Author Topic: -VENDOR- Open - Numbski's Balls (Updated 11/9/2008, joystick tops) (Read 19965 times)

Numbski · « **on:** July 01, 2007, 05:13:59 pm »

It's usually easier to track my availability over at Shoryuken:

http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=134088

Currently Available:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/numbski/archives/date-posted/2008/11/09/

2 x Clear w/ iridescent finish
2 x Black Glass with metallic finish
1 x Green (Emerald) with iridescent finish

$15/each, $4.75 flat rate shipping, can ship 4 in one envelope, so 4 balls would be $64.75 shipped.

I won't be ordering any stones until I get some sort of confirmation that anyone is willing to spend $35 on a stone ball top. I have to order them in quantities of 12 or more, so ordering that many makes no sense unless I have potential buyers.

crashwg · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2007, 05:51:51 pm »

That's a pretty neat idea using D20 & 30s... I might have buy one of those from you. $:-\$

Malenko · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2007, 08:43:35 am »

that hotrod still for sale?

Numbski · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2007, 09:28:00 am »

Yes, yes it is....

I was looking for $70 for it.

hypernova · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2007, 09:58:54 pm »

Do you have any salty chocolate balls?

bleargh · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2007, 11:48:39 pm »

Quote from: hypernova on July 02, 2007, 09:58:54 pm

Do you have any salty chocolate balls?

Yes Chef...

Numbski · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2007, 05:14:55 pm »

You know....it's odd you make that joke, as I posted a youtube link in the Shoryuken.com Trading Post thread. :

I won't be adding anything new to the shop for the next week, as I'll be out of the country. I'll be back roughy a week from Friday, complete with new balls.

DarkBubble · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2007, 03:18:05 am »

Quote from: Numbski on July 03, 2007, 05:14:55 pm

I won't be adding anything new to the shop for the next week, as I'll be out of the country. I'll be back roughy a week from Friday, complete with new balls.

Going to Singapore for a couple of upgrades, Just Johnny?

Numbski · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2007, 08:20:07 am »

Actually, it was Montreal on a business trip.

I'm running a day late coming home, so I won't have a chance to put up anything new until the weekend. I'm just glad I made it through customs!

I shipped out my first round of sales before I left, and the feedback I'm getting so far is excellent.

This is definitely NOT a mass manufacturing operation. I have to keep telling people I can't do 20+ at a time. I'm doing these one at a time, and putting them up as I have them made. I'll take special requests, but this is something I'm doing as a hobby, not as my full time job.

rovingmind · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2007, 11:02:06 am »

another shopsale line for you would be making a set and ebaying them as dashknobs for classic customs. You would have to use a different sized threaded insert obviously.

Let me know when your going to do a vaseline glass knob top please.

I never ordered the drill bit, i was doing a surface bond to a brass ferule, but they didn't hold. Looked nifty until they came off though.

Numbski · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2007, 10:24:16 pm »

Vaseline glass knob?

I seriously have no idea what you're talking about.

I use brass inserts, wrapped in plastic, and use the vacuum suction to hole the insert in place...

rovingmind · « **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2007, 12:12:09 pm »

Vaseline glass is actually quite awesome, when UV hits it glows, under normal lighting conditions it looks like light green glass the niftiest ones are a mixture that looks like molten lava under UV.

link to an image of a plain one under UV lighting.

rovingmind · « **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2007, 12:18:11 pm »

ebay auction of 1" marbles better example shows both plain and uv lighting

SavannahLion · « **Reply #13 on:** July 15, 2007, 11:33:42 am »

Quote from: rovingmind on July 13, 2007, 11:02:06 am

Let me know when your going to do a vaseline glass knob top please.

Got a fallout suit for working with Vaseline Glass?

rovingmind · « **Reply #14 on:** July 15, 2007, 09:25:05 pm »

Quote from: SavannahLion on July 15, 2007, 11:33:42 am

Quote from: rovingmind on July 13, 2007, 11:02:06 am
Let me know when your going to do a vaseline glass knob top please.

