![]() ![]() The main reason for dividing it into 3 pieces is for ease of transporting it. The slate is cut into three equal sections, a middle piece and two end pieces, and has to be shimmed, leveled, and seamed, essentially making it one piece again. Some pool tables are designed to accommodate a single piece of slate for the playing surface, but the vast majority of pool tables are designed for three pieces of slate. They mine it out of the mountain in big chunks and then slice it like bread and diamond hone it down to a specified tolerance. ![]() I have moved thousands of 3 piece slate tables and several hundred 1 piece slate tables over the last 15 years so much of my comparison will be from a moving standpoint, however, the pool table construction and playfield leveling are also important considerations that will be addressed.įor those who aren’t sure what we are talking about here, the playing surface of a quality pool table is made of slate, which is a type of rock. Also included is a list of some of the more common 1 piece slate table brands to be aware of, it is not a complete list, but ones that I have worked on on multiple occasions.Ī 3- piece slate table is far superior to a single slate pool table for a variety of reasons. ![]() Let’s break it down to a simple pro and con for both 1 piece and 3 piece slate pool tables, these recommendations and observations are based on over 7000 pool tables that I have personally worked on. Which is the better pool table, a 3 piece slate or 1 piece slate table? This is a question I am asked pretty frequently.
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