An idea that Malachi and I have had for awhile is to build an outdoor pool table in the backyard. However our plans were complicated by the accidental arrival of an air hockey table last September. Our neighbour was trying to get rid of it, and so I gave him a few bucks. It didn't fit in the house though--I had hoped it could work as a coffee table. So it sat outside in the rain under a plastic bag for a few months.
The air hockey table can't really get wet, so it was necessary to build a shelter for it.
This was accomplished with some landscape ties. Later a roof was added that was made of 1x2 and clear plastic. It was soon tested in the wind, rain, snow and ice but survived.
Next the air hockey table was hung from the rafters via pulleys.
This way it could be lifted out of the way and stored in the ceiling so that the pool table could be used.
Lastly the pool table was constructed, and finished with outdoor carpet and wire baskets for pockets.
We still need to buy proper balls and cues but for now we used Malachi's toy set and it worked ok.
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