learn ball control and all sorts of fun stuff. I realize that a harvard isn’t the best but I figured with an improved playing field and the rods oiled up it might be a decent table to mess around and learn on. After doing some research it seemed that many people recommend the cyclone II so I tried to find out what makes it so good. I found a helpful article about a DIY foosball table that they tried to model after the cyclone II. Here’s what they said about the playing surface, “In order to closely reproduce the surface of a Tornado (which is non-smooth), our playfield is made of a base 3/4" inch particle board, a paper playfield, and then 1/8" Plexiglas roughed with 60-grit sandpaper, all sandwiched with a clear artists' spray mount adhesive. This gives it a nice, translucent look while giving the right texture for ball pinning.” Does that sound like it would make for a good playing surface? Any feedback or tips about building your own surface would be a help, thank you.
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