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On 7/21/19 10:28 AM, Hawk wrote:
On 7/21/2019 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
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Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)


Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.


I'm assuming you've never used those sticky pads before or on furniture
which isn't moved very often. Applying those pads on furniture legs with
kids that move the furniture on a daily basis will give them about a two
week live span if that. It's not a formal environment, I think tennis
balls are good ideas.


And the kids will have a ball (pun intended) taking them off the chairs
and throwing them. Yehaaaa!
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Thanks for the tip.. Right now using this Stanley model because we have
a handful of them that were donated to the class by Stanley. It does
appear that this exact model may be discontinued as we could not find it
at any local retailer. Blades yes, handles no, but we should not need
any handles for awhile. There is a very similar metal version.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/ho...ty-knife-blade


One of those snap off deals? Well, if you've got a supply of them go for
it. I've got one in the drawer but it falls into that gap between not
being as sturdy as the classic retractable utility knife and not as
precise as an X-Acto #11. It sounded like a good idea at the time.
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On 7/21/19 2:32 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 07/21/2019 11:05 AM, wrote:

That method is using a very sharp Xacto-type knife to make the X cut. I
plan on doing about 10 a day over the next few weeks.


Don't skimp on the blades. You can get 100 #11 blades from Amazon for
about $10. I get Techni-Edge and they are as good as the X-Acto blades
for a buck apiece in those 5 blade blister packs.



Thanks for the tip.. Right now using this Stanley model because we have
a handful of them that were donated to the class by Stanley. It does
appear that this exact model may be discontinued as we could not find it
at any local retailer. Blades yes, handles no, but we should not need
any handles for awhile. There is a very similar metal version.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/ho...ty-knife-blade


This type would be better;

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ey_knife_1.jpg

Definitely safer than the one you are going to use.

For what it's worth, I would have used tinsnips to cut the cross.

https://cdn.aws.toolstation.com/imag.../800/33685.jpg

Mark the shape/dimensions of the cross with a pen, drill a small hole in
the centre, flatten the ball across the axis of each cut and snip away.
The small hole is so the ball easily crumples up prior to snipping.
Worked for me when I needed to make a cover for the trailer hitch ball
on my towbar.

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Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)


Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.

Yep, that is what I would do. Indeed, what I have done. That reminds me,
a couple have come adrift from their chairs - will look into rectifying
that.

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On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:56:06 -0400, Gary wrote:

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Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)


Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.

because the felt pads don't stay on.

Buy decent quality pads and clean the bottom face of the legs before
application will see them stay on for a long time. I did some 6 years
ago and only now I notice a couple have become dislodged.

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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.

It's even easier than that, just fold at the X axis and snip across the
fold. Do it twice and you're done. I drilled a very small hole so the
ball would collapse when folding. Could do all 96 in one sitting without
pain.

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On 22/7/19 1:02 pm, rbowman wrote:
On 07/21/2019 01:06 PM, wrote:
Thanks for the tip.. Right now using this Stanley model because we have
a handful of them that were donated to the class by Stanley. It does
appear that this exact model may be discontinued as we could not find it
at any local retailer. Blades yes, handles no, but we should not need
any handles for awhile. There is a very similar metal version.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/ho...ty-knife-blade


One of those snap off deals? Well, if you've got a supply of them go for
it. I've got one in the drawer but it falls into that gap between not
being as sturdy as the classic retractable utility knife and not as
precise as an X-Acto #11. It sounded like a good idea at the time.


Yes, I find them decidedly more risky in use. I prefer the old reliable
Stanley utility knife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_knife

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Xeno


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On 22/7/19 5:06 am, wrote:
On 7/21/19 2:32 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 07/21/2019 11:05 AM, wrote:

That method is using a very sharp Xacto-type knife to make the X cut. I
plan on doing about 10 a day over the next few weeks.

