just saw this sale. looks pretty cool: https://www.satoriflatrack.com/prod...UPFWaGSh_0dSl9a3Gp5jvnu-m_nsEcS0FLGIsrEg353aM
Cool racks.................
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Bummer, I thought this was about, you know, RACKS. I better go back to NPR.
Me too!!!!
But according to most the Delta's are too loud. I love my Delta 13 Elite. If you don't throw the balls in the rack and then slam it back and forth 25 times they really are not that loud.
Get some leather inserts. It makes a very big difference and looks cool too. The inserts absorb some the the vibration that resonates into a metallic sound. It truly does soften the rack noise and you can rack away without any sound discomfort.
I ordered initially with the inserts. Only racked once without them. Promptly inserted the inserts and all was good after that.
I guess I am one of the few who doesn't find my Delta annoyingly loud, I think it depends on how you rack too. When they are used at tournaments there are always at least a few who manage to make way more noise than everyone else.
I don't find them to be annoyingly loud either. But then, I'm not one of those types that feels the need to get all the ball inside the rack in a second and a half. You know the ones I'm talking about. They're the ones that rack as if they're incredibly angry about something.
I also find it very helpful to keep all eight fingers in contact with the sides of the rack (thumbs over the balls) whilst I slide the rack up to and onto the spot. My fingers act as "deadeners" that I didn't have to pay for or install.
Lots of people on this site like to make "rocket science" out of some of the simplest things.
The Delta Elite also has simple indexing on the top sides of the rack that lets yo see you’ve evenly positioned the rack.
These were super cool. Bill has since retired. http://billwestleyracks.com/ This one is the nuts imo: http://billwestleyracks.com/thin-band-walnut.html Lately i've been using the room's Diamond Polycarb. rack. If i was buying i'd get one. Works perfect and is quiet. tuff to beat for the price.
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I have a delta select I got used off of ebay for $50 I cut some extra 60d rubber that I had and glued it into the rack where the inserts go. Works perfectly and cost me maybe 50 cents instead of $40 for the branded leather ones.
Crazy what they want for 3 strips of leather.
Those are beautiful racks. If they have a clear finish like the Diamond wood racks its likely the balls will stick to the rack when humid. The 3 front balls stick to the rack when you push it forward to remove. Always had this problem at the hall in the summer.
Possible. Some real fine sandpaper would probably fix that.
I have given two Delta Elite racks as presents to my two closest friends, Tommy Hill and Leland Silva.
Tommy’s was blue and Leland’s is black. It’s a gift every time gets used they’ll remember who it’s from.
And it racks as good as a template unless your table or cloth has issues. All the balls touch one another.
Tommy’s was blue and Leland’s is black. It’s a gift every time gets used they’ll remember who it’s from.
And it racks as good as a template unless your table or cloth has issues. All the balls touch one another.
Those are good racks. I like them as much as my Delta-13 elite. I too would get that rack for my home table if I didn't already have the Delta.
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You could use a small piece of cardboard as really, really fine sandpaper if you don't want to go buy a super high-grit sandpaper.
It's worth a try if your house is like mine. Some a$$hole keeps leaving cardboard boxes at my door for my wife. Just when they start to make me mad, a box will come in for me!
Agreed