Getting your Pool Table Slates good and level is an essential part of your Pool Table assembly. Check out this DIY guide to help ensure you get your slates level!

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro
0:15 Positioning the centre slate
2:51 Securing the centre slate
4:54 Cleaning up the slates
6:13 Securing the seams
8:58 Placing & securing the outer slates
10:54 Finding the relationship between the slates
12:05 Initial levelling
15:35 Additional levelling
20:10 Securing the seams and edges
25:00 Cutting off the shims
25:53 Final Thoughts


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PLEASE NOTE: This video was originally produced for our General DIY channel (Fix Savers) before we launched our dedicated Pool channel (Average Joes Pool), hence the Fix Savers branding in the video.

VIDEO BY: Average Joes Pool/Fix Savers (all rights reserved)