RagingAZN
3 of a Kind
I’m lucky enough to host a fortnightly NLHE game at my place. We always have two tables of 10 with a few on the waitlist.
So a little while ago, I built this -> https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/first-ellipse-build.110815/
…but as I’ve come to find out, big oval/ellipse tables are no good for self dealt games. Especially as my monkeys dealing gets worse through the night as they get more drunk!
I went to another game recently and played on a round table and loved it. So I did lots of research here and decided to make two round tables.
I found a timber store that does plywood in 3100mm x 1550mm and then got a CNC shop to cut it out for me.
I’m going with a 60” round, 6” wide rail, black vinyl for the rail and gold suited speed cloth for the playing surface. I had to get an auto shop to stitch the vinyl together for me as well.
As this is now my 3rd build, everything went smoothly up until the rail.
Doing a large round rail was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. My back, knees and hands are sore (that could just be old age too). I used the split the difference method but trying to get it completely smooth was such a challenge. The first one didn’t turn out too badly but when I look at it closely I can see where we may not have pulled hard enough or there is a small wrinkle under the rail.
We took out a heap of staples and redid sections but I’m still not 100% happy. But with that being said, I think it will be more than adequate for my monkeys.
That’s enough for today so come back tomorrow to check out progress folks!
So a little while ago, I built this -> https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/first-ellipse-build.110815/
…but as I’ve come to find out, big oval/ellipse tables are no good for self dealt games. Especially as my monkeys dealing gets worse through the night as they get more drunk!
I went to another game recently and played on a round table and loved it. So I did lots of research here and decided to make two round tables.
I found a timber store that does plywood in 3100mm x 1550mm and then got a CNC shop to cut it out for me.
I’m going with a 60” round, 6” wide rail, black vinyl for the rail and gold suited speed cloth for the playing surface. I had to get an auto shop to stitch the vinyl together for me as well.
As this is now my 3rd build, everything went smoothly up until the rail.
Doing a large round rail was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. My back, knees and hands are sore (that could just be old age too). I used the split the difference method but trying to get it completely smooth was such a challenge. The first one didn’t turn out too badly but when I look at it closely I can see where we may not have pulled hard enough or there is a small wrinkle under the rail.
We took out a heap of staples and redid sections but I’m still not 100% happy. But with that being said, I think it will be more than adequate for my monkeys.
That’s enough for today so come back tomorrow to check out progress folks!