Anyone making custom ball tops righ now?

[rackoon]

Like the title says, is anyone making custom ball tops righ now?

[Fursphere]

What specifically are you looking for?   Interested because I may have the capabilities to make them, just never have.

[rackoon]

Thanks for the reply. I have some of the stuff too (my kid makes jewlery) and I have been wanting to try to make my own for a while now. So i think Im going to give it a shot myself and see how bad I can screw it up. I think I may try and put some small scorpions in the resin

[rackoon]

New personal goal: create clear ball tops with real demon scorpions in them that are lit by a RGB led



Well, I have got my four dead demon scorpions in the mail and some liquid diamonds resin in the mail. I couldn't find any 10mm sleeves to fit the hollow joysticks from paradisearcade so I got some nuts with flared ends that look cool and I plan on using them

The scorpions are cool but I don't like touching them because they are just gross   but their is always a price for being cool. Kind of like a big spiderweb face tattoo, they look great if you don't mind never having a job, girlfriend, or scaring small children   Just kidding go ahead and get that full face Donkey Kong tat, I wont judge.

The only thing left is the darn silicon molds. They all come from China and its taking forever 

So when I get working on this I will let you all know how it went and how much it all cost to have some clear balltops with scorpions in the and  lit up from a RGB led underneath. I'm good at arts and crafts so I think I can pull this off but I could see it all ending up bad as well 


This weekend I put the bugs in the pose I like with pins and let them dry out, Not looking forward to this part

[HaRuMaN]

There was someone here at one point that was doing that...  cuddleburrito or something

[nitrogen_widget]

can't you just make the molds from existing joystick handles?

[PL1]

There was someone here at one point that was doing that...  cuddleburrito or something

Good pull, Lee.   
It's been a while since he logged in here.   

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,143651.0.html

http://www.cuddleburrito.com/joysticks

can't you just make the molds from existing joystick handles?

Yes.  Related thread.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,137754.0.html


Scott

[rackoon]

I tried the burrito guy, creative circuits, and several others that google popped up and all are taking a break for a while. Hell, I even translated a message into Spanish to ask a guy in Spain, who sells custom ball tops on Etsy, he wouldn't do the 10mm threads I needed

Someone was selling these things at paradisearcades about two years back so yea its been done before

I do have some mold making goop my daughter gave me in case I cant wait on China anymore for the molds, but it is blue and I wouldn't be able to see if the scorpions are staying in place

[pbj]

I am rooting for you.  I’ve wanted a clear trackball with a calavera in it for years and no amount of money could obtain one.

[Mike A]

Just buy a silicone sphere mold and some epoxy. Stick a skull in it. Done.