Nine ball in the corner pocket......

[mtntop]

I shaved down the diameter a bit and wow! what a difference no vibe at all, it regens like mad. I must make more.

[poptop]

If the the center of mass and the centroid differ, the top will wobble slightly. The more they differ, the more it wobbles.

This seems particularly relevant when the tops are only partially hollow or made from two or more materials having different density.

[Eric]

Nice one mtntop!

[Eric]

Well, I was holding off on posting these until the end of the week as the one with the Guilia tip is headding off to Italy for X-Mas, but since this thread has cranked up again, and since Joe posted his nifty 8 Ball top, I could wait no longer.
Earlier in the thread poptop noted that an 8 Ball was noticeably abscent from my set. I responded that the 8 Ball was up next, and Neff guessed correctly who it's going to.

8 Ball top #1 is a standard 8 Ball with a clear acrylic crown and tip section. It has a Guilia tip, a button made from the ball and a clear acrylic plug to hold an LED.
8 Ball top #2 is a marbled ball from the fancy set of Pool balls that I got a few weeks ago. It has a cast red Delrin tip section to match the red number, a matching button, and a modified bearing Trompo Grande tip which converts to fixed (Alan's design). I'm almost out of Guilia tips, so I'm using the Trompo Grande ones, but I'm almost out of those too.....does anyone have extra bearing Trompo Grande tips they would sell me?
8 Ball top #3 is very much like #1 but with the converted Trompo Grande tip. Here they are:

[the Earl of Whirl]

Wow again. Amazing......just amazing!

Great work, Eric!!!

[Larry D.]

Well, last time your work made me create a new adjective.
Now I am at a loss.
Each one a jewel Eric!

[ta0]

Caramba! Carambola!

[pplgrande]

Once again, im speechless

[Neff]

The swirly 8 is absolutely majestic. I like how the number and circle fade out.

[Dick Stohr]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Just WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

[MarkHayward]

VERY nice Eric.

[MrYo]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW, Eric you are the best ; mntop you are working in a fantastic way, maybe Eric has a student .

Maurizio

[jim in paris]

hi all

you really blow my mind !!
poptop and mtntop : don't tell me you have been using a lathe and tools for less than a year !!
you're doing just FINE

Eric the 8ball top #2 marbled is absolutely beautiful

thanx for burning our eyes once more :-*


jim

[Spinningray]

Just wonderful Eric! The lights are so cool.

That swirl top is just incredible. 8 is my favorite number and red is my favorite color.

Would love to see the tip section made from half the Que ball.

May have to get some pool balls now. I still want to make a yo-yo from one as well.

[hemingsoft]

Those are awesome! Being a giant pocket billiards junkie I couldn't imagine a better top.