Topic: Help for home builders

[grandmaster]

Foosers need tables. Home built is an option. I will assist you with dimensions ect if needed. Or just general questions. If you build it, they will come and play on it and the sport grows. Any builders out there?  GM

[foosnewbie]

Grandmaster, I'm building a few tables soon and could use a little help. Please PM me.

[grandmaster]

One of the expensive parts on a table are the rods. These can be made for about $3 each for the cost of the steel.
You will need a decent drill press and some 11/64"SHARP drill bits. GM

[kgstewar]

Grandmaster, as a DIY kind of guy, I am curious as to where one can find these rods. I'm actually in possession of a drill press and sharp bits :-)

[ferrous sulfate]

yes.You will need a decent drill press and some 11/64"SHARP drill bits.

[grandmaster]

The material is 5/8" cold rolled steel bar stock. Any steel yard worth a hoot will have 20 footers. The two rows are the longest, say about 51-52". the others are less lengthy. Your set of 8 is 2ea 2's,3's, g's,&5's. I would have the measurements for length and ask the yard man to cut them with a bandsaw. I have experimented with solid 304 stainless steel bar stock. Fantastic material - super hard and polishes like chrome. Almost too much for any drillbit - stick to the "cold rolled" as it polishes nice and drills easier! I first saw rods like this at an arcade tournament we went to in Boulder CO in 1976. At the time Tournament Soccer was making so many tables and parts that the
quality of the "triple clad" process left much to be desired as far as shooting goes. Pretty rough, flaking chrome on almost every rod. I think the owner of that arcade owned the tables and made his own rods - no chrome -and they worked great. Now I KNOW the next question. Why use solid steel bar stock? Trust me on this one...  and stay tuned.  GM

[FOOZUL]

Here's a German Site for inspiration of different table projects, Just click on each project.
I thought it'll be just inspirational, here's the link:

http://www.kicker-klaus.de/online/seiten/galerie.htm?sid=16179528355060ffb7496bf&rid=10378293085060ffbd80be1&rseite=eigenbau