Don't skimp on the blades. You can get 100 #11 blades from Amazon for
about $10. I get Techni-Edge and they are as good as the X-Acto blades
for a buck apiece in those 5 blade blister packs.



Thanks for the tip.. Right now using this Stanley model because we have a
handful of them that were donated to the class by Stanley. It does appear
that this exact model may be discontinued as we could not find it at any
local retailer. Blades yes, handles no, but we should not need any
handles for awhile. There is a very similar metal version.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/ho...ty-knife-blade


This type would be better;

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ey_knife_1.jpg

Definitely safer than the one you are going to use.

For what it's worth, I would have used tinsnips to cut the cross.

https://cdn.aws.toolstation.com/imag.../800/33685.jpg

Mark the shape/dimensions of the cross with a pen, drill a small hole in
the centre, flatten the ball across the axis of each cut and snip away.
The small hole is so the ball easily crumples up prior to snipping. Worked
for me when I needed to make a cover for the trailer hitch ball on my
towbar.


Makes a lot more sense to use the drill press as the youtube showed when
you need to do hundreds of them, or buy them with the hole in them.

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On 22/7/19 3:58 am, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:56:06 -0400, Gary wrote:

wrote:

Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)

Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.

because the felt pads don't stay on.

Buy decent quality pads and clean the bottom face of the legs before
application will see them stay on for a long time. I did some 6 years ago
and only now I notice a couple have become dislodged.


Unlikely to work so well in rooms full of school kids.

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Unlikely to work so well in rooms full of school kids.


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On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:26:43 +1000, Xeno
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On 22/7/19 1:02 pm, rbowman wrote:
On 07/21/2019 01:06 PM, wrote:
Thanks for the tip.. Right now using this Stanley model because we have
a handful of them that were donated to the class by Stanley. It does
appear that this exact model may be discontinued as we could not find it
at any local retailer. Blades yes, handles no, but we should not need
any handles for awhile. There is a very similar metal version.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/ho...ty-knife-blade


One of those snap off deals? Well, if you've got a supply of them go for
it. I've got one in the drawer but it falls into that gap between not
being as sturdy as the classic retractable utility knife and not as
precise as an X-Acto #11. It sounded like a good idea at the time.


Yes, I find them decidedly more risky in use. I prefer the old reliable
Stanley utility knife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_knife



Those skinny things with the break-off blades are meant
for cutting the tape to open cartons - not for much more.
John T.
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On 7/21/2019 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
wrote:

Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)


Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.


I'm assuming you've never used those sticky pads before or on furniture
which isn't moved very often. Applying those pads on furniture legs with
kids that move the furniture on a daily basis will give them about a two
week live span if that. It's not a formal environment, I think tennis
balls are good ideas.


Funny how all of the sudden, half tennis balls are a good idea.
I've never seen that done. In household, the felt pads work well.
In classrooms, and thinking of my school years in the 1960s, I
don't think the chairs or desks had any bottom thing attached to
legs. Just plain wood. Never noticed scuffs all over the floors
back then.

Why is this such an issue 100 years later?
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On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:26:43 +1000, Xeno
wrote:

On 22/7/19 1:02 pm, rbowman wrote:
On 07/21/2019 01:06 PM, wrote:
Thanks for the tip.. Right now using this Stanley model because we have
a handful of them that were donated to the class by Stanley. It does
appear that this exact model may be discontinued as we could not find it
at any local retailer. Blades yes, handles no, but we should not need
any handles for awhile. There is a very similar metal version.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/ho...ty-knife-blade

One of those snap off deals? Well, if you've got a supply of them go for
it. I've got one in the drawer but it falls into that gap between not
being as sturdy as the classic retractable utility knife and not as
precise as an X-Acto #11. It sounded like a good idea at the time.


Yes, I find them decidedly more risky in use. I prefer the old reliable
Stanley utility knife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_knife



Those skinny things with the break-off blades are meant
for cutting the tape to open cartons - not for much more.
John T.

