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Chat Area => General Chat => Topic started by: MarkAZCA on November 07, 2011, 03:19:52 PM
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Hey there everyone.
I stumbled across the other thread while doing some research for my Deutscher Meister table.
Actually it's my brother in law's table, it had been in their family for a long time, and in college he lent it to me so I could use it in my old place. I haven't been able to use it over the past couple of years and now I have a new place that will fit it.
Well over the years it's taken on a bit of wear and tear and we were hoping to refurbish the table. I was hoping to replace the bearings, the men and possibly the rods (A few of them were bent by over-anxious players).
My table looks pretty much exactly the same as the one described in the other thread. I can't seem to find any DM parts anywhere. Could you guys maybe give me some pointers as to how I should go about getting my parts? What bearings should I use? Will one of the eBay kits work OK for the men? What's the advantage and disadvantage of hollow or solid rods?
Any advice would be great!
Thanks,
Mark
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im new but from what i have seen
bearings... check local hardware like a ace or true value they have some
i have seen the men on ebay so a search on there should help
rods.... i have sen them on ebay as well it seems that most parts for old tables are hard to find maybe look for a spare table
i think the only problems would bethe size of your current rods just have to measure them and make sure the ones you buy are the same/ correct for table this goes for the men too.
like i said though im new and someone will probably point you towards better sources
good luck
Jared
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I am looking for a few good men... DM men that is... to be exact I am looking for the old DM men that the bodies had like a bake-a-lite or enamel covered torso or either the paint had a good layer of clear coat. Not sure which and I hope I am explaining that correctly. I have 9 blue & 5 red plus the kickers.... Any one have at least one blue and five red men? Would buy more if they are out there. (Mark, what are you exactly looking for? I might have a part or two you might need... possibly a trade if you have the men I'm looking for)
Rebecca
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Another option which is a bit of a pain, but do-able is searching for some parts from Germany. They are probably after-market parts but they are a possiblity. I was going to get some of the wooden men for my deutscher meister table, but decided to hold off for a bit. There are some places that will ship them to canada or the usa. Google Translate and babelfish can be a good help if you can't speak German! Pretty cool to think how easy it is to communicate online to someone in a different language with the click of a button.
In terms of rods i wold probably go with hollow. As for sizes mine are 16mm as the germans were using the metric system when building the table.
Here is a cool manual not alot of info, but its neat.
http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=arcadedb&id=1696
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You may ask the manufacturer via his website: http://www.billard-und-kickermanufaktur.de/kicker.html
They should understand English.
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Here ate some dm men that look like they were painted http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270872997459+