What foam would you use?

[duma]

Does anyone have proof or knowledge of what ACUTAL CASINO's use for thier foam? i have used closed cell 1/4" on my table and its great for the durability but it really too bouncy and stiff. when i play at the casino is is alot softer and i can press my thumb into the table quite easily. wondering what foam they use because it isnt so soft that the chips fall over it is the perfect mix.

[Leroy Soesman]

I'd like to know this too: is the closed celled foam to bouncey? SHould I use a mixture?

[FatMan]

We just bought a new sofa and loveseat and after being dragged through furniture store after furniture store I have quite a bit of knowledge about fabric quality. The the # of double rubs is a measure of how well the fabric wears. 3,000 double rubs is equal to one years worth of wear. 15,000 double rubs is considered heavy duty, 30,000 is super heavy duty fabric.

[RPMick]

I am almost positive, from looking at the HD website, we got Shaw Foam Underlayment from Home Depot when we put together 3 full oval tables with insert. Love it and it's a good price. I'd suggest at least stopping by HD or Lowe's and giving it a look. Especially if you are planning any more tables.

-Ryan

[jtnt1096]

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Also Your Auto Trim... I linked to the Suited fabric because it's coool and what I'll probably use but they sell headliner also.

- Fins

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Has anyone tried the suited fabric yet. I like the look, but just curious on how the cards slide on it, etc.

[Fins]

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Also Your Auto Trim... I linked to the Suited fabric because it's coool and what I'll probably use but they sell headliner also.

- Fins

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Has anyone tried the suited fabric yet. I like the look, but just curious on how the cards slide on it, etc.

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Here are two links and there are a few others on the forum regarding the cloth...
Suited Cloth

Suited Cloth 2

- Fins

[smoore]

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When you upholster your table. Do you treat the cloth with a wet rag to get it on there tighter? I thought you wrote something like that, and it's close to something I thought of doing myself.
Explain please!

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Yes, a damp fabric will stretch more and then shrink a tad as it dries. I wouldn't recommend doing that unless you can't get it tight otherwise as the waft/weave of a lot of different kinds of cloth will cause it to shrink more in one direction than the other, causing wrinkles.

I use the wet cloth to clean up after my messy friends [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[smoore]

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Does anyone have proof or knowledge of what ACUTAL CASINO's use for thier foam? i have used closed cell 1/4" on my table and its great for the durability but it really too bouncy and stiff. when i play at the casino is is alot softer and i can press my thumb into the table quite easily. wondering what foam they use because it isnt so soft that the chips fall over it is the perfect mix.

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A big part of the firmness of an upholstered surface is the stretch of the fabric. You can have a softer foam so that you can easily get your thumb into it but if the fabric is tight enough you can stack your chips to the sky because it's held level by the stretch.