Got a fallout suit for working with Vaseline Glass?

That same link mentions that its a safe end product, you have the same precaution when drilling regular glass. The problem is silica dust. It gets into your lungs and causes microscopic slices. If he's drilling glass he should have the respirator and wash station anyway.

And we all follow safety practices dont we. heh heh

Numbski · « **Reply #15 on:** July 15, 2007, 11:24:03 pm »

Actually, I wasn't aware of the silica dust problem. Thanks for the head's up.

I actually went looking for uranium glass, and the problem is that 1" is the largest I could find. You want 35mm (or close to it). That's 1 3/8". If you find a source, let me know.

I have a couple of new balls I've made, but they aren't up on the store yet. Navy blue glass with a mirror/chrome finish. VERY nice looking, btw.

rovingmind · « **Reply #16 on:** July 16, 2007, 08:24:27 am »

Quote from: Numbski on July 15, 2007, 11:24:03 pm

Actually, I wasn't aware of the silica dust problem. Thanks for the head's up.

My father in-law did design work a couple of years for libby glass making molds in the early 70's he designed most of the cut-glass ware and almost all of their 3d glassware. He says thats why their are no old-timers doing it. 7 years is about the max before the lungs get completely shredded because it goes in but doesn't come back out. Baically any time you grind, polish, or cut glass you want a full respirator

Numbski · « **Reply #17 on:** July 16, 2007, 03:01:06 pm »

This is very useful stuff. The thing that puzzles me is the fact that I'm constantly flooding the workpiece with water. I wouldn't expect it to ever get airborne. :|

This isn't worth dying over, of course. When you say a full respirator, you mean have a tank of breathable O2 sitting by and you breathe from the tank? Or just a good quality dustmask?

Goz · « **Reply #18 on:** July 16, 2007, 05:08:14 pm »

Any chance you'll have more balltops available anytime soon?

Numbski · « **Reply #19 on:** July 16, 2007, 05:14:14 pm »

Yeah, this evening in fact.

rovingmind · « **Reply #20 on:** July 17, 2007, 08:31:39 am »

Quote from: Numbski on July 16, 2007, 03:01:06 pm

This is very useful stuff. The thing that puzzles me is the fact that I'm constantly flooding the workpiece with water. I wouldn't expect it to ever get airborne. :|

This isn't worth dying over, of course. When you say a full respirator, you mean have a tank of breathable O2 sitting by and you breathe from the tank? Or just a good quality dustmask?

I would use one of those 3m jobbies that covers your nose/mouth with the replacable cartridge filters. A step up from the standard i'm working with wood fiber, universal cloth masks. It depends on how much you value your health long-term. Your flooding the work surface, but how much slurry is left to dry after you've drilled?

I dont know, with the water flood if it was my shop, i'd end up using a quality dust mask and get out the big one for cleanup if any of the slurry has dried. I use air tools and anything left to dry could get into the air while cleaning up or working on other things.

If your painting, a 3m painters mask would work great and you probably have one already.

Havok · « **Reply #21 on:** July 17, 2007, 10:50:32 am »

I just checked, and you have no balls!

What? Is that wrong?

Numbski · « **Reply #22 on:** July 17, 2007, 12:46:33 pm »

Actually, I have 6 balls, but need to take pictures.

Numbski · « **Reply #23 on:** July 17, 2007, 01:53:52 pm »

There, 6 new balls up for sale:

2 x Emerald
and one each:

Blue with Chrome Finish
Clearys Pearl Finish
Meteor
Purple with Blue Finish

Have at 'em.

http://stores.ebay.com/Numbskis-Balls

Please remember to include your BYOAC username with payment so I know who I'm dealing with. Also, thanks for the respirator tip. I'll pick one up today!