Even for that I find them suspect. Set the blade low on the utility
knife and you get the same effect with a much better grip. I have a few
of the large utility knives around here and they are the only ones I use.

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Those skinny things with the break-off blades are meant
for cutting the tape to open cartons - not for much more.
John T.

Even for that I find them suspect. Set the blade low on the utility
knife and you get the same effect with a much better grip. I have a few
of the large utility knives around here and they are the only ones I use.


Store clerks or warehouse workers often carry a little
belt-clip-holster - just a small comfortable thing that can be worn
all day, every day - pen, 2-ended Sharpie marker, 6 inch rule,
small tape measure, and one of those box cutters ..
I hated the tiny skinny ones - more difficult to hang on to -
hence more dangerous. This model gives a better grip ..

http://tinyurl.com/yxp8hsxb

Won't break the bank when you mis-place it, either.
ps : you __will__ misplace it !
John T.



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On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:24:25 -0400, Gary wrote:

Hawk wrote:

On 7/21/2019 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
wrote:

Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)

Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.


I'm assuming you've never used those sticky pads before or on furniture
which isn't moved very often. Applying those pads on furniture legs with
kids that move the furniture on a daily basis will give them about a two
week live span if that. It's not a formal environment, I think tennis
balls are good ideas.


Funny how all of the sudden, half tennis balls are a good idea.
I've never seen that done. In household, the felt pads work well.
In classrooms, and thinking of my school years in the 1960s, I
don't think the chairs or desks had any bottom thing attached to
legs. Just plain wood. Never noticed scuffs all over the floors
back then.

Why is this such an issue 100 years later?

Because the chairs are now STEEL - NOT WOOD!!! It is a different
century now. Keeping tips on tubular steel chair legs is a
never-ending project.
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I've done this many times. It's not rocket science.

A box cutter or utility knife works fine. Just be patient. Once you get the blade through it cuts.

The problem is holding the ball if you don't have a vice. I have an improvised vice that works okay.
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On 7/22/19 9:24 AM, Gary wrote:
Hawk wrote:

On 7/21/2019 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
wrote:

Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)

Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.


I'm assuming you've never used those sticky pads before or on furniture
which isn't moved very often. Applying those pads on furniture legs with
kids that move the furniture on a daily basis will give them about a two
week live span if that. It's not a formal environment, I think tennis
balls are good ideas.


Funny how all of the sudden, half tennis balls are a good idea.


They are a horrible idea.

The injured plaintiff's attorney will love the tennis ball idea, the
OP's attorney not so much.

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On 7/22/19 11:03 AM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:24:25 -0400, Gary wrote:

Hawk wrote:

On 7/21/2019 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
wrote:

Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)

Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.


I'm assuming you've never used those sticky pads before or on furniture
which isn't moved very often. Applying those pads on furniture legs with
kids that move the furniture on a daily basis will give them about a two
week live span if that. It's not a formal environment, I think tennis
balls are good ideas.


Funny how all of the sudden, half tennis balls are a good idea.
I've never seen that done. In household, the felt pads work well.
In classrooms, and thinking of my school years in the 1960s, I
don't think the chairs or desks had any bottom thing attached to
legs. Just plain wood. Never noticed scuffs all over the floors
back then.

Why is this such an issue 100 years later?

Because the chairs are now STEEL - NOT WOOD!!! It is a different
century now. Keeping tips on tubular steel chair legs is a
never-ending project.



And yet the friction material somehow manages to stay attached to a
brake pad backing plate.
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Hawk wrote:

On 7/21/2019 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
wrote:

Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)

Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.


I'm assuming you've never used those sticky pads before or on furniture
which isn't moved very often. Applying those pads on furniture legs with
kids that move the furniture on a daily basis will give them about a two
week live span if that. It's not a formal environment, I think tennis
balls are good ideas.


