macaz Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I wish I saw this place before I got the 2" IM balls. http://stores.ebay.com/ToolSupply/Chrome-steel-bearing-balls-/_i.html?_fsub=3&_sid=74456173&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siman Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Nice, I've got some boules balls from a set my lil sis had laying around, they're a good weight and about 3" diameter. Do the job well. just like these; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Huh, I had never heard of boules balls. Now I have, thanks! Are they solid? I have been looking for mill balls AKA grinding balls. They are used in mines to crush ore. They are sold online from china but the companies don’t cater to someone buying two balls the ship them out my the multi ton. Some are 7-9 inches. Would be good to make and Inch dumbbell with. I have called around but have not found a scrap yard that has them. Maybe some in Tucson Az because of al the mining down there so Ill cal down there next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Huh, I had never heard of boules balls. Now I have, thanks! Are they solid? I have been looking for mill balls AKA grinding balls. They are used in mines to crush ore. They are sold online from china but the companies don’t cater to someone buying two balls the ship them out my the multi ton. Some are 7-9 inches. Would be good to make and Inch dumbbell with. I have called around but have not found a scrap yard that has them. Maybe some in Tucson Az because of al the mining down there so Ill cal down there next. Rich I work for a large copper mining company down here. I talked to one of my cohorts who works at the plant where they do the ore crushing for us a couple years back with this in mind. The biggest ones we use are 6". I haven't been able to source anything bigger locally as well. - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Thank you Aaron. I think that means I wont find what I want in Tucson. Six inch balls would be kinda neat to make a 70# thick handled dumbbell. Do you think you could get some used ones at a good price? Tell the head honcho at your company that he needs some bigger balls…like 8” would be just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 http://www.ebay.com/sch/the_ball_man/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686 This guy has less product but some good stuff and cheaper. The 2 7/8" balls are the best priced for the size. I may pick some up for hand therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 http://www.ebay.com/...=&_trksid=p3686 This guy has less product but some good stuff and cheaper. The 2 7/8" balls are the best priced for the size. I may pick some up for hand therapy. I got 2 of them. Ill report back when I receive them. I figure having bigger balls may help me colse bigger grippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19750926o Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I bought those 2 days ago. they are heavy . Waiting to arrive. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-3-dia-forged-steel-balls-/310315663327?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4840413fdf#ht_1775wt_1167 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 I missed the forged steel balls. Very nice. Your balls are bigger than mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I missed the forged steel balls. Very nice. Your balls are bigger than mine! Have you seen the size of mine: :laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel reinard Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Years ago I worked at an auto parts store for a while and the same time every year, for some reason, teachers would point their students to our store for large ball bearings that they'll need for their gravity science project. After a while it got fun. A coworkers one was "Do you have steel balls?" "No ma'am, we have brass nuts." That particular customer didn't like that one. Part of the humor was in the truth, we had lots of brass nuts, just no steel balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 I missed the forged steel balls. Very nice. Your balls are bigger than mine! Have you seen the size of mine: :laugh That is very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19750926o Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I got them today. They are very nice almost 9 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) I got them today. They are very nice almost 9 pounds. You must have got 4"/102mm then? Your link said 2-3" max? Edited November 26, 2011 by Autolupus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19750926o Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 No, they are 3 inch. 4.4lb each. What about yours. Dia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 No, they are 3 inch. 4.4lb each. What about yours. Dia? Ah, I see now, 9lb for the pair! Mine are 100mm dia. and weigh 8.3kg for the pair as shown in the clip, or 4.15kg/9.15lb each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19750926o Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 @ Autolupus, Are those things Shot put balls. Why did you cover them with duck tape? Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dro Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Honestly they look/sounds like they are hollow plastic(?) with lead shot in them rather than solid. Either way im inspired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33wes Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 @ Autolupus, Are those things Shot put balls. Why did you cover them with duck tape? Just wondering. The duct tape adds more resistance to them when rolling them in your hands. It makes a big difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 @ Autolupus, Are those things Shot put balls. Why did you cover them with duck tape? Just wondering. Nah, just solid steel spheres I got from a place I used to work...think I paid £5 for the pair! The duct tape is to add resistance but also to cover the bare metal and stop rust transfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Behold my pair of 2&7/8" balls. They are better than I expected. They are really smooth and rotate well in the hand. @ $19 each 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 So I ordered another two of the 2&7/8” balls a while ago and still have not gotten them. I have a tracking number and it shows they were out for delivery on 12-11. It dose not show that they delivered. I have another thing I ordered (cigar cutter) that shows that it was delivered on the same date. Man I wonder who the lucky person that has my two packages. I really am tired of my mail lady. She gives me my neighbors mail a lot and my neighbors give me my stuff delivered to them a lot. My steel balls and cigar cutters are MIA. I will call and bitch at the local post office tomorrow if they are open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19750926o Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 My wife got me a present 2 4 inch iron shot puts 8 pound each from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 I see you play guitar. I bet the dexterity balls really help with that. My second order of balls hasn’t made it. Seems lost at the post office. The guy who sells them on eBay is really nice and will send new ones if they don’t arrive this week. He said the post office has been really sucking lately. I have to agree as around the same time this went MIA I had another package listed as delivered. To whom I don’t know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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