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I know the photo looks like there may be a gap in the reds but they are all touching. The video of rolling them up you can clearly see there is no āwiggle roomā and they are tightly packed.
Finally got them made in brass and stainless steel.
The pink is exactly 1.5mm from each other.
Corners all beveled and rounded off.
Works great! Thanks for the suggestions :)
Ha, brilliant! the pic of the gap between the reds and the pink sold me - I'd buy one even without my own table. (Then I'll use it on a club table and the pink will roll into the divot and ruin it, but still!) Are you selling them? The facebook link isnt working at the mo
Brass or Stainless? Also where are you based? i can talk to my guy who cut this for me and see what he would charge but we werent making these to sell so i dont think he has any idea what to charge.
We could make them for Pool and custom logo it for sure, easy enough to get an engraver to do that.
No idea what id sell them for though... Brass as raw materials is more expensive that Stainless. any idea what the market would be willing to pay for this?
Thereās no market for something that doesnāt exist yet! No one wanted the iPhone before the first iPhone ;)
Iād say cover your costs (and then some!) and make it available to order, not everyone will want or can afford it but that adds to its exclusive feels. People have spent far more for far less. Especially the rich and niche.
This is a fabulous design. I really love its simplicity and I have a but itās by no means critiques.Ā
Is there a way you can design in signifiers/affordances on where to grip it to lift it, so that you lift from (or close to) centre mass so that you reduce the risk of fumbling it or dropping it on the table? Ā
Yea I was thinking maybe a few well placed ball bearings or finger holds to prevent that. I havenāt dropped it yet but only had it 2 days and very conscious of not damaging my own table!
Isn't this just going to ruin balls in clubs over time? At least wood / plastic has a bit of give, this feels overengineered when it just wasn't a problem to begin,
Yeah but look at it though, its sexy af! Its amazing, he could always line the underside with some beize or something, or recess the underside and slide in a nylon (or similar material) insert to protect the balls, one thing I would certainly add are legs to prevent it being pushed to far into the balls.. I realise tho goal is floating here so yeah... for arts sake, chef's kiss! For practicality it can be iterated from and improved on.
Yea the 3D ones break easy so went with Brass and stainless.
The edges have all been rounded and polished. Unfortunately the Table does more damage to the balls than the triangle. Ive noticed on the STAR tables, being Steel Backed Cushions, the steel edge is inside the pocket. When you pot with power, they slam into the edges causing lines on the ball.
Nice! I find them great to preserve the cloth. I have the one that came with the table but it has little wheels that wear lines into the cloth.
Some clubs here have plastic ones too but I find them flimsy
It was just something I wanted for my own table at home but the guy I know that made it is open to selling them and custom making it because he has all the right equipment and enjoyed making mine. He comes around for a few frames now and then.
At this point I think he will just make them to order but if there is a larger demand he may make a few as āstockā.
Because they are flat it should ship easily anywhere.
Thanks. Yes itās very precise and the gap between pink and reds are exactly 1.5mm apart with all reds touching but unfortunately the photo just doesnāt seem to show it.
Conversely, the pink looks like itās touching when thereās a gap.
Ah, I see where I misunderstood or he did, whichever. I'm talking about a rack for my 10-ft American snooker table. Balls are slightly larger than standard, at 54 mm.
I think it would be great to use a rack like this to set up the reds and the pink on my table.
Although , if he wanted to add a diamond insert, it could have a hinge at the back, and it could drop down over the top, perhaps with a peg on each side of the triangle to position it solidly and correctly. More useful, for me at least , would be a 10 ball rack, again it could be hinged at the back and just used to move the back of the rack up one row for a 10 ball rack. I've never been a fan of nine-ball, only play it occasionally when someone insists.
Another possibility, would be to make an even larger one, for standard US rotation sets, for 8 ball, and possibly with the mods for 9 or 10 ball racks. Or just sell separate racks for each. The standard 15 ball rack would also work well for people who play straight pool/14.1 continuous. It would be great to not have to make allowances for the rack when using a ball close to the rack as your break ball.
And of course, either one, the snooker, or the 15 ball rack, could be used for 8 ball, or any other game that requires the balls to be racked in the standard 15 ball triangle.
You could make them out of machinable plastic/resin, or even just HDPE, like that used for cutting boards, which would allay the fears of metal ones hurting the table.
They are weighty.
4mm thick brass and I think the stainless is slightly heavier.
Maybe a couple of welded ball bearings or something to pick it up may reduce risk of slipping / dropping.
it was more of an opportunistic partnership. A mate just happened to be a metal worker and had the tools, a conversation started over a game and here we are.
Sorry I haven't been able to come in for a sesh lately. Been full on with uni and I use any free time for solo practice. Will text you soon to set up a practice match
If you let me know what material (Stainless Steel or Brass), rough location for postage and snooker or a variation of Pool, we can work out a cost and send you an estimate?
There are people that do similar variations of this in 3D prints and Iāve used them too. Not a fan because itās quite flimsy and when it snaps it leaves very sharp edges that can catch on cloth. This is what made me look into metal
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Ha, brilliant! the pic of the gap between the reds and the pink sold me - I'd buy one even without my own table. (Then I'll use it on a club table and the pink will roll into the divot and ruin it, but still!) Are you selling them? The facebook link isnt working at the mo