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Super Smooth Spheres

	Category:	Construction
	Submitted By:	Caleb Whee
	Tip:	Here's a tip, which kinda ties in with NINJA's Idea. Most plastic balls are hollow. Cut around the ball and you have two hemispheres, usually with a much smoother inner surface than the outside. Next, using a cup or mug for support, depending on the size of the ball, glop some automotive filler in to them. Let it set, then peel the original mold/ball away, and presto! Two super smooth hemispheres. Sand the edges. Join, and you're done. Its worked well for me in the past. I've used balls ranging in size from ping pong ball up to those smooth lge balls you find at Toys 'r' us.

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