Degrease one lacrosse ball at a time with this homemade tool for less than $7.00

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I have no rights to the design that is commercially available! I have no idea about trademarks, as I am not a lawyer.
The intent of this was to cheaply and easily degrease old, slick lacrosse balls, one at a time.
I saw this type of thing for sale at LAXCON 2020, and wasn't really sold on it's design.
As someone with 4 kids playing lacrosse, I'm constantly finding old balls everywhere. I wanted to find the best method to make these balls usable. I found another video for a design with a bucket, sandpaper, and a spinning disk that uses a drill to degrease them. I made this design, and it works ok, but I haven't really gotten mine perfect, yet. It wears out the sandpaper really fast.
So, I decided to revisit this concept. Most people only have a few balls, so this may be the perfect design for your average person.
I built this from memory, based on what I saw from LAXCON, for about $7.00. Theirs was definitely more solid, and you probably get what you pay for.
As we all know, this quarantine has given us the free time to practice hobbies, and get better at individual skills. On the other side, however, not everyone has extra money to spend on new balls, or cool gadgets. The intent of this is to allow everyone the opportunity to stay in the game, and get better everyday, regardless of income.
Coaches, consider building one of these and passing it around to your players.
The Sandhills Lacrosse Association is a North Carolina Non-Profit aimed at growing the game through clinics and by providing gear to those who need it.
I have no permissions or rights to any designs that may be trademarked.
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24 апр 2020

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@succo_di_re5484 2 года назад

I like this very simple but effective

@algarbarino8538 7 месяцев назад

They cleared out a wooded patch of overgrown brush by a lacrosse field and my dauchsoandvi found about 20 lacrosse balls that had been there for years that were a mess. I made this tool last night and put an egg corn nut on the inside of the pvc cap and it worked pretty well. I used some light sand paper which worked good but I am going to get the varnish stripper pad today.

@guillermorp4707 3 года назад

what about another pipe cup (maybe slighty wider) with the varnish pad attached? all of that held to a workikng bench or a wood plank.

@WillyDrucker 2 года назад

Appreciate the video for doing this cheap, but there are better methods! I found standard denatured alcohol and a rag restored the ball to the original tack better than resurfacing. I tried a few of these ball resurfacers and the ball bucket one with the disc works very good. From what I found the only time you really need a resurfacer tool is if there's damage to the ball or something has really reduced the grip beyond what the alcohol can clean. Resurfacers also don't work well on newer ball designs with coarse surfaces and indentations.

@sandhillslacrosseassociati5674 2 года назад

Glad that works for you. I've found that solvents break down the rubber and then they dry rot faster. I have a bucket also, but the sanding pads are expensive.

@WillyDrucker 2 года назад

@@sandhillslacrosseassociati5674 Hard rubber should be impervious to alcohol, I guess time will tell. I made my own bucket and bought a 4 pack of 80 grit pads for $5.99 at HD. I used 3M 90 Contact Adhesive to glue them to the disc and side walls. Worked well. Probably a bit of mess to replace the pads, but can also glue over the existing ones I suppose.

@sandhillslacrosseassociati5674 2 года назад

@@WillyDrucker I did the same. I made my own bucket and went through sandpaper like crazy. My initial $5.99 investment turned into $20 really fast. Like I said, glad you have a solution that works for you. This is just another tool for the toolbox.

@sandhillslacrosseassociati5674 2 года назад

@@WillyDrucker "Exposing rubber to rubbing alcohol infrequently can cause discoloration and deterioration, but prolonged use of isopropyl alcohol will wear down and eventually destroy it. Ensure the longevity of rubber by keeping it away from rubbing alcohol." I'm not a chemist, but this was the first search result I found.

@sandhillslacrosseassociati5674 4 года назад

Quick update. Save a few dollars and don't buy the kit. Just buy the varnish pads. It's easier to contour the ball when it isn't against the flat pad. I finished the ball you see in the demo in under 5 min. Also, make sure you thread all of the pieces onto your threaded rod before you leave the store to ensure they are the same thread count. I ended up buying a mix of galvanized and stainless to find all the pieces I wanted.