Funny how all of the sudden, half tennis balls are a good idea.
I've never seen that done. In household, the felt pads work well.
In classrooms, and thinking of my school years in the 1960s, I
don't think the chairs or desks had any bottom thing attached to
legs. Just plain wood. Never noticed scuffs all over the floors
back then.

Why is this such an issue 100 years later?


We all still remember the sound of 160 chair legs scraping across that
floor when the bell rang


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On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:26:43 +1000, Xeno
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On 22/7/19 1:02 pm, rbowman wrote:
On 07/21/2019 01:06 PM, wrote:
Thanks for the tip.. Right now using this Stanley model because we have
a handful of them that were donated to the class by Stanley. It does
appear that this exact model may be discontinued as we could not find it
at any local retailer. Blades yes, handles no, but we should not need
any handles for awhile. There is a very similar metal version.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/ho...ty-knife-blade

One of those snap off deals? Well, if you've got a supply of them go for
it. I've got one in the drawer but it falls into that gap between not
being as sturdy as the classic retractable utility knife and not as
precise as an X-Acto #11. It sounded like a good idea at the time.


Yes, I find them decidedly more risky in use. I prefer the old reliable
Stanley utility knife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_knife



Those skinny things with the break-off blades are meant
for cutting the tape to open cartons - not for much more.
John T.


Or hijacking airplanes
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On 7/22/19 11:03 AM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:24:25 -0400, Gary wrote:

Hawk wrote:

On 7/21/2019 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
wrote:

Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)

Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.


I'm assuming you've never used those sticky pads before or on furniture
which isn't moved very often. Applying those pads on furniture legs with
kids that move the furniture on a daily basis will give them about a two
week live span if that. It's not a formal environment, I think tennis
balls are good ideas.

Funny how all of the sudden, half tennis balls are a good idea.
I've never seen that done. In household, the felt pads work well.
In classrooms, and thinking of my school years in the 1960s, I
don't think the chairs or desks had any bottom thing attached to
legs. Just plain wood. Never noticed scuffs all over the floors
back then.

Why is this such an issue 100 years later?

Because the chairs are now STEEL - NOT WOOD!!! It is a different
century now. Keeping tips on tubular steel chair legs is a
never-ending project.



And yet the friction material somehow manages to stay attached to a
brake pad backing plate.

Sometimes - and it is NOT a pressure sensitive adhesive that fastens
it - and it is NOT attetched to the open end of a tube - so you better
start looking for a better straw man.
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On 7/21/19 11:20 PM, Xeno wrote:
On 22/7/19 3:58 am, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:56:06 -0400, Gary wrote:

wrote:

Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)

Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.

Â*Â* because the felt pads don't stay on.

Buy decent quality pads and clean the bottom face of the legs before
application will see them stay on for a long time. I did some 6 years
ago and only now I notice a couple have become dislodged.


Some time ago the school retrofitted all the chairs in the classrooms
with this "snap cap & slide"
https://www.shifflerequip.com/stock-...er-glides.aspx

It wasn't long before the plastic snaps started to break, resulting in a
wobbly chair. (never under estimate the power of a 7th grader to break
anything labeled "unbreakable ;-)

Also there are many available things that try to address the issue
(see https://www.schoolfix.com/chair-desk-glides.html )

but the consensus among actual classroom teachers around here seems to
be the tennis ball is best.
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On 22/7/19 1:02 pm, rbowman wrote:
On 07/21/2019 01:06 PM, wrote:
Thanks for the tip.. Right now using this Stanley model because we
have
a handful of them that were donated to the class by Stanley. It does
appear that this exact model may be discontinued as we could not find
it
at any local retailer. Blades yes, handles no, but we should not need
any handles for awhile. There is a very similar metal version.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/ho...ty-knife-blade

One of those snap off deals? Well, if you've got a supply of them go
for
it. I've got one in the drawer but it falls into that gap between not
being as sturdy as the classic retractable utility knife and not as
precise as an X-Acto #11. It sounded like a good idea at the time.

