AUTOMATEN HOFFMANN Billardtisch Club Pro Pool Table Instruction Manual

AUTOMATEN HOFFMANN Billardtisch Club Pro Pool Table

Product Information

The Automaten Hoffmann Billardtisch “Club Pro” is a 9ft billiard table designed for safe family fun. It comes with a slate top for optimal playing experience and durability. The table is constructed with high-quality materials to ensure long-lasting performance.

Contact Information

For any inquiries or assistance, please reach out to our customer service:
Phone: [phone number] Email: [email address]

Warning: To avoid damage or injury, please follow the instructions carefully during assembly and usage.

Tools required for assembly

• Phillips and a slotted screwdriver or a cordless drill
• Adjustable wrench
• If necessary, a socket

Product Usage Instructions

Assembly of Billiard Table

1. Place the center section of the table and position the first slate plate as close as possible to it. Do not tighten too tightly.
2. Fix the third slate plate, ensuring it is set as close as possible to the center section.
3. Ensure the slate plates are placed without any differences in altitude. Apply filler on the cut surface to prevent air circulation and dust angles. The filler must be dry for 5-20 hours to protect the cloth from spots.
4. Pay attention not to tighten the screws too strongly as the frame of the table may move and require final adjustments to fit the gaps.

Upholstering the Billiard Cloth

1. Clean the slate plate using a glass cleaner and remove dust with a vacuum cleaner.
2. Place the cloth with the fine side up and turn down the outer edges. Leave less supernatant at the head end and more at the foot end. For the sidebars, leave a minimal supernatant.
3. Check for any little unevenness on the cloth and adjust as necessary.
4. Turn the head end of the cloth and use a wedge-shaped cut to glue it around the lower edge, approximately 1 cm from the upper edge.

Cleaning

Moisture can cause textile fibers to expand and lose tension, so avoid using carpet or upholstery cleaners.
For cleaning the ball pockets, use a vacuum cleaner or a damp cloth to prevent transferring dirt back onto the billiard cloth.

Congratulations!
We hope that you receive many years of safe family fun with your new billard table.

Please keep your instructions!

• Your Model number is needed when you contact us.
• Please read through this instruction book to familia-rize yourself with all the parts and assembly steps.
• Please find the attached tables for all the parts‘ name, specification and quantity.
• Contact Information: c/o Sport-Thieme GmbH Helmstedter Straße 40 38368 Grasleben www.sportime.de

Warning!

• Please keep the balls out of children’s reach.
• This is not a child’s toy. Adult supervision is required for children playing this game.
• Please read instructions carefully. Proper use of this set can avoid damage or injury.

Tools required for assembly:

• Phillips and Slotted Head Screwdrivers , Power Driver or Hammer (not included)
• Roll Pin Punch, Allen Key (included)

General advice and tips

• for the construction of billiard tables with slate tops

Tools required for assembly

• Phillips and slotted screwdriver or a cordless drill, an adjustable wrench and, if necessary, a socket.
• Before mounting ………………………………………………..from
• Please open the box with your new Billard table in the near of its permanent location.
• We recommend the set up of the Billard table with two persons. You can use the top of the box as base or shelf.
• (You must cut the edges of the box, then you can use it as low base or shelf
• While mounting the frame:
• (first Images of the individual assembly instruction)
• Do not screw the leg leveler in completely – you have a better possibility of fine adjustment (upwards and downwards).
• It is easier to mount the longitudinal bars first before moun-ting the crossbars.
• After mounting the frame ……………………………………………
• Please pay attention to upper (surface with lowered holes)-and underside of the slate plates
• Mounting the slate plates (see image 1): ……………………….
• You can drop one of the sidebars of the frame as you can see on the image below.
• The outside of the slate playfield must be in the middle of the crossbars – because of the adjustment of the centre section. HINT: Note that screw holes on the plates’ upper side are deepened, and flat on the underside

Image 1

1. You fix the first of the three slate plates with ethe screws. Do not tighten too tightly– because of the fine adjustment of the slate plates
   • IMPORTANT: We recommend pre-drilling of the spots where the screws are mounted.
   • You can prevent the wood break apart
2. At this part you take the centre section. The slate must be set as close as possible to the first slate plate. Please do not tighten too tightly
3. Now you can fix the third slate plate. It must be also set as close as possible to the centre section
4.  After this you can adjust the playfield – now you can tighten tightly.

TIPPS:

• You can use a long spirit level to tare the playfield. For the adjustment of the playfield, you can also use the enclosed wooden wedges. (INFO: This is a traditional technology which is used for setting up national and international tour-nament tables)
• If you mount the frame of the board on the slate plates please pay attention not to tight the scres too strong. The frame of the board moves sometimes and must be finally adjusted to the gaps.
• Small differences in altitude could be formed while tightening the slate plates.
• With the small wooden wedges, you can balance the differences in altitude. The wooden wedges were placed between the slate plates and the sub – frame
• If the slate plates are placed without any differences in altitude, you can apply the fill on the cut surface. Please use a filler.
• The filling has the advantage of no more air circulation at the cut surfaces. There is no risk of dust angles. By the way, the filling serves the purpose of balancing small differences bet-ween the slate plates
• IMPORTANT: The filler must be dry 5-20 h to protect the cloth of spots.

