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Re: Considering a Table Purchase
I would do it myself if I could, but I have no skills with this kind of stuff. I also do not have most of the necessary tools, so any estimate will have to factor in purchasing the tools needed.
I know a guy who built his own and it's not level, the felt is not tight and overall it looks shoddy. That is how I envision anything I attempt turning out. |
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Have you gotten a quote on what a nice looking circular table would cost? Those look amazing. -John |
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Anyone know where you can get an affordable one in the Chicago area?
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I would do it myself if I could, but I have no skills with this kind of stuff. I also do not have most of the necessary tools, so any estimate will have to factor in purchasing the tools needed. I know a guy who built his own and it's not level, the felt is not tight and overall it looks shoddy. That is how I envision anything I attempt turning out. [/ QUOTE ]I understand this completely- I have no skills either. My brother-in-law did the work because he's into building stuff and it came out fantastic- I just bought the materials. We followed some instructions from a couple different web sites and it wasn't hard- just a lot of effort. Anyway, I guess if you don't know anyone like whose good with this kind of stuff, probably best just to buy one. Take heed, however, that I've experienced at least one custom build table that was pretty bad. |
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4 2 it where are you from?
i also make tables and might be able to help you out. im located in philly and could save in shipping to northeast www.phillypokertables.com |
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4 2 it where are you from? i also make tables and might be able to help you out. im located in philly and could save in shipping to northeast www.phillypokertables.com [/ QUOTE ] I live outside of Philly. I'm looking for a round table because of space considerations. Shoot me a PM and we can talk. |
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I finished my basement last year and bought a custom-made table as the centerpiece. After doing a lot of searching on the Internet for what I wanted, I bought my table from B&V Poker Tables (www.bvpokertables.com). I was very pleased with the whole process.
First, I dealt directly with one of the owners ("Vic"). He was very responsive throughout the process. He even kept me up-to-date with photos of my table as it was being built. Second, the final table is great. It's 96" hold-em table. It is cherry-stained, with pedestal legs. Although B&V has a lot of design options, I opted for a race-track design with cupholders, leather rail, and decorative nailhead trim. The playing surface is black/bronze suited speed cloth. You can find pictures of my table on B&V's gallery pages: my table can be found on P.1, No. 3, and P.3, Nos. 2 and 8. The final price of the table, including shipping, was about $1,500. The table would have been substantially cheaper without the decorative trim, but I really liked that look. The table gets very good reviews from the players in my home game, and it looks great in my game room. P.S.: As you are putting together your budget for this project, don't forget about the cost of chairs. When buying a table this nice, you really can't just put folding chairs around it. Expect to spend at least $100/chair, and $150 to $200/chair is more realistic. If you want some suggestion on chairs, feel free to send me a PM. |
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WARNING!!! Be careful of the B&V site in MXP's post. It is an actual company who makes poker tables, but their galleries contain viruses. My firewall and virus software helped me out here, but I can tell you that both of the galleries I clicked on, after going to the gallery pages, tried to forward me to something else that wanted to install either a virus or some kind of spyware. The main page seems to be fine, but do not click any of the links inside.
Note: I do not post this to implicate MXP or his post. It is likely that the B&V web site has been hacked. |
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WARNING!!! Be careful of the B&V site in MXP's post. It is an actual company who makes poker tables, but their galleries contain viruses. My firewall and virus software helped me out here, but I can tell you that both of the galleries I clicked on, after going to the gallery pages, tried to forward me to something else that wanted to install either a virus or some kind of spyware. The main page seems to be fine, but do not click any of the links inside. Note: I do not post this to implicate MXP or his post. It is likely that the B&V web site has been hacked. [/ QUOTE ] wow... I'm sorry if there is a problem with this site. I visited it today to get the page numbers for the gallery that showed my table, and I didn't have a problem. This company was very reputable in its dealings with me, and I think that the owner would be very upset if someone had hacked his site. I might give them a call to alert them to a potential problem. Thanks. |
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wow... I'm sorry if there is a problem with this site. I visited it today to get the page numbers for the gallery that showed my table, and I didn't have a problem. This company was very reputable in its dealings with me, and I think that the owner would be very upset if someone had hacked his site. I might give them a call to alert them to a potential problem. Thanks. [/ QUOTE ] I surely don't hold you at fault for this, MXP. I've seen a lot of web sites who have been hacked in a similar fashion. Most likely it's the "fault" of the company hosting B&V's site for not having sufficient security. And what you added about the chairs is true. There's no point in spending a grand or two on a nice table if you're going to put $20 worth of mix-and-match yard sale chairs around it. |
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