Life span of tables?

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Not sure if this was talked about in the past.

What make/model of table do you have, and how long does the playing surface last you?
Please could you comment on the average usages (hours) per week, and the condition of your hall - ie mostly summer and hot etc.

Tonight I played on a Stag DX1000 at another club, the table is about 3 years old already.
About 6 hours usage a week for about 10 months in a year and for 3 years.
The surface can't grip the ball any more, and I feel it is like anti spin and some times incomming heavy top spin skids very badly.

I think 3 years is a bit too short. Like to make some comparisons

 

[abhay]

Interesting topic. I have often played with Stag 1000DX and Caxton (don't remember the model) . Tables that i have played are generally 3-5 years old and as a result has an uneven bounce .

 

[M51]

My club still has those old Butterfly Nippon tables, I'm pretty sure they're nearly 20 years old, still in great condition. Some things really ARE built to last. Heck, my parents owned this Toshiba TV set which was supposedly 30 years old when it finally died.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

My club still has those old Butterfly Nippon tables, I'm pretty sure they're nearly 20 years old, still in great condition. Some things really ARE built to last. Heck, my parents owned this Toshiba TV set which was supposedly 30 years old when it finally died.

Yeah, i'm under the impression that "good tables" can lost long, or at least more than 3 years.
With the DX1000 I used, obviously there was many FH to FH, so the FH side of the table has very poor grip.


Did your club did any special "table care" to those 20 year old tables?
The club I was at, had more problems with wheels - as they had to push the tables up a ramp to store it, but other than that, the surface area doesn't get damanged and there isn't much dust/dirt issue.

 

[M51]

Did your club did any special "table care" to those 20 year old tables?

Honestly, I've no idea. League matches are played on brand new Donic tables, though.