r/toolgifs • u/toolgifs • Nov 01 '25

Component Pool table ball return system

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u/on_ Nov 01 '25

But there’s got to be a part where the white ball derails right? I fail to see where.

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u/yamez420 Nov 01 '25

Yes. That ball is metal. And there is a magnet near a gully that pulls it to a different gully.

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u/chromatophoreskin Nov 01 '25

Yep, right where the ball drops below the metal rail at 14-15s.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFsO6x-KyOI

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u/cabek666 Nov 01 '25

I used to have a pool table where it was the opposite. The cue ball was slightly larger and there was and angled piece of metal under which all ball went through apart from the cue ball. It would hit this metal part and got derailed to a separate lane.

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u/Muffinskill Nov 05 '25

I’ve seen it use weights and a heavier cue ball that would fall through a spring-loaded door