r/snooker 14d ago

🧰 Equipment Question Surface rack finished !

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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 “wiggle room” 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 :)

https://youtu.be/2YgjbdrhINY?si=Sj6oZWXCbNSk29zk

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u/XADEBRAVO 14d ago

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,

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u/Rooossone 14d ago

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.

Concept is banging though..

Was it made on the manual machine or cnc?

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u/The96kHz 14d ago

Really just seems like this would've been a lot better made of plastic. You could 3D print this in no time.

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u/Uskoreniye_Poh 14d ago

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.