On Jul 4, 8:42 pm, Mike Barnes wrote:
I think I could make some neat clips out of strips of sheetmetal and roll the join together.
Nobody had mentioned duct tape. I have some clear duct tape! I have now bought the billiard balls (new) for almost nothing.
This thing works because and only because of the elastic property of steel.
R
Elephantiasis of the testicles is no joke!
R
Where were you when I last discussed this? You mean my billiard balls won't work now that I bought them? :) However I just tested them. They seem to work fine!
Would a single cable tie secured in place with something like Loctite to stop it slipping off work?
Tim
Putting "newton's cradle" into youtube brought up
Loctite sticks to plastic?
large inner diameters) at each side of the ball and four rods connecting them, forming a cage around the ball. With the right kind of metal, acorn nuts etc. I think it could look quite interesting.
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