pic: Our first Red Camoflage Ball!!!

[Cynette]

Originally Posted by IKE

Go to instructables.com greek football.

It shows the best way to make these. I made 2 polycarbonate ones with Rookie team in about 15 minutes this morning.

The basic instructions are:
Find 6 straps.
Turn 1 into a hoop.
Make the other 5 into a star pattern. Keep rearranging it until the straps alternate over under for every intersection and form a small pentagon surrounded by triangles.
Then tape the pentagon down to hold it in place.
Next step is raise the underside straps and insert them into the hoop. This will form the bottom of the ball.
Next alternate the straps in order to incapsulate the premade hoop.
Last step is to join the hoops one at a time. Make sure that as you continue conecting straps, they follow the over under pattern.

Once you get the hang of it, the weaving part goes really fast.

Thanks Ike! I found the Greek football folding instructions this morning, but like YouTube, the video was banned where I work. We will be working on our red camo balls again tomorrow and we will be sure to try out this method. The hard part is with the camo, all the strips blend together!

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Cynette

The hard part is with the camo, all the strips blend together!

Put temporary color-coded stickers on them.

[ironbears]

Brilliant just a random quesiton to save me time whats the lenght of lexan? (if thats what you used).

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by ironbears

Brilliant just a random quesiton to save me time whats the lenght of lexan? (if thats what you used).

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2187

[Cynette]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Put temporary color-coded stickers on them.

We did that and the rest of the team thought we had totally lost our marbles when they watched us weave camo strips while saying...

Posted on Team 1511's forum in the thread, "Re: Great 2008-09 Season Quotes!"

After nearly 45 minutes of trying to weave the ball....
Cynette: which one is purple?
Leann: Uhh, we lost them... this ones purple...
Cynette: and this one is purple...
Leann: and this one is green... and... yeah this one is green....
Cynette: so purple purple green!
Leann: yeah and this one is green....
Leann: Oh no,we lost it....

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Cynette

We did that and the rest of the team thought we had totally lost our marbles when they watched us weave camo strips while saying...

Posted on Team 1511's forum in the thread, "Re: Great 2008-09 Season Quotes!"

Oh, that's easy to solve. That's when it is time for a cup of coffee. With 2 cream. For me. As for you guys, you are in big trouble.

[991Steven]

What material did you use to make them?

[Cynette]

Originally Posted by 991Steven

What material did you use to make them?

We used red camo spandex! And we followed the instructions put out by GUS Team 228 found here http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2187

[Spider-Man]

I hope you bring some to Chesapeake and are willing to part with one or more...

More seriously, I love the look of them. They should be great for exhibitions of this year's game.

Don't forget to post a picture when you are done of all the Thunder Balls in a trailer detailing how long it took to make them.