Topic: Foosball Table Upgrades?

[foozkillah]

Orrrrr..

mebbe the snap-in material attracts the "Grays" on a dark night, like flies to rotting flesh,  and you could be abducted by those party-pooping aliens before you have a chance to win that World Unification Tornado-Warrior-Bonzini championship.

[EDGEER]

The snap-in bearings work fine.  Install a fresh set and you will see.  Go to a fabric store and buy a piece of Vinyl to cover your table when not in use and those bearings will last for years. make sure you get a piece that hangs over a couple feet.

Hmmm... interesting.  Sounds like those snap-in bearings must be made of a material that dries out and become brittle, perhaps even actually dissipating, like styrofoam which actually evaporates, albeit at a much slower rate.  Putting a non-porous draping like vinyl, would definitely cut any ambient air flow.

So Ed, is that what you or someone you know has experienced?  The plastic or whatever composite they use for those bearings are akin to styrofoam or even saran wrap, which most people don't realize as very low volatility "solids"?  Otherwise I can't see any other reasons for a vinyl wrap that would shut off any convection draft or ambient air flow at the bearings....

Dust settles on the rods when not in use then gets pulled into the bearings.  The snap in bearings are a pain to change-out so keeping dust out of them should keep the table at top performance for a longer period of time. Yes that is what covers my table at home, it is amazing how much better it plays when not exposed to the air for 3 or 4 days between.  I try to practice before a tour event with fast rods and slow balls.  I have found for me it is easier to adjust to a fast slick ball than a slow sticky one.

[bbtuna]

i find if I play on my table everyday for a hour or more, which I do, then there is never an issue...on my side of the table