Quote Originally Posted by Cypheroni View Post
Syph, have you thought of a rubber stopper that is hung from a chain up through the pipe? I cut the extra rubber off of a toilet tank stopper since it's slightly rounded. I attached the chain through the middle of the stopper, concave down, and fished it up my PVC pipe. When I want to open my case I pull the chain up and it forces the excess balls back up into the pipe/hopper. When in play the stopper rests on the bottom of the payout tray and let's the balls flow pretty much naturally.
Pictures? Please. ;-)