TIPS:

• Please fill 3-4 times while the filler contracts.
• If you mount the frame of the board on the slate plates, please pay attention not to tight the screws too strong. The frame of the board moves sometimes and must be finally adjusted to the gaps.

Upholstering the billard cloth

1. Now you must clean the slate plate. (You can use a simple glass cleaner)
   • You can remove the dust with the help of a vacuum cleaner.
2. The cloth must be placed with the fine side up. The outer edges were turned down.
   • TIP: You must place the cloth with a less supernatant at the head end and most supernatant at the foot end.
   • At the sidebars only leave a less supernatant of the cloth
3. Touch the cloth with your hands to locate little unevenness.
4. Now you can turn the head end of the cloth. You can use a piece of cardboard to protect the cloth. You can spray the cloth with the adhesion ca. 10 cm. Use also the cardboard and spray with the adhesion ca. 8cm of the surface at the edge and of the side.
   • Please take care, no adhesion is on the surface of the cloth. After 5 minutes you can tauten the cloth and press on the cloth at the margin of the underside.
   • You must repeat the procedure at both front sides
5. Now you do the same with the subtend sidebar.
   • After 5 minutes you can tauten the cloth and press on the cloth at the margin of the underside
6. You must cut in the cloth as you can see on the image below. After this you can spray the cloth with the adhesion
7. At the outside of playfield, you can see 18 holes. Cut the crosswise because of mounting screws later on.
   • TIP: The kick-off spots (triangel spot and white ball) are marked with the measure of the middle from sidebar to sidebar. This numerical value is measured from the the top of the table in the middle of the playfield – here you can mark the point with the same distance to each sidebar
   • Hint:
   • The kick-off spots (triangel spot and white ball) are calculated with the measure of the middle from sidebar to sidebar. This numerical value is measured from the the top of the table in the middle of the playfield – here is the kick-off point which has further the same distance to each sidebar (see sketch).

Cleaning

TIPS:

• High-used tables (Billardsalon, Billard Club f. ex.) should be cleaned daily.
• Please only clean and dry the cloth. Moisture affects the extension of the textile fibers and the cloth loses tension.
• Do not use a textile or upholstery cleaner.

1. Pre-Cleaning: Please brush across the grain of the cloth –coarse impurities were removed

2. Vacuum the cloth in the direction of the grain. Please use a flat brush.

3. Attention: Please have a look at the vacuum brush – Do not use one with a sharp edge.
   There is also a problem with too much pressure on the vacuum brush – the cloth could lose tension.

4. After this you can remove the remaining lint by using a lint-free cloth or roll – Please make sure you work also in the direction of the grain.

5. There is also some filth in the pockets. You can vacuum this slowly or use a damp cloth to remove the filth. You prevent, the balls take the filth again on the cloth.

6. Wooden surface you can clean with a damp cloth – you remove fingerprints, which are formed by playing.

7. For the balls, you can use a special ball polish

Parts list

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

RULES OF PLAY: 8 BALL

OBJECT OF THE GAME:

• 8 Ball is a simple game enjoyed by players of all skill levels. It is a Called Shot Game, meaning that players must announce their intended shot in advance in order for it to count. In 8 Ball, one player shoots at solid balls (numbers 1 though 7), while the opponent shoots at striped balls (numbers 9 through 15). The player who pockets his or her ball group first and then sinks the 8 ball is the winner.

THE BREAK:

• The balls are racked as shown in the illustration. A flip of a coin determines which player gets to break. In subsequent games, the loser of the previous game gets to break. The cue ball must be placed behind the head string and the shooter must either : (a) pocket a ball, or (b) drive four balls to the rails. If the shooter fails to make a legal break, the opponent has the option of accepting the balls in this position or re-racking the balls and shooting the opening break again.
• If any balls are pocketed on the break: the shooter stays on the table, however the table is still Open, meaning that the choice of the stripes or solids is not yet determined. The choice of stripes or solids is determined by the first called shot made after the break.
• If the 8 ball is pocketed on the break: the shooter stays on the table with the option of spotting the 8 ball and continuing play, or re-racking the balls and breaking again.
• If the shooter scratches on the break: if the cue ball is pocketed on the break : (a) all balls pocketed remain pocketed, except the 8 ball which is spotted, (b) the table is open, (c) the opposing player has the cue ball in hand and may place it anywhere behind the head string and shoot at any ball that is not behind the head string.

