"Gold Crown" Ball Polisher...FINISHED!

[buckshotshoey]

Mass Production? You could make money on this one. Get the material supply chain worked out and market them. All prototypes require a lot of work and refinement. But once you get an assembly line going, it mostly supply chain and quality control.

Wouldn't mind having one myself! Excellent work.

 

[rexus31]

Mass Production? You could make money on this one. Get the material supply chain worked out and market them. Wouldn't mind having one myself! Excellent work.

Thanks. No time or interest in making more.

 

[SmoothStroke]

Beautiful, great job, love the old school design.
Do you know if the carpet is Wool ,Poly, Triexta/Smartstrand?

 

[rexus31]

Beautiful, great job, love the old school design.
Do you know if the carpet is Wool ,Poly, Triexta/Smartstrand?

Thanks. No idea on the carpet.

 

[JolietJames]

That polisher appears to be extremely well done. Congrats on the hard work.
It reminds me of the member here who made a matching pool table light to his Brunswick Anniversary or Centennial (can't recall), table.
Fantastic job!

 

[rexus31]

That polisher appears to be extremely well done. Congrats on the hard work.
It reminds me of the member here who made a matching pool table light to his Brunswick Anniversary or Centennial (can't recall), table.
Fantastic job!

Thanks. It is well built. Check out the build thread.

I've built (2) custom lights as well.

 

[SmoothStroke]

Thanks. No idea on the carpet.

Thanks for the reply

 

[GoldCrown]

Beautiful. Perfect. Artwork. One of a kind. What else can I say. Great job.

 

[trob]

I wish I had the skill to build something like that. Amazing!

 

[Dan White]

Thanks. It is well built. Check out the build thread.

I've built (2) custom lights as well.

Now you're just showing off!

 

[Dan White]

Mass Production? You could make money on this one. Get the material supply chain worked out and market them. All prototypes require a lot of work and refinement. But once you get an assembly line going, it mostly supply chain and quality control.

Wouldn't mind having one myself! Excellent work.

The only thing, for me, is the 8 balls vs 16. I have an ugly Bludworth machine but it does 16 balls at once. That's the only thing I'd like to see different for a mass produced "Brunswick" ball machine.

 

[mrpiper]

I would love to see such elegance available to the rest of us unskilled masses. Sadly, even if that were desired, there are probably all kinds of legal issues with Diamond in trying to profit on their basic design.

What COULD happen though, is Diamond could offer an "upgraded" model with higher styling. Unfortunately, based on their current offering, a style upgrade to their line would probably be quite a bit out of the price range of most players.

 

[ChrisinNC]

The only thing, for me, is the 8 balls vs 16. I have an ugly Bludworth machine but it does 16 balls at once. That's the only thing I'd like to see different for a mass produced "Brunswick" ball machine.

Only able to do 8 balls at a time may not be a deal breaker for a home table consumer, but for a poolroom with 10+ tables, it’s not feasible.

 

[Dan White]

I would love to see such elegance available to the rest of us unskilled masses. Sadly, even if that were desired, there are probably all kinds of legal issues with Diamond in trying to profit on their basic design.

What COULD happen though, is Diamond could offer an "upgraded" model with higher styling. Unfortunately, based on their current offering, a style upgrade to their line would probably be quite a bit out of the price range of most players.

Not to mention that Brunswick is Diamond's competitor. Seems awkward, like putting a McDonald's meal in a Burger King bag.

 

[David in FL]

Without a doubt, one of the coolest pool related things I’ve ever seen.

 

[rexus31]

I would love to see such elegance available to the rest of us unskilled masses. Sadly, even if that were desired, there are probably all kinds of legal issues with Diamond in trying to profit on their basic design.

AFAIK, Diamond doesn't hold a patent on the design or the engineering that goes into it.

What COULD happen though, is Diamond could offer an "upgraded" model with higher styling. Unfortunately, based on their current offering, a style upgrade to their line would probably be quite a bit out of the price range of most players.

I think their polisher suits their tables.

 

[rexus31]

Only able to do 8 balls at a time may not be a deal breaker for a home table consumer, but for a poolroom with 10+ tables, it’s not feasible.

Spot on. A home consumer would be targeting form and function where a proprietor would primarily be concerned with function.

 

[rexus31]

The only thing, for me, is the 8 balls vs 16. I have an ugly Bludworth machine but it does 16 balls at once. That's the only thing I'd like to see different for a mass produced "Brunswick" ball machine.

I hear you. I could have made a 16 ball unit but for me, the 8 ball version is big enough because I'm space challenged in my room. A 16 ball version would have been a challenge to fit under the table and I would have had to sacrifice a bridge holder to do so.

 

[rexus31]

Without a doubt, one of the coolest pool related things I’ve ever seen.

Thanks, David!

 

[GoldCrown]

Spot on. A home consumer would be targeting form and function where a proprietor would primarily be concerned with function.

You're inspiring me to upgrade my Diamond 8 cleaner's finish. Would sand, stain, lacquer. Currently it's a crudely finished functional black box. Fashion/originality matters.