Question Regarding Diamond Ball Polisher - Loading Up Less Than 8 Balls?

[ChrisinNC]

I just got a dual platter Diamond Polisher about a month ago and had a question regarding whether it is safe to operate without a full 8 balls in either platter? There are no operating instructions or manual that came with this unit to address questions such as this.

We have eight sets of virtually new Brunswick Centennial balls we use just for our weekly 9-ball tournament, so we only use 10 balls from each 16 ball set. Just curious if it would be safe to load up each platter with 5 or 6 balls instead of the full 8 balls?

It appears to me that loading in all 8 balls in a platter may be necessary to secure all the balls against the sprocket cushioning and the outer cushioning. I’m a little leary if loading in less than 8 balls might unbalance the sprocket and increase the chance of any balls potentially flying out, since there is no lid on top of the balls that would prevent that from possibly happening?

I guess I could experiment with an older set, but I’m wondering if anyone knows for sure the answer to this question? I’m not looking for opinions but I’m looking for people who have actually tried it? I’m guessing it makes no difference whether it is a single platter or double platter unit as too whether loading up less than 8 balls presents any risks of balls flying out? Thanks

 

[MoonshineMattK]

I just got a dual platter Diamond Polisher about a month ago and had a question regarding whether it is safe to operate without a full 8 balls in either platter? There are no operating instructions or manual that came with this unit to address questions such as this.

We have eight sets of virtually new Brunswick Centennial balls we use just for our weekly 9-ball tournament, so we only use 10 balls from each 16 ball set. Just curious if it would be safe to load up each platter with 5 or 6 balls instead of the full 8 balls?

It appears to me that loading in all 8 balls in a platter may be necessary to secure all the balls against the sprocket cushioning and the outer cushioning. I’m a little leary if loading in less than 8 balls might unbalance the sprocket and increase the chance of any balls potentially flying out, since there is no lid on top of the balls that would prevent that from possibly happening?

I guess I could experiment with an older set, but I’m wondering if anyone knows for sure the answer to this question? I’m not looking for opinions but I’m looking for people who have actually tried it? I’m guessing it makes no difference whether it is a single platter or double platter unit as too whether loading up less than 8 balls presents any risks of balls flying out? Thanks

I would polish the whole set together to keep wear uniform

 

[realkingcobra]

I just got a dual platter Diamond Polisher about a month ago and had a question regarding whether it is safe to operate without a full 8 balls in either platter? There are no operating instructions or manual that came with this unit to address questions such as this.

We have eight sets of virtually new Brunswick Centennial balls we use just for our weekly 9-ball tournament, so we only use 10 balls from each 16 ball set. Just curious if it would be safe to load up each platter with 5 or 6 balls instead of the full 8 balls?

It appears to me that loading in all 8 balls in a platter may be necessary to secure all the balls against the sprocket cushioning and the outer cushioning. I’m a little leary if loading in less than 8 balls might unbalance the sprocket and increase the chance of any balls potentially flying out, since there is no lid on top of the balls that would prevent that from possibly happening?

I guess I could experiment with an older set, but I’m wondering if anyone knows for sure the answer to this question? I’m not looking for opinions but I’m looking for people who have actually tried it? I’m guessing it makes no difference whether it is a single platter or double platter unit as too whether loading up less than 8 balls presents any risks of balls flying out? Thanks

Don't matter, you could polish 2 or more, up to 8 in each platter, but its best to spread them out as equal as possible.

Who would know the answer to your question better than I would

 

[ChrisinNC]

Don't matter, you could polish 2 or more, up to 8 in each platter, but its best to spread them out as equal as possible.

Who would know the answer to your question better than I would

So I assume either 2, 4 or 6 is OK, spaced out evenly? There’s a pronounced wood lip the top of the balls would hit, which I’m sure would scar them severely if they at all started to come up. Even though the balls never seem to touch that lip, it seems strange to me that lip is not lined with some type of protective cushioning just in case the spinning balls were to come in contact with that lip?

 

[realkingcobra]

So I assume either 2, 4 or 6 is OK, spaced out evenly? There’s a pronounced wood lip the top of the balls would hit, which I’m sure would scar them severely if they at all started to come up. Even though the balls never seem to touch that lip, it seems strange to me that lip is not lined with some type of protective cushioning just in case the spinning balls were to come in contact with that lip?

That's why I slowed down the platter speeds, faster spinning don't make it work better, the balls can't rotate while they're spinning if they spin to fast.