Snooker Ball Case

[RogiBear]

Was thinking that maybe one of these amateur cue case makers (rogi bear) could turn their hand to making a nice good quality ball case.

It's definitely possible, however I doubt it would be lighter

[jrc750]

That Cue Craft case is the one i have, good quality and weighs 1.8 kg on its own, just under 5 kg with balls (on my scales)

[tedisbill]

jrc750:

Just to let you know. I couldn't have the balls like that in the case, I'd have to have the colours in order along the top, then probably the cue ball bottom right.

Lol

Looks like I've got OCD!!

[jrc750]

Lol, i thought i was bad, i have to have all reds together, some lads just put the colours in randomly, that does my head in

[jrc750]

Is this better

[tedisbill]

jrc750:

Superb! Thanks!

Hahaha!

[ADR147]

lol - if you like fighting.............. this would not go down well here!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stylish-Craf...d_sim_sbs_sg_2

[Bigmeek]

JRC Good quality handle. Handy space for a cloth or chalk pouch. One "con" is that there's no corner protectors so need to be careful not to scuff the leather. Could you post up the overall dimensions?
Amazon case is L365mm (14.25") H235mm (9.25") W70mm (2.75"). Got corner protectors. I'll try and post up weight if I can to see how it compares to the CC. Expect it will be less.
Was thinking that a case to hold your snooker balls does not really need to be that robust since the balls themselves are quite robust? A cue case needs to be "bombproof" to protect your pride and joy but with a ball case you can probably get away with something made from plywood with some imitation leather stuck on.....Bit of foam for the interior....Bob's your uncle!!

[thundershots147]

jrc750:

Just to let you know. I couldn't have the balls like that in the case, I'd have to have the colours in order along the top, then probably the cue ball bottom right.

Lol

Looks like I've got OCD!!

I must have a but of OCD myself then because I have to have all the reds at the top and the colours in order at the bottom it really annoys me when people just put them in any order lol.

JRC that case looks lovely, it looks a lot smaller than my current Peradon case I then there's too much room in the Peradon case I'm not too sure how much the Peradon case weighs with balls included but it is pretty heavy.

[thundershots147]

lol - if you like fighting.............. this would not go down well here!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stylish-Craf...d_sim_sbs_sg_2

Ha ha ADR I wouldn't even attempt to buy that case lol I don't want to get myself shot lol.

[jrc750]

.. Could you post up the overall dimensions?
Amazon case is L365mm (14.25") H235mm (9.25") W70mm (2.75")....

Mine is L407mm (16") W305mm (12") H85mm (3 3/8")
Seems mine is bigger than yours

[Bigmeek]

Weight of Amazon case is 1.166 kg.

[thundershots147]

Weight of Amazon case is 1.166 kg.

It's a nice case but the balls look too squeezed together. I just weighed my Peradon case there and it's 2.5kg without the balls so its quite heavy if you include the balls. Is that the weight of the case including the balls?

[Bigmeek]

It's a nice case but the balls look too squeezed together. I just weighed my Peradon case there and it's 2.5kg without the balls so its quite heavy if you include the balls. Is that the weight of the case including the balls?

Yeah, case only is 1.166 V 1.8 for the Cue Craft V 2.5 for the Peradon.
Unless you deffo want a lockable case or need to carry more than 22 balls I'd give the Peradon a miss. Far too heavy and bulky IMO.
PS. Yes the Amazon case is smaller so the balls are squeezed together more. See photo.

[thundershots147]

Yeah, case only is 1.166 V 1.8 for the Cue Craft V 2.5 for the Peradon.
Unless you deffo want a lockable case or need to carry more than 22 balls I'd give the Peradon a miss. Far too heavy and bulky IMO.
PS. Yes the Amazon case is smaller so the balls are squeezed together more. See photo.

Thanks for the weight of the cases, I know that what I found about the Peradon case it's too heavy and bulky to carry long distances. The amazon case is lovely but I think I might go with the Cue Craft one, I like the layout of the case. Although the way the corners are protected on the amazon case is pretty good .