I know there are 4 trap doors underneath it but how do you get to the inside tubes where the balls rolll.
Diamond Table schematics...dropped coin in pocket
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Is this a Diamond proam or smart table I assume? Seems like it would be simpler to just stick a small shop vac hose down in the pocket to suck the coin out. If the coin reaches the main troth, you should be able to stick a flashlight in from the opening on either end of the table to locate the coin and get it out with the butt of a house cue. At my age, I haven't crawled up under ours, but I assume there is at least one access, where they store the 4 legs in for shipment.
Dude, I’ll loan you a couple bucks if you need it.
To late, when i recover the table next time....that quarter is MINE!
It’s for an older gentleman who uses that coin as a marker for years. He even came back the next day to try and get it out. So obviously it means a lot to him.
Some sort of coin. Not just change.
I want to know what it looks like so I can find a way to get it out.
Some sort of coin. Not just change.
I want to know what it looks like so I can find a way to get it out.
That he should be able to describe it as different than other quarters????
No he wants to know what he inside of the ball return looks like so he can get that coin. That’s what he means by “what it looks like”.
Knowing what the ball return looks like isn't going to help him find his quarter, but now paying someone a service call to come out and take the table apart so the quarter can be found....that's better than knowing what the ball return looks like, but have no idea where the quarter is!!
This video was posted a while back. Shows the insides of the table, maybe helpful?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JEYQn_JejE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JEYQn_JejE
I watched the video from Manning Cues, you just gotta take the top of the table off then it will be a piece of cake to spot the quarter. :smile:
Very helpful...in my tool rollaway I have a magnet on a long flexible cable, Designed for picking up dropped nuts/bolts. If the coin was magnetic, I'd think there is a good shot of fishing it out. Forget what I paid...not much.
That said, I had a neighbor whose grandkids screwed up the ball return by stuffing toys down the pockets. If I ever have a home with a room big enough for a table, it would be drop pockets for me.
From the video, it looks like diamond tables have access ports to the center ball collector track at both the end rails.
First you have to positively locate the position of the coin. Use a mirror and a mini flashlight...is the coin more towards the pocket or the end of the track before it dumps into the ball return?
It might just be easier to push it using a piece of wire, down into the ball return and from there you can reach it with the same wire, bent at a 90 deg angle, and rake it back towards you from the access panel at the head rail.
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I retrieved the coin! Will be returning it back to him.
Thanks to the previous poster for that video.
Seems like there is a slot that goes all the way through where the break triangle goes. Turned on the flashlight and the coin was tight there in the middle.
Double sided tape on a cue and I fetched it out.
He will be happy to hear this.
I retrieved the coin! Will be returning it back to him.
Thanks to the previous poster for that video.
Seems like there is a slot that goes all the way through where the break triangle goes. Turned on the flashlight and the coin was tight there in the middle.
Double sided tape on a cue and I fetched it out.
He will be happy to hear this.
On a side note....don’t fear kids putting toys in the holes. Seems like they are designed to fetch things out.
Contrary to what I thought ball returns are diamond returns is a short tube that flushes out to the middle. A simple stick can push any toy out.
Contrary to what I thought ball returns are diamond returns is a short tube that flushes out to the middle. A simple stick can push any toy out.
You gotta tell us what kind of coin this was...
Yeah..
Good on you for getting it out. Funny how we can get attached to small things. Not worth much, but if lost, really miss them.
If he doesn't show a pic of that damn coin, I say we all go over there and droop all our change up in tharrrr.
A surprisingly entertaining thread, given the subject.
AZB: you never know when or where.
A surprisingly entertaining thread, given the subject.
AZB: you never know when or where.
For sure. I'd love to hear about that coin.
FWIW I used to use car wash tokens for score markers when I still worked on 'em:grin: