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how to get new balls

Post by KLK »

like other people, I wan to have more BB balls, but green stuff is unknow here.

I tried to made some new balls with different products, but the result is...
well, not so good.

but I discover some really useful to made new balls: olive seed.

the only problem is that ou have to eat a complete can just to find to suitable balls. this is not a problem to me (I love olives).

do you have a better idea?

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Olive seed , ball.

Whatever works. The only other option is MOVE!

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peanuts can be used.

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Popcorn kernals.

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great ideas! I also love peanuts and pop corn!

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Green stuff and a little rolling between the hands...

Or make copies of the originals (altering them slightly of course so as to avoid lawsuits) out of putty, greenstuff...

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copies? How could I made a copy of one ball?
could you please explain me?

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Haven't done this yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't work:

Take some play-doh and press a ball half way into it. Take the ball out and let the play-doh harden. You can use something fancier than play-doh, but why waste the good stuff making a mold.

Then do the other half of the ball in a new mold. Fill in the molds, remove the halves, and glue them together.

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Melifaxis wrote:Haven't done this yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't work:

Take some play-doh and press a ball half way into it. Take the ball out and let the play-doh harden. You can use something fancier than play-doh, but why waste the good stuff making a mold.

Then do the other half of the ball in a new mold. Fill in the molds, remove the halves, and glue them together.
Its funny you said this, cause I did this just this week. I used Sculpy (modeling clay) instead of playdoh, but either should work. I did not bake the sculpy, this shrinks the mold. I made half molds of the ball in the sculpy, got out a candle and a spoon (NOT what you're thinking :) ) and melted some old scrap lead. Careful when you're doing this. Drop the lead into the molds. The sculpty cooks around the lead and you remove the halfs. Its a fairly easy process. Its not a PRO looking ball but when painted it pasts the test.

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Chairface wrote: got out a candle and a spoon (NOT what you're thinking :) )
Ouch, I got that. :oops:

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KLK wrote:copies? How could I made a copy of one ball?
could you please explain me?
The same way you copy keys of unsuspecting hotties at the bar... :D

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