Get your table/workbench flat

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Title really should say level vice flat. I would use wood structural joists to get the table flat, plywood top and bottom. Masonite top finish Anyway, All tables100% level and true. Likely would work on drill press tables and all other kinds of tool platforms. Just use smaller glass and shims.


A simple but extremely effective method for detecting the direction of a roll on any kind of billiards table was devised by Aziz (Xiz), Owner and Manager of Masters Billiards, 150 Barkly Street, St Kilda, VIC 3182. He first used it on Thursday, 26th April 2007.
All you need is a small (30cm X 30cm) glass pane. A glass tabletop or a glass shelf would be ideal because the edges would be rounded and therefore you don't risk damaging the cloth. Give the table a good brush and make sure that the glass has no scratches and that it is polished clean.
Lay the glass pane around the corners of the table and on top of the table legs, then place a clean polished billiards ball in the centre of the pane. The direction that the ball will move is obviously the lower side. The rest is simple. Raise or lower the legs accordingly.


Once a table is level, it needs to be left to settle for a few weeks and then tested again for the final fine adjustments. Quite Easily Done.