Another use for golf balls..

[jgedde]

Someone else had posted this idea for using golf balls as a handle on a file. Works great and fits into your hand nicely.

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Shawn

That's a nice idea!

John

 

[MadTrapper]

The balls you refer to seem to be supplied in buckets when you go on the driving range, these have solid middles. There are still liquid filled ones out there, mainly in my vintage collection. Many new ones have solid but layered construction. Stick with the cheap driving range ones and you won't go wrong.

 

[Calibre]

Cool idea! Somehow I see golf ball knobs in my future!

 

[Ray C]

When my kids were little, they would put nets in the water throughway that goes through my backyard and they'd collect all the golf balls. They'd clean them up and setup a stand in front of the golf course club house and golfers were more than happy to pay for them. The kids made some serious coin doing that... Fun memories...


Ray

The balls you refer to seem to be supplied in buckets when you go on the driving range, these have solid middles. There are still liquid filled ones out there, mainly in my vintage collection. Many new ones have solid but layered construction. Stick with the cheap driving range ones and you won't go wrong.

 

[wquiles]

Great ideas

 

[Hawkeye]

I have a few files that I put golf balls on. May even have posted it a year or two ago. One of the balls was the liquid-filled variety that MadTrapper mentions. When the drill bit hit the centre, there was a fountain of clear liquid going everywhere. :yikes: I was using some balls I'd had since the '60s.

 

[Capt Meatballs]

Very smart idea. Where did you get those inserts?

 

[TOOLMASTER]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEKGbaOT464

another use...target practice

 

[Dan]

Very smart idea. Where did you get those inserts?

Thanks!
I got them at a local hardware store but you can also get them at http://www.fastenal.com

http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/details/60156?searchMode=productSearch&zipcode=&filterByStore=

Fastenal Part No. (SKU): 60156
Manufacturer Part No.: 329-6 UNSPSC : 27112810
Manufacturer: EZ LOK

I also use the golf balls with my small needle files, very comfortable!

I am happy the ones I used didn't have any liquid gushing out of them

 

[wrmiller]

I'm a hard-core golfer and am ashamed to admit I never thought of anything like this. What a great idea.

And I just happen to have a bunch of old golf balls laying around...

Bill