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Title: What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: Hoagie_one on July 07, 2003, 03:42:30 pm

If the sizes work out, i may substitute one in place of the standard Trackball

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 07, 2003, 03:44:49 pm

It's a 2 1/4" so it will fit smaller trackballs quite well.

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: Hoagie_one on July 07, 2003, 03:45:41 pm

excellent news again.  Thanks

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: hyiu on July 07, 2003, 03:46:33 pm

I think most tballs out there are either 2 1/4 inches or 3 inches....

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 07, 2003, 03:49:44 pm

Quote from: hyiu on July 07, 2003, 03:46:33 pm

I think most tballs out there are either 2 1/4 inches or 3 inches....

Those are the 2 basic sizes. The smaller ones can be quite economical if you wanna buy a couple of them. The larger ones are probably more usefull if you plan on only having one. Replacement balls are super cheap on the smaller ones, but super expensive on the larger ones.

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: Hoagie_one on July 07, 2003, 04:01:39 pm

Where is a good place to get small replacement balls?

EDIT:  NM, Wico has them cheap

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 07, 2003, 04:20:42 pm

I think Happ even sells billiard balls individually if you would rather have an 8 ball or something.

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: NY_in_TX on July 07, 2003, 04:22:40 pm

I got my eight ball back in college from a vending machine that looked like a pool table.  50 cents

okay, I'm a bad bad person.  :-[

ny

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 07, 2003, 04:27:54 pm

Eight balls always seem to dissapear from the pool tables in College Station, TX. They seem to make perfect knobs for the stick-shifts in big trucks out there.  ::)

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: anthony691 on July 07, 2003, 05:28:30 pm

Quote from: NY_in_TX on July 07, 2003, 04:22:40 pm

I got my eight ball back in college from a vending machine that looked like a pool table.  50 cents

okay, I'm a bad bad person.  :-[

ny

I actually bough mine... in a POOL HALL! What is wrong with me? I tryed to steal it, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I never wound up using it... if anyone wants it 7$ shipped in the US E-Mail me.

Title: Re:What size is a standard billiards 8-ball?
Post by: NY_in_TX on July 07, 2003, 08:17:22 pm

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 07, 2003, 04:27:54 pm

Eight balls always seem to dissapear from the pool tables in College Station, TX. They seem to make perfect knobs for the stick-shifts in big trucks out there.  ::)

man, now I feel really bad...I'm just as bad as an AGGIE!  

Seriously though, the 8 ball is the only thing keeping me from moving to a 3" TB.  I really like the look.  Hey what's diameter of those magic 8 balls?  you could make your shot in Golden Tee and get your fortune told after the spin.
 ;)


ny