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Inferno_256

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Best way to cut open a ball?
« on: June 04, 2007, 11:29:33 AM »
Hey, i want to cut open one of my old balls just for fun. Just wondering what other people have tried and how it works. Thanks
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spinner031

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2007, 07:36:01 PM »
Uhh, jackhammer?  

Did you know that in six-pound balls, the core is foam?
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fins4ever88

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2007, 07:36:20 PM »
An axe takes out nice chunks of the ball. Beware of flying pieces.

Not the most efficient way...or the cleanest way...or even an effective way...

But it's a lot of fun.
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spinner031

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2007, 07:57:12 PM »
So's a jack hammer.
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spinner031

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2007, 07:57:22 PM »
And dynamite.
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spinner031

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2007, 07:57:34 PM »
And an ice pick.
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spinner031

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2007, 07:57:53 PM »
Or a 100 foot drop.
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themagician

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2007, 08:07:27 PM »
If it is drilled I recommend trying this.

Step 1: Freeze the bowling ball
Step 2: After you have frozen the ball take it out and use a hammer and a chisel and hit the ball around the pin or grip hole area with not overly hard hits so you don't get hit by shrapnel but hard enough to chip away. This shouldn't take long to crack the ball into many pieces as with the ball being frozen the ball is at a very high chance of breaking and you should get it to split the layers if you get lucky due to the different densities separating at the cold temperature.

Good luck!
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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2007, 08:09:26 PM »
I prefer the chainsaw method myself. It is like carving old wood. Be sure to where your safety gogles.
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J_Mac

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2007, 08:14:44 PM »
Know of anyone that has a large bandsaw?  I cut apart an ancient Ebonite Tornado (the rubber variety) a while back with this method and found no core, but there did seem to be a distinct 1" thick "coverstock" surrounding a black filler "core"

If you use this method, be careful!  We all know that finger loss and bowling don't go hand in hand.

Another option could be a reciprocating saw with a blade longer than the balls width, but blades such as these will be probably run $15-$20 for a 5 pack.
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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2007, 08:38:07 PM »
I have done it and lemme tell you one thing, make sure the ball doesn't move at all ... the way I did it was via one of these saw cutting machine ( not a chain saw )
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Derek

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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2007, 08:52:24 PM »
i would say bandsaw would be the easiest....wear some thick gloves...

circular saw and a rather large vise could work....but....dangerous
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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2007, 09:14:29 PM »
I am lucky, I guess, I just drilled holes around the ball about 1/2 in apart and 3 in deep. Then dropped it a couple times and hit it with a sledge hammer, cracked open like an egg !
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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2007, 09:45:43 PM »
lol, good ol' days. Took my old beast that had the whole bridge cracked, and smashed it with a hammer to pieces. That coverstock hurt when it went flying, got hit in the head, legs, arms, every where. lol
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Re: Best way to cut open a ball?
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2007, 09:53:19 PM »
a hacksaw works.... but sucks when trying it.... cut open and old nail this way took me and my friend probobly 3-4 hours total
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