Billiardball Clocks

[jttheclockman]

Well I was finally able to get some of these billiardball clocks done last night for an upcoming craft show this weekend. I had to wait on an order for a carbide fostner bit because a standard HSS one was wearing too fast. The billiardballs are standard 2-1/4" pool balls and the base is made from red oak and rosewood and finished with a waterbased semigloss lacquer. It is suppose to resemble the triangle rack. Hopefully they will be good sellers. Only time will tell. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

 

[Jim15]

They are awesome, bet they sell great.

 

[glycerine]

Wow. I like them very much! Do you mind me asking what your price will be on those?

 

[nava1uni]

These are very cool. I would buy if I saw them at a fair. Nice job.

 

[desertrat]

Those are really neat. Good job.
John H

 

[gpgsm]

Well done!
How did you chuck the ball?
Thanks

 

[mredburn]

Great design, well executed. MIke

 

[fitzman163]

Very COOL!!!!!!

 

[Mark]

They are really cool. I'd definitely give them a second look if I was shopping...

 

[AceMrFixIt]

Great job, who would have thought.......well I guess you did. Should be a good seller.

 

[artme]

Neat idea and well done.

Just to nit pick - they are pool balls. Billiards is played with three balls and they have no numbers on them.

 

[jttheclockman]

Wow. I like them very much! Do you mind me asking what your price will be on those?

I will start out asking $25 and feel out the shows. I never know where the price of items end up when I first introduce them. The big expense with these is the clock inserts. They have risen in price this past year so I will see how it goes.

As far as jigs for working on these, I will try next week to take some photos. Very hectic around here for the next 4 weeks between work and shows. I still have some other projects I need to get done.

Thanks all for the kind words.

 

[keandkafu]

I can't see the picture, did it get removed?

 

[glycerine]

Neat idea and well done.

Just to nit pick - they are pool balls. Billiards is played with three balls and they have no numbers on them.

And they don't have clocks in them either!

 

[glycerine]

I can't see the picture, did it get removed?

I can still see it.

 

[DennisM]

Neat idea and well done.

Just to nit pick - they are pool balls. Billiards is played with three balls and they have no numbers on them.

Actually, that's Carom you are thinking of, Billiards is a general term that encompasses all forms.

There is Carom (three balls No pockets)
Straight Pool.
Snooker
3 ball, or 3 Cushion..
8 Ball.
9 ball
10 ball
and a few others...

Carom is a great game and really fun!

(used to pay my bills with pool)

 

[johnnycnc]

Those are very nice, John.
Fantastic idea!

 

[NewLondon88]

These look great! The finish is superb.. your painting skills are far beyond
what I can do. If I painted those numbers, you'd probably know which
ball was which.. but that's about it.

I'm ok with turning a sphere, but how do you get a seamless finish on one???

 

[DennisM]

These look great! The finish is superb.. your painting skills are far beyond
what I can do. If I painted those numbers, you'd probably know which
ball was which.. but that's about it.

I'm ok with turning a sphere, but how do you get a seamless finish on one???

Those are real pool balls I do believe. Not turned..

 

[CaptG]

Sweeeet. Those are really cool John. Thanks for showing and good luck at the shows.

 

[NewLondon88]

Those are real pool balls I do believe. Not turned..

D'OH!! I read the 'red oak and rosewood' and I thought he ...
oh .. nevermind.. :redface:

 

[Woodlvr]

Great work John. I paid $35 for a Green Bay clock for my daughter two years ago.

 

[artme]

And they don't have clocks in them either!

So where do you buy your pool equipment.:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::tongue:

 

[artme]

Actually, that's Carom you are thinking of, Billiards is a general term that encompasses all forms.

There is Carom (three balls No pockets)
Straight Pool.
Snooker
3 ball, or 3 Cushion..
8 Ball.
9 ball
10 ball
and a few others...

Carom is a great game and really fun!

(used to pay my bills with pool)

"Tis indeed a great game. We have friends with an autistic son. Great young fellow. Part of the way we have helped to "get him out of his shell" and to show his parents his capabilities was to teach him to play pool.

