They aren't that noisy to start with. Are you putting the table in a library or what? Even if you did this do you have the skills to re-level it?
Easiest way to quiet down the ball return tracks is to go under the table, open the leg doors, then stuff sound damping padding inside under the tracks. You have access to both sides through 4 leg doors.
Aren't those access points used to free up balls stuck in the track system Glen?
The door access is under the track system. You can free up balls and chalk cubes that fall down into the pockets by removing the ball rack and useing a cue stick ( i recommend a house cue)inside the slot to push objects to the center drop . There's another slot at the other end of the table to get to that half.
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I still don't know what problem the OP is chasing. I play a fair amount on D'mond's and i think they are pretty darn quiet. Way better than a Valley bb. Must be awfully sensitive to sound is all i can say. That or he's a monk trying to hide his gambling addiction.Dynamat self adhesive sound deadening material, along with it's many knock off brands will kill all of the noise from the ball return system. These pieces can be purchased in sheets and a heat gun comes in handy when installing. The 1" cutting grid helps to make things easy.
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Never had balls get stuck in the tracks!
That or he's a monk trying to hide his gambling addiction.
HUH???? Have you even played on a Diamond before or is this just random guessing??
The large plywood sheet(s) that are used in the plywood boxes construction can act like a sound reflector if vibrations are added to the piece. A gully ball return system might create more vibrations in it's use, then the old spiral wire ball return system that was mostly suspended in the air under the table. Should be easy to insulate the gully ball system from the plywood base of the box using a Dynamat type product or even a neoprene product.
I believe the gullies from each pocket are a hard plastic down to the main gully. I would want to put any soft I the main gully as it may create a stuck ball. You can put something like a thin yoga mat at the mouth of the ball return to cushion the the balls as they stop. Some have done that.
The large plywood sheet(s) that are used in the plywood boxes construction can act like a sound reflector if vibrations are added to the piece. A gully ball return system might create more vibrations in it's use, then the old spiral wire ball return system that was mostly suspended in the air under the table. Should be easy to insulate the gully ball system from the plywood base of the box using a Dynamat type product or even a neoprene product.
I got mine at the end of November. I had balls start hanging in the side pocket. Apparently the competent gentlemen that installed it bunched up the rubber in the ball track under the ball trough. I fixed it by prying on the ball trough through the access door while a buddy pushed the rubber underneath with a pool cue.
