| The Dial Dude | 09 Feb 2010 8:00 a.m. PST |
As we get our house made over, we have a large sheet of the foam carpet underpadding and was wondering what I could do with it. I was thinking using it to go over the hills and the likes on my table and then put my cloth over that. Anyone had any luck with doing this? What else could I do with this? It seems like a waste to get rid of it. |
aecurtis  | 09 Feb 2010 8:07 a.m. PST |
The foam may not work as well as the dense material recommended here, but try it: link |
| The Dial Dude | 09 Feb 2010 8:12 a.m. PST |
Yeah Allen, that's where I got the idea. I haven't been able to find 'blaize' cloth (or an equivalent) around my area. Hopefully yhis will work out. I'll give it a try once they finish up with my gaming room (later today). |
| anleiher | 09 Feb 2010 8:13 a.m. PST |
As usual, Allen is both prompt and spot on. Our group adopted the methodology set out in that article. We have never looked back. We used the very material you are asking about. |
| The Dial Dude | 09 Feb 2010 8:22 a.m. PST |
And it worked out okay for your group? Now I really want them to hurry up and finish so I can take a look at this! |
| aecurtis | 09 Feb 2010 8:36 a.m. PST |
"Baize" is lightweight woven material, used most commonly for covering pool tables; sometimes it's called "felt". Real felt isn't woven--it's felted--but works as well. I just used tan felt off the roll from Wal-Mart. Allen |
| anleiher | 09 Feb 2010 8:52 a.m. PST |
It has worked quite well. Transport is simple, and when covered with felt (we couldn't find baize either) and then finally covered with the "gaming sheet" the final product is a nice gaming table. If I were more computer literate I would post some pictures for you to see the final product. |
| The Dial Dude | 09 Feb 2010 8:55 a.m. PST |
If it weren't snowing like crazy here today, I would make a trip to wally world and check that out. Maybe tomorrow. I'm all hyped now. |
| anleiher | 09 Feb 2010 9:04 a.m. PST |
When at Walmart, ask about the unbleached muslin. This is the material I have used to make all of our "final layer" covers. The material comes in lengths up to about 20 feet. I did this to allow for larger games. |
| The Dial Dude | 09 Feb 2010 9:17 a.m. PST |
Anleiher, so you use the carpet underpadding, unbleached muslin, and then your game cloth? Why the middle layer if you don't mind me asking? |
| anleiher | 09 Feb 2010 10:40 a.m. PST |
No. Sorry for the confusion. Step 1 use the carpet padding to create undulations, hills etc. Step 2 overlay same with felt to smooth out the sharp edges. Step 3 overlay everything with the dyed/painted playing cloth. This playing cloth consist of the muslin,(a) dyed a generic color, mid green or sand or gray depending on desired table and then (b) spray painted in irregular splotches either brown(s) over the green, brown(s) over the sand, or white and light greys over the grey. The last is for a snow table. |
 Saginaw  | 11 Feb 2010 10:16 a.m. PST |
By the way, make sure the underlay padding is clean enough for use. As someone with some experience in laying flooring, I can tell you that pretty much all padding that's been used will be dirty, especially in a home with pets. |
| aecurtis | 11 Feb 2010 6:48 p.m. PST |
Oh, lordy, yes. I assumed The Dial Dude meant a hefty leftover of new material. Gak! Allen |
