Brass Ball making tool

[Sam Salvati]

Saw this over on machinist's forum:

http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k106/jims_03/?action=view&current=768f1273.flv

A NEAT tool!

 

[deker]

That's just cool...

-d

 

[Keith_H]

That looks fun. Really neat tool.

 

[B Finnigan]

I have to make one of those. I don't know why, I just have to.

 

[WadeH]

Brent you already have enough really cool toys, you don't need anymore. But since you are going to make one I could really use a good steel ball.

 

[sulsaMatt]

Some guys fab brass balls, some guys are born with 'em

 

[bobbywett]

Cool Man!

 

[JTknives]

use it to make balls out of 52100 so then you can forge it down into a knife

 

[rashid11]

I have one shown in my 9x20 mods video

http://www.viddler.com/explore/rashid11/videos/2/ - about 24 mins into the video.

I normally D&T a short round , screw it onto a 3/8 bolt, chuck the bolt and then go at at. This way the resulting ball can be mounted onto a shaft/rod - as long as that one has a matching threaded shoulder on it.