3D Printed One Pocket Ball Rack
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I'm working on a more general purpose ball rack. Maybe 2 types. One that screws to the Dimaond table somewhere, and a second that sits on a shelf and can be moved wherever needed. My printer can only print 4 balls wide in one row. I'm thinking holding 8 total balls (2 rows) is enough for 99% of the games ever played. I made a handicap chart of all the games I've played over the years, and it seems only 10-6 and 13-5 would end up with a ball or 2 without a home, that might end up on the floor, or potentially stacked on top, but not too stable. Do you one hole players think 8 balls in the holder is enough? For the games that go to 9 (with no coin on the rail), such as 9-7, 8 would be enough because that 9th pocketed ball never actually goes inside the rack.
I printed this one last night that I had designed a couple years ago (but never printed). I'm going to take it to the pool room tonight to see how it fits on the diamond table in the black flat area between the ball return and the leg. It also sits on a shelf, but it wasn't intended that way. I'll see how stable it is in real use. The shelf version I'd intend to have a wider base.
This is one idea I'm sketching up, by pencil still, for a shelf version.
For both types, if I can get it to fit 8 balls total instead of 12, it will make it a lot easier to fit and print.
I printed this one last night that I had designed a couple years ago (but never printed). I'm going to take it to the pool room tonight to see how it fits on the diamond table in the black flat area between the ball return and the leg. It also sits on a shelf, but it wasn't intended that way. I'll see how stable it is in real use. The shelf version I'd intend to have a wider base.
This is one idea I'm sketching up, by pencil still, for a shelf version.
For both types, if I can get it to fit 8 balls total instead of 12, it will make it a lot easier to fit and print.