PLAYING THE GAME:

• After the break, regardless of whether any balls were pocketed on the break, the table is Open, with the choice of stripes or solids determined by the next legally pocketed ball.
• In the course of play, a shooter must call each shot in advance, by indicating the ball to be made and the pocket into which it will be made. It is not necessary to indicate details such as cushions, banks, caroms, etc. Failure to make the shot as called results in a loss of turn. If the shot is made as called, then any other balls pocketed remain pocketed. However, if the called shot is not made and any other balls are pocketed, then the shooter’s ball(s) that were pocketed would be spotted and any of the opponent’s balls would remain pocketed.
• In order to execute a Legal Shot, the first ball hit must be one of the balls in the shooter’s group (stripes or solids) and the object ball must be pocketed or the cue ball or any object ball must come into contact with a rail. (Note: It is legal for the shooter to bank the cue ball off a rail before hitting the object ball.)
• A player who legally pockets a ball continues play until missing or committing am Foul. Once a player’s ball group (stripes or solids) is pocketed, the player may play the 8 ball. Again, the player must clearly indicate the intended pocket, even if it appears obvious. A player who legally pockets all of his ball group and the 8 ball is the winner.

FOULS:

1. Failure to execute a legal shot as defined above.
2. A scratch shot (shooting the cue ball into a pocket or off the table)
3. Moving or touching any ball by means other than legal play.
4. Shooting an intentional jump shot over another ball by scoo-ping the cue stick under the cue ball. A jump shot executed by striking the cue ball above center is legal.
5. Using the 8 ball first in a combination shot when the table is not open.

FOUL PENALTY:

• Opposing player gets “cue ball in hand”. This means that the player can place the cue ball anywhere on the table (does not have to be behind the head string except on the opening break).

SPOTTING BALLS:

• Whenever an object is to be spotted, the object ball is spotted on the long string as close to the foot spot as possible.

LOSS OF GAME:

• A player committing any of the following infractions loses the game:

1. Fouls when pocketing the 8 ball.
2. Pockets the 8 ball on the same stroke as the last of his group of balls.
3. Scratches when the 8 ball is his legal object ball.
4. Jumps the 8 ball off the table at any time.
5. Pockets the 8 ball in a pocket other than the one designated.
6. Pockets the 8 ball when it is not the legal object ball (except on the break).

RULES OF PLAY: 9 BALL

OBJECT OF THE GAME:

• Nine-Ball is a popular game enjoyed by players of all skill levels. In 9 Ball, the shooter must make contact with the lowest numbered ball first. The player who sinks the 9 ball is the winner.

THE BREAK:

• Balls numbered 1 through 9 are racked in a “diamond” shape with the 1 Ball at the top of the diamond and on the foot spot and the 9 Ball in the center. See the illustration.
• The cue ball must be placed behind the head string and the shooter must make contact with the 1 Ball first andeither: (a) pockets a ball,
  or (b) drives four balls to the rails. If the shooter fails to make a legal break, the opponent has the option of accepting the balls in this position or re-racking the balls and shooting the opening break again. If the cue ball is scratched on the break, the incoming player may not play a “Push Out” (see PUSH OUT), but places the “cue ball in hand” anywhere on the table.

PLAYING THE GAME:

• After the break, the next shot may be played as a “Push Out”, or, if the breaker pockets one or more balls, he continues to shoot until he misses, fouls, or wins the game. Once a player misses or fouls, the opponent begins to shoot until missing, committing a foul, or winning. The game ends when the 9 Ball is pocketed on a legal shot.

PUSH OUT:

• The player shooting immediately following a legal break may play a Push Out in an attempt to move the cue ball into a better position. In a Push Out, a ball does not have to make contact with any ball or rail and is not considered a foul unless other foul rules apply. The player must announce the intention of playing a Push Out before the shot, or it is considered normal play. Any ball pocketed on a Push Out does not count and remains pocketed
  (except the 9 Ball). Following a Push Out, the incoming player: a) must shoot from that position or b) may pass the shot back to the other player.

1. Failure to execute a legal shot as defined above.
2. Failure to make first contact with the lowest numbered ball on the table.
3. A scratch shot (shooting the cue ball into a pocket or off the table)
4. Moving or touching any ball by means other than legal play.
5. When the object ball is not pocketed, failure to drive the any ball to a rail after the cue ball has made contact with the object ball.
6. Shooting an intentional jump shot over another ball by scooping the cue stick under the cue ball. A jump shot executed by striking the cue ball above center is legal.
7. Driving any ball off of the table. The object balls are not re-spotted (except the 9 Ball).

FOUL PENALTY:
Opposing player gets “cue ball in hand”. This means that the player can place the cue ball anywhere on the table. Balls pocketed on the foul are NOT re- spotted (except the 9 Ball). Any player that commits a foul three consecutive times on three suc-cessive shots without making a legal shot in between loses the game.

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