Can any of our turners do this? I would like to replace the black plastic knobs on my Walker Turner DP re build and make them wood. Obviously you'll be compensated for your work. Who's game!!!!

Thanks!!!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

What do they look like?

Have you got the inserts?

The knobs are perfectly balled, 1-3/8" in diameter. After thinking about it, I could get the inserts and tell whoever makes them the diameter I need drilled in the middle for the inserts to fit. So you'd be sending me 4 balls with hole drilled out.

You can see the plastic knobs in this discussion. Walker Turner. Thanks guys!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

Get that hjole size and I'll get into the shop Monday to turn one just to see what I can come up with... for whatever reason, perfectly round balls are the hardest things for me to turn but with a 1-3/8" circle template I think I can manage.

Right on Donnie! I'll get the size, but I don't know if I can get it by Monday. Thanks for giving it a try. Post progress pics if you feel like it!

D. Kennedy said:

Get that hjole size and I'll get into the shop Monday to turn one just to see what I can come up with... for whatever reason, perfectly round balls are the hardest things for me to turn but with a 1-3/8" circle template I think I can manage.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

I haven't mastered how to make duplicates of anything I've turned. lol  I'm still working on that technique.  Making a ball and four of them no less?  That's way over my head.  

SQ

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Happiness is wood chips flying!

Isn't that amazing Sue, something so seemingly easy is not. I have a hard time drilling a hole in the center of ball too!

SQ said:

I haven't mastered how to make duplicates of anything I've turned.  I'm still working on that technique.  Making a ball?  That's way over my head.  

SQ

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Happiness is wood chips flying!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

John

I made a jig for drilling holes in the center of round objects. Could be very easily modified for balls. Let me know if you are interested.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

John,

Yes, it truly is.  It's in the same category as spoons.  They look easy, but they are not.  

SQ

John Morris said:

Isn't that amazing Sue, something so seemingly easy is not. I have a hard time drilling a hole in the center of ball too!

SQ said:

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

Wayne,

I would like to see that jig.  Might come in handy.  

Sq

Wayne Mahler said:

John

I made a jig for drilling holes in the center of round objects. Could be very easily modified for balls. Let me know if you are interested.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Of course Wayne! Let er rip!!!

Wayne Mahler said:

John

I made a jig for drilling holes in the center of round objects. Could be very easily modified for balls. Let me know if you are interested.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

I use my 4 jaw chuck to drill through the wooden balls that I have drilled. May I suggest that you get somme wooden balls that are close to the right size and drill and tap the threads in the balls themself. That would eliminate the need for threaded inserts.

Great suggestion Kieth. Let me look into this guys.

keith long said:

I use my 4 jaw chuck to drill through the wooden balls that I have drilled. May I suggest that you get somme wooden balls that are close to the right size and drill and tap the threads in the balls themself. That would eliminate the need for threaded inserts.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

Yet another sound option, thanks Arlin.

Arlin Eastman said:

What would really work great is to drill some square stock and drill a hole in the middle then put in the insert treads and then make the ball.  Works really great.

I would do it for you however, I can not do any work at all including woodworking for awhile.

Arlin

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

So is anyone turning these?

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

Not yet John!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

John,

You may find ready made wood balls on ebay!.

Regards,

Larry

 

Funny you should mention Ebay Larry, I am on there now looking at old machinery. Thanks!

Larry Buskirk said:

John,

You may find ready made wood balls on ebay!.

Regards,

Larry

 

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

John,

Would any of these work?

http://www.cherrytreetoys.com/134-Ball-Pull-Knobs-P3037.aspx

I also saw some drawer pulls in a salvage store the other day.  If need be I can run over and pick some up.  They were about 1-1/4 and like .50 each.