Electronically Enhanced Pool Table.

I really enjoyed the Ultimate Pachinko Rebuild video, and I automatically thought that it would be a good idea if you could do something similar with a pool table. So like if you potted a ball, lights and sounds would go off. Like if you potted a ball in the middle pocket, a light around it could light up

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makerkaren over 7 years ago +3

That's a really cool idea! I don't think we could fit a full size pool table in our shop, but if I find a portable one, maybe I'll pick it up and we can do a proof of concept build that could be scaled…
beacon_dave over 7 years ago in reply to makerkaren +2

Perhaps could take it a step further and use colour detectors to drive the effects depending on which colour was potted. (For the likes of a snooker table people could perhaps adapt this to keep score…

makerkaren over 7 years ago

That's a really cool idea! I don't think we could fit a full size pool table in our shop, but if I find a portable one, maybe I'll pick it up and we can do a proof of concept build that could be scaled to a full-sized table.
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beacon_dave over 7 years ago in reply to makerkaren

Perhaps could take it a step further and use colour detectors to drive the effects depending on which colour was potted. (For the likes of a snooker table people could perhaps adapt this to keep score / largest break etc.)
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