Thread
:
Cutting into a tennis ball
View Single Post
#
34
Posted to alt.home.repair
Dean Hoffman[_12_]
external usenet poster
Posts: 1,636
Cutting into a tennis ball
On 7/21/19 8:21 AM,
wrote:
Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)
So far, a box cutter is not getting it done, neither a small "cutting"
wheel from a dremel kit
Best so far is with ball held in a vise, and using a miter box saw to
cut 2 1.5" slits in ball to form X. But this is a bit tedious for 96 x 2
cuts.
Thought of a table saw, but fingers would be too close to blade for my
comfort
Tried looking for a dremel type cutter that would go in a drill motor,
but haven't seen anything I want to pay for if it does not work any
better than miter saw.
Any suggestions ??
Someone else, besides me, mentioned drilling a hole. What about
using a step drill bit?
I can't read the OP's mind but I think he wants to cut
an X so it fits over a square / rectangular chair leg ?
not a hole ...
I'd try heavy shop snips / tin snips - be surprised if it was
anything but easy ... draw the X with a marker ;
snip a spot in the centre ; snip 4 3/4 " cuts out from the
center ; repeat. 96 times.
John T.
Never thought of that square leg thing. Maybe drill an oversize
hole,
then secure the ball to the chair leg with some sort of epoxy. Something
semi permanent like silicon might be better.
Reply With Quote
Dean Hoffman[_12_]
View Public Profile
Find all posts by Dean Hoffman[_12_]