Yes, I find them decidedly more risky in use. I prefer the old reliable
Stanley utility knife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_knife



Those skinny things with the break-off blades are meant
for cutting the tape to open cartons - not for much more.


Even for that I find them suspect.


They do make it easier to get a new cutting bit for that.

Set the blade low on the utility knife and you get the same effect with a
much better grip.


You dont need a much better grip when opening cartons.

I have a few of the large utility knives around here and they are the only
ones I use.


I use both.



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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 ??


Punch a hole into them with a knife, then use scissors or tin snips.
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On 7/21/19 11:20 PM, Xeno wrote:
On 22/7/19 3:58 am, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:56:06 -0400, Gary wrote:

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Need to cut an 1.5" X into 96 tennis balls. (To attach to classroom
chair legs, if you must know ;-)

Why not just buy those sticky felt pads for the chair legs?
Available at any hardware store in various sizes. Using half
tennis balls sounds a bit silly to me. Never seen that done in
any classroom or house with hardwood floors.
** because the felt pads don't stay on.

Buy decent quality pads and clean the bottom face of the legs before
application will see them stay on for a long time. I did some 6 years
ago and only now I notice a couple have become dislodged.


Some time ago the school retrofitted all the chairs in the classrooms
with this "snap cap & slide"
https://www.shifflerequip.com/stock-...er-glides.aspx


It comes in two pieces - is installed and turns into 6 or 8 very
quickly
It wasn't long before the plastic snaps started to break, resulting in a
wobbly chair. (never under estimate the power of a 7th grader to break
anything labeled "unbreakable ;-)

Also there are many available things that try to address the issue
(see https://www.schoolfix.com/chair-desk-glides.html )

but the consensus among actual classroom teachers around here seems to
be the tennis ball is best.

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On 7/20/2019 2:44 PM, 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 ??


Punch a hole into them with a knife, then use scissors or tin snips.


I tried this. Scissors don't work, you can't get them far enough in. Tin snips did work, but I went back to the utility knife. You had to start with that anyway, and once you'd poked it through it was just as easy to make another cut with the knife. I've done a bunch of these, it's just not all that hard.

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Unlikely to work so well in rooms full of school kids.


Oh, ****! And this thread was Rodent-free, so far! tsk

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Oh, ****! And this thread was Rodent-free, so far! tsk

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You're an idiot!
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Oh, ****! And this thread was Rodent-free, so far! tsk

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You're an idiot!


I disagree. I still contend that you are obsessed with Rod Speed. Admit it.
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You are obsessed.


You're an idiot!


I disagree. I still contend that you are obsessed with Rod Speed. Admit it.


I still contend that you ARE an idiot! And you will KEEP demonstrating it!
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You are obsessed.

You're an idiot!


I disagree. I still contend that you are obsessed with Rod Speed. Admit it.


I still contend that you ARE an idiot! And you will KEEP demonstrating it!
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"And you will KEEP demonstrating it!"

No, and you are an idiot for assuming what you do not know.
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I still contend that you ARE an idiot! And you will KEEP demonstrating it!
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"And you will KEEP demonstrating it!"

No, and you are an idiot for assuming what you do not know.


But everyone can SEE that you are an idiot! Just read your own posts and you
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I still contend that you ARE an idiot! And you will KEEP demonstrating it!
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"And you will KEEP demonstrating it!"

No, and you are an idiot for assuming what you do not know.


But everyone can SEE that you are an idiot! Just read your own posts and you
can see it too! LOL


No, you are the idiot. Read your own posts to find why.
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No, and you are an idiot for assuming what you do not know.


But everyone can SEE that you are an idiot! Just read your own posts and you
can see it too! LOL


No, you are the idiot. Read your own posts to find why.


Oh, my! The idiot is reduced to imitating my lines! LMAO

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Will a Styrofoam cutter get hot enough? Mount it firmly with a backstop of some sort. Welding gloves push pull rotate push pull.
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