Malenko · « **Reply #24 on:** July 17, 2007, 08:16:38 pm »

that Ryu stick is awesome sauce, got the original art file for me to screw with?

Numbski · « **Reply #25 on:** July 18, 2007, 06:46:39 pm »

Somewhere around here, yeah.

I'll see if I can dig it up.

NIVO · « **Reply #26 on:** July 19, 2007, 08:17:23 am »

heya numbski....nice lookin balls

You may also want to have some photos of those in a backlit environment. You could impress a whole other crowd looking for this effect, and being able to see it this way would be a benefit.

oh yea.......stickied your balls too

lanman31337 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:07:41 am »

Unfortunately at this time I don't have a need for them, but you do fantastic work. This may be a long shot, but do you have a way to use a hollow shaft so you could put an LED inside of the ball to light up? That might be a nice seller.

Numbski · « **Reply #28 on:** July 19, 2007, 03:23:41 pm »

I've been looking into it, but not yet. Essentially I've been hunting for a stainless steel tube. I have the tap and die kit here, but I haven't found the right size tube to use.

Quote

stickied your balls

Ew. That is by far the WORST of the puns I've heard since I started this thing.

divemaster127 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:49:24 pm »

Do you still have the hotrod available
thanks
dm

Numbski · « **Reply #30 on:** July 20, 2007, 10:56:00 am »

Yes I do actually. Interested?

Malenko · « **Reply #31 on:** July 20, 2007, 11:46:59 am »

Quote from: Malenko on July 02, 2007, 08:43:35 am

that hotrod still for sale?

Quote from: divemaster127 on July 19, 2007, 05:49:24 pm

Do you still have the hotrod available
thanks
dm

I've been waiting on his paypal addy for a while now....

Numbski · « **Reply #32 on:** July 20, 2007, 01:56:10 pm »

Um... I never got a request for it (either that, or I'm totally blind....)

paypal is my username at hksilver.net. First come, first served!

Numbski · « **Reply #33 on:** July 21, 2007, 03:08:56 pm »

Yikes. 5 of the 6 balltops I put up this week are going to expire this weekend unsold.

I'm hoping that they aren't ugly or something...

Blue Chrome

Purple glass with blue highlights

I have two emerald ones up, and this clear one:

NIVO · « **Reply #34 on:** July 21, 2007, 05:18:20 pm »

is it possible for you to do a 3" ball in the blue chrome? Im thinkin trackball useage

But if the cost is prohibitive, i'll skip it.

Numbski · « **Reply #35 on:** July 21, 2007, 10:16:26 pm »

The vendor doesn't sell them that big.

Sorry.

Goz · « **Reply #36 on:** July 22, 2007, 03:37:50 pm »

I'd buy two, but I'd be more inclined to buy a pair of the blue chrome.

Numbski · « **Reply #37 on:** July 22, 2007, 04:57:08 pm »

Well, the trick is that these are literally all I have left in stock. I have more coming, and I have a back FULL of metallics coming, so I can pretty much guarantee there are more where that came from.

If you're wanting to commission a color-matched pair, PM me and I'll make sure to get you pics and everythign prior to shipping. Price is the same.

Forget if I've mentioned here, but I ship in flat-rate envelopes that are $4.68, and I can typically fit 4 ball tops in a bag. Perhaps as many as 6 if I really squeezed, but I've shipped 4 to someone and they said the balls came through just fine. FYI.

Numbski · « **Reply #38 on:** July 24, 2007, 08:04:54 pm »

Sadly, 5 of the six that I put up for sale didn't sell.

I'll accept offers...

SukkaFoo2 · « **Reply #39 on:** August 04, 2007, 04:05:18 pm »

Check your PMs.

Numbski · « **Reply #40 on:** August 14, 2007, 10:09:33 pm »

Sorry for the sudden silence. This thing called "real life" kinda got the best of me...

anyhoo. I have all balls in stock, but my jig is torn up. I have (literally) 40 new jigs coming in the mail. I had 1 jig before - so I should be able to ramp up production pretty good now.

