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Re: Annoyed with the Lunacy balls!
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Originally Posted by DUCKY
Has anyone had any luck repairing broken bands on the official orbit balls yet? Has anyone tried?
I was going to try creating a "splint" for the break with strips cut from a plastic milk jug and some pop-rivets tonight... we'll see how that goes.
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Given the fragility of the Orbit Balls, FIRST will probably need to implement something like this at the competitions. I don't think FIRST has "millions" of these balls, so repaired Orbit balls will likely be on the field.
Please share your results - does the splint actually work, does it change the properties of the ball, etc.
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