Where can I get materials to build my home poker table

[Hoagie_one]

I need foam for the padding and some sort of durable felt or speed clothe as well as some sort of durable vynil for the padded rails.  Looking for cheap over quality as I'm building a few of these for some home poker tourney's.

Any home improvement stores carry this kind of stuff?  Any good web sites that sell this stuff at discounts?

[Stingray]

Occasionally while we're out my wife will drag me into this sewing supply place. I can't think of what it's called, and I doubt it's a national chain anyway, but they have everything you're asking about in there. You might check your yellow pages under 'sewing' or some such.

-S

[Hoagie_one]

good call, then I don't have to pay shipping charges

[DrewKaree]

Jo-Ann Fabrics will have the foam you want for the rail.  For the center padding, you'll need some foam I can't remember the specific type of right now (high density?), or carpet padding will work as well.  While you're at Jo-Ann's, you can pick up the fabric you need too.  You'll be looking for Velveteen, but you can also use poplin.  Take some cards along with you to test the "slide" of the fabric you're gonna use.  Wal-Mart often has SUPER good deals on poplin as well as fistfuls of other fabrics that "slide" just fine.

Check out the following sites:

http://www.scottkeen.com/forum/
http://www.pcpotato.com/poker/
http://www.homepokertourney.com/

Scott Keen's site will have all kinds of different solutions for you for cheap.  The carpet padding is prolly the cheapest solution to the center padding, and the poplin is prolly the cheapest fabric - "official" type speedcloth will most likely run you about double the cost of poplin or Velveteen.  Jo-Ann's and Wal-Mart should both carry the vinyl for the speed rail, Wal-Mart having less color selection but lower cost in my area.  Look for Whisper or Marina (I think those were the two better choices for vinyl) for the vinyl.

Oh, and get yourself an electric staple gun.  Don't argue with me, just shut yer yapper and do it.  It'll cost you $20 but that money will allow you to use your hand the day after you finish doing the rail.

[mccoy178]

I wouldn't trust Drew on this one.  He's been talking about table this table that for months.  He hardly has any links, just ask him.

[Stingray]

I wouldn't trust Drew on this one.  He's been talking about table this table that for months.

Years.

-S

[hypernova]

Jo-Ann Fabrics will have the foam you want for the rail.  For the center padding, you'll need some foam I can't remember the specific type of right now (high density?), or carpet padding will work as well.  While you're at Jo-Ann's, you can pick up the fabric you need too.  You'll be looking for Velveteen, but you can also use poplin.  Take some cards along with you to test the "slide" of the fabric you're gonna use.  Wal-Mart often has SUPER good deals on poplin as well as fistfuls of other fabrics that "slide" just fine.

Check out the following sites:

http://www.scottkeen.com/forum/
http://www.pcpotato.com/poker/
http://www.homepokertourney.com/

Scott Keen's site will have all kinds of different solutions for you for cheap.  The carpet padding is prolly the cheapest solution to the center padding, and the poplin is prolly the cheapest fabric - "official" type speedcloth will most likely run you about double the cost of poplin or Velveteen.  Jo-Ann's and Wal-Mart should both carry the vinyl for the speed rail, Wal-Mart having less color selection but lower cost in my area.  Look for Whisper or Marina (I think those were the two better choices for vinyl) for the vinyl.

Oh, and get yourself an electric staple gun.  Don't argue with me, just shut yer yapper and do it.  It'll cost you $20 but that money will allow you to use your hand the day after you finish doing the rail.

Whew!  That last small paragraph saved that entire post from, well...fabrics, foams, carpet.  That's borderline homersexual right there!

Don't scare us like that again Drew!

[DrewKaree]

I wouldn't trust Drew on this one.  He's been talking about table this table that for months.

Years.

-S

 

Hey Stingray, plan on any Purgatory updates we should know about?  I know you don't schedule downtime, buuuuuttttt........