More pictures as they become available. Rule of thumb - $15/ball top, I can ship up to 4 in a flat rate envelope, and shipping is $4.68.

Kaytrim · « **Reply #41 on:** August 15, 2007, 01:59:18 pm »

If I were to send you some square wooden blocks could you round them off and drill for the inserts? Or would I have to send you the hardwood balls? I am looking for cherry, walnut and a few other hardwoods.

TTFN

Kaytrim's Kustoms

metahacker · « **Reply #42 on:** November 26, 2007, 01:01:43 pm »

can you post more pics of your balltops to this thread.... to convert us distant speculators into obsessive lustful soon-to-be customers ?

Havok · « **Reply #43 on:** November 26, 2007, 07:02:17 pm »

Quote from: metahacker on November 26, 2007, 01:01:43 pm

can you post more pics of your balltops to this thread.... to convert us distant speculators into obsessive lustful soon-to-be customers ?

Check out pages 5 - 8 to get a good look at his balls...

(That sure could get taken out of context!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/numbski/page5/

lowlifefalcon · « **Reply #44 on:** July 03, 2008, 10:49:31 pm »

are these still available anywhere? the ebay store is dead...

Hellfromabove · « **Reply #45 on:** August 12, 2008, 09:40:16 pm »

These still available? Still very interested. I wonder if you make any custom ones also. Something where I could give you a very small action figure and you could encase it in a 30mm ball then make that a ball top.

-Tha Hindu

Numbski · « **Reply #46 on:** October 01, 2008, 02:07:19 pm »

I.....vanished. It's been a very rough year. I haven't messed with my glass rig in as long. I'm trying to get rolling again. As soon as I have stuff available, I'll post again.

Numbski · « **Reply #47 on:** October 21, 2008, 07:40:13 am »

Okay, here's the story. I have 100 color glass balls sitting here staring at me, along with 50 black "torpedos" and 50 clear glass. They all have an iridescent finish, except the metallics. My old jig is still torn up, I had someone make me new ones, but they were made wrong.

So - I have the pieces to make 2 new jigs, and presuming I get a decent process down for those, I'll make 10 more, and then my wife and I can spend any evening watching tv, taping my balls up and putting them in a jig.

I can then drill them, take pictures, put them up on the intarweb for you guys to buy. I just can't seem to keep a job long enough to feel okay with the time and money investment. I have the supplies (aside from for the rest of the jigs), so it comes down to time.

Since my store is down, pricing is typically $15 per ball top, and I ship in a flat-rate envelope, can hold 4 glass tops, possibly 6. Since Luigi is selling stainless steel shafts with LED's, I have 4 on order from him - depending upon how much deeper the hole needs to be ground out to accomodate the LED, I may make them all LED-compatible from now on. Don't kid yourself - you WILL NOT be able to drill these deeper yourself. Trust me on this one - if I had a Flickr Pro account, you'd see how much trouble I went to in order to be able to drill balls AT ALL.

So - that's my status. I have stainless shafts coming in, and I'm hoping to ramp up production a bit (again).

Numbski

Numbski · « **Reply #48 on:** November 09, 2008, 06:49:24 pm »

Currently Available:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/numbski/archives/date-posted/2008/11/09/

2 x Clear w/ iridescent finish
2 x Black Glass with metallic finish
1 x Green (Emerald) with iridescent finish

$15/each, $4.75 flat rate shipping, can ship 4 in one envelope, so 4 balls would be $64.75 shipped.

I won't be ordering any stones until I get some sort of confirmation that anyone is willing to spend $35 on a stone ball top. I have to order them in quantities of 12 or more, so ordering that many makes no sense unless I have potential buyers.


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Author Topic: -VENDOR- Open - Numbski's Balls (Updated 11/9/2008, joystick tops) (Read 19965 times)

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