Just helped some friends move today. In the new house is, was a slate pool table dominating a small rec room. So now I have three pieces of slate, ~2ft x 4ft x 3/4", although useable area is somewhat less due to screw holes and pocket notches.Its too soft I would think for a lapping surface, but might make a nice tops for some small tables, or ???Anyway, my questions are:1) Under what temp/humidity conditions should I store it? Can it spend the winter in the garage in the upper Mid-west? Wrap it in plastic? Just keep it of the floor?2) Any one have any experience working slate. Hand vs. power? Hi speed vs. low? Carbide? Scotch pads? Wet/dry paper/emery? Any sort of finish?Any thoughts will be appreciated.

Store it where ever you want. It has been used for shingles on roofs,floors in nicer motels, blackboards, etc.. It is VERY soft and evenworse, delaminates. Have seen it used as a hearth on a fireplce andit looked very nice. It will work with anything you would use onmarble. How you work it depends on the end use.

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Upscale 22 years ago

I assume there's different types of slate. Would a pool table need harder slate or slate less likely to chip?

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Kevin P. Fleming 22 years ago

That, and more. I believe there are issues with moisture content, stability and others. You can get the whole (marketing-related) story at:

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Swingman 22 years ago

Hehe ... know the feeling. Spent a good part of my youth playing straight pool to supplement my income ... practiced straight pool for hours on end on a snooker table, using regular balls.

When the money went down, the regulation table, and the bigger pockets, were a piece of cake ... and the coin operated bar tables looked and felt like a bumper table.

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