Pool Table Cover
Pool Table Cover
It's essential to keep your pool table free of dust, debris, spilled drinks, etc., that can ruin the rails or cloth on your pool table. Therefore a pool table cover is necessary. Pool table covers are made to fit any sized pool table, and are usually made of leather grain vinyl, cloth, plastic, velour or crushed velvet. Pool table covers come in various colors and are made to protect rout table tops. There are also hard conversion pool table covers available that fit into your pool table and turn it into a dining or game table while protecting it. Some of these pool table covers are heat and stain resistant.
Pool table covers cost approximately $10 to $300, while conversion pool table covers cost approximately $200. Some pool table covers are washable and weigh about 3-4 pounds.
Scoreboards
Some people play pool just for the fun and relaxation of the game; while others are serious competitors. If you want to keep track of whose winning and losing a pool game you will need a pool scoreboard. There are many types of scoreboards available for billiards, these include wooden scoreboards with brass tracks, electronic scoreboards, wooden trays with built in scoreboards, wall mounted wood and chalkboard scoreboards, and plastic or wooden beaded score chains. Prices for scoreboards range from approximately $10 for score chains, and up to $500 for electronic scoreboards.
Billiard Pockets
Billiard pockets are an important part of the pool table. Billiard pockets need to be secure and strong enough to hold the pool balls, without them bouncing back onto the table or damaging the balls. Billiard pockets are usually made of plastic, durahyde, vinyl or leather and most are replaceable. Leather billiard pockets are hand sewn into an iron core and come in various colors and styles to match your pool table. You can also purchase billiard pocket shields and liners made of rubber, plastic or leather. There are also glow in the dark billiard pockets on the market.
Plastic billiard pockets cost approximately $30 for a set, durahyde billiard pockets costs about $90 for a set, and leather billiard pockets cost between $200 and $500 a set. There are also companies out there that will restore your old and worn out billiard pockets for about $200 a set.