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We also used hot glue to join the fabric ends. It's faster and easier than sewing and also is quite robust (no separated seams after an impromptu soccer game). |
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We found that balls pop riveted/glued together acted differently than the store bought balls, do the balls you made still flex like they do?
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What did you make the balls out of?
We tried using lexan that was the same thickness as the plastic that the original moon rock was made from, but the ball that was made is unsquishable, and therefore useless to our team. |
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Our balls were substantially stiffer than the factory manufactured ones, but were still usable by most teams for testing and practice. One suggestion to make them more flexible is to use tape to connect the ends rather than the rivets.
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But we love our slightly stiffer and WAY more durable balls! And so did the teams that came to our rally because there were lots and lots of them. |
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