Bought his own table from his own funds and now wHops the lot of us!!!!

 

[penmanship]

FANTASTIC !! those are cool.......................

 

[comben001]

How do you fit a flat clock on a round ball ? Isn't there a gap on both sides of the clock ?

 

[broitblat]

:beer::good::good:

-Barry

 

[alphageek]

How do you fit a flat clock on a round ball ? Isn't there a gap on both sides of the clock ?

I have to assume the HARD part is holding the ball. If you think about it, there won't be a gap... Picture the ball.... Now sand one side flat... You will see a perfect circle at the edge of the flat part.

Drilling the hole is the same effect... At the edges of the hole will be a perfect circle!



Cool clocks J.T.

 

[NewLondon88]

Now sand one side flat... You will see a perfect circle at the edge of the flat part.

Drilling the hole is the same effect... At the edges of the hole will be a perfect circle!

Or if you cut out a circle in a flat piece of wood on the lathe, it will hold
a sphere for drilling. Doesn't even matter much what size as long as it isn't
larger than the width of the ball. You wouldn't even need to sand it flat.

 

[alphageek]

Or if you cut out a circle in a flat piece of wood on the lathe, it will hold
a sphere for drilling. Doesn't even matter much what size as long as it isn't
larger than the width of the ball. You wouldn't even need to sand it flat.

Sorry if I was confusing.... I do NOT recommend sanding flat. I know that the bit will take care of that - what I was trying to do was create a visual for comben to understand how a flat clock goes into a sphere w/o gaps.

 

[NewLondon88]

Ah .. gotcha.

um .. yeah. I knew that. :redface:

 

[jttheclockman]

How do you fit a flat clock on a round ball ? Isn't there a gap on both sides of the clock ?

Hello all

First I would like to thank all for the kind words. I sold 2 at the first one day show yesterday and have a cfew 2 days shows for the next 3 weekends so will see how that goes. Sold 6 pens also which makes me feel good. There was 2 other pen turners there also.

To quickly answer a couple questions yes holding the ball requires a jig to make it happen and getting the center of the numbers is another concern when drilling for the inserts. The inserts are 1-7/16" round and require a hole of 1-3/8" which is plenty room within the shere of the ball which is 2-1/4" As long as you do not surpass that you will be able to drill safely and have the clock cover the hole. I have included a close up of the rim of the clock to show that it does fit flat and there is no gaps.

Have a great day and again thanks for the nice words.


Sorry forgot the photos

 

[firewhatfire]

This was a neat find.

Never saw this post before.

Phil

 

[LeeR]

Wow. I like them very much! Do you mind me asking what your price will be on those?

I will start out asking $25 and feel out the shows.

First, those are really nice! I would imagine they would move quickly at that price. Seems pretty reasonable to me.

 

[jttheclockman]

This was a neat find.

Never saw this post before.

Phil

Wow here is a blast from the past. Thanks Phil

I have to tell you when I first started making them I did not know how well they would sell. Being basically 6 years selling, I can safely say they are a hit and will always be in my inventory for shows. I have done well with them.

I also can say that I am working on adding a couple new things to the Billiardball lineup. Will see how those go.

Thanks again for the flashback.

 

[jttheclockman]

Wow. I like them very much! Do you mind me asking what your price will be on those?

I will start out asking $25 and feel out the shows.

First, those are really nice! I would imagine they would move quickly at that price. Seems pretty reasonable to me.

Just for a point of info I now charge $30 for them. They still sell well. Comes with the stand.

 

[asyler]

very cool,

 

[Jim Smith]

They look fantastic! What about putting green felt on top of the tri-angle base as part of the billiards table theme look? Just a thought...

Jim Smith

 

[jttheclockman]

They look fantastic! What about putting green felt on top of the tri-angle base as part of the billiards table theme look? Just a thought...

Jim Smith

I like that idea. I may make a few and let the customer choose. Thanks. To take it a step further I may use different colored felt. Today many tables are different colors other than green. My table has tan felt. I have a billiard clock that has a mini table in it with brown felt to match the table I own. So maybe they may want to match the clock to their table.

 

[Parshooter11]